Public comment on Betmar taxes, Lanier Road, traffic
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Here. Okay, so now is the time for public comment. Citizens are given an opportunity To comment on any current or future agenda item coming before the board and on other business under the board's purview. Today's public comment will be handled as follows. First we will take public comment for those who are here in person. And then we will take public comment from those who have pre-registered for a WebEx link and are currently on cue. We request that when you address the board, comments are not directed
personally against a commissioner or a team member, but rather directed at the issues. This provides mutual respect between board members and the public. After stating your name and address for the clerk, a three-minute timer will be activated and a green light will be shown on the podium. After two minutes, a yellow light will indicate you have one minute left. When your time is up, a red light will be displayed, three beats will sound, and you should close your comments. Webex participants will be disconnected automatically when their time is
up. And do we have anyone signed up for public?
Yes, we have several. Uh Tom Crane. Penmark, please come forward.
Please give us your name and address for the record. Making up for lost time.
Uh Tom Frain, I'm the treasurer of Betmar Corporation Betmar Acres Club Incorporated.
Do we need an address?
I think we're good with the uh Bet Mariano's your home address please.
Uh home address [address removed].
Thank you.
I do have a handout here.
Yeah.
Um all the commissioners to have a copy of.
Okay, we had a motion to receive and file on a second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed? Thank you. You can hand it to someone over there and they'll pass it out for us.
I think there's enough there.
Go ahead, sir. Your time's running.
Oh it started okay. Um We've been here before. Um I represent uh Bettmar Acres, like I said, we're sixteen hundred and seventy unit mobile home community and Zephyrhills. And we have
Um an issue with the property taxes being charged to us by Pasco County. Okay. We ha since that we were here last time we have engaged an attorney. I'm here with the attorney's blessing. Because he said we want to resolve this at the lowest level that we can. And that is with you, with the Board of Commissioners. Okay? Now I and the packet. You'll see several things I we already had. Um got information from the county on
that reflects on our case with the county. Um you know, number one was the case w of the city of Gainesville versus the DOT. Um that's self explanatory and narrow what they're called user fees because you're charging us a user fee. Okay. Um number three in there is an important one because number three is your the The board adopted resolution seventy or excuse
me, zero seven seventy-eight. Okay, and giving notice of intent to utilize the uniform method of collection and place utility fees on the tax as a non volorum Special assessment. That's basically what the law is saying. If you go to um
Page or number five, item number five in there, Jordan Wolfgram says that the law does doesn't apply to Pasco County because they call them user fees. Okay.
If you go to number seven in there You'll see that an ad valorem tax or non-advalorum assessment, including a tax or assessment imposed by the county, municipality, special district, or water management district, may not be assessed separately against common element utilized exclusively for the benefit of owners in that sub-development. That's what we're saying that the county is in violation of their regulation,
which places it on the property tax bill. As a non-advalorum special assessment. And as such, the law says you can't charge it to us. You are due your utility fees. And what we're saying is they're due by all the members in our community is who you are supposed to assess, not us. Okay, Betmar Acres is the owner of all the common element within the park. And so you're billing us for stormwater
and sewer.
Thank you very much. Um But and we don't engage um during public comment, but Uh hope have you met with your Commissioner O is that Commissioner Oakley? Yeah we've talked. Okay.
Yeah, and and Ron was instructed by your county attorney not to talk to me anymore. So Okay. Okay. Well
sometimes that happens when there's lawyers involved. Thank you very much.
You're welcome. And
I'll I'll read this more later. Uh Scott
Walksmith.
Your address for the right-of-way. Scott Walksmith, [address removed]. I am the current vice president of Bettmar Acres Club, Inc. I'm here to echo uh what Mr. Frain has said. Um Pasco County, Florida Code of Ordinance, Section 110-369, billing and payments and penalties. The board held a duly noticed public hearing On December 19, 2006, an adopted resolution number 0778 giving notice of its intent to utilize
the uniform method of collection and to place the utility fee on the tax bill as a non-advilirm assessment pursuant to Florida statute 197.3632. When you go to that statute 197.3632, the title is The Uniform Method for Levy Collection and Enforcement of Non-Adbularim Assessments. This particular s section of the statutes Does not mention utility fees or user fees at all. It has
to do with non-ad valorium assessments. Uh under the Definition of levy. Levy means the imposition of a non advulorium assessment stated in terms of rates against the appropriately located property by a governmental body authorized by law to impose non ad valorem assessments. When you scroll down to the non-advalorium assessment, it says non-advilorium assessment means only those assessments which are based up but which are not based upon millage and which can be
a lien against the homestead as permitted in section four, Article 10 of the state constitution. And then when you go to Uh Florida Statute 193.0235, its titled Advalorium Taxes and Non-Advalorium Assessments Against Subdivision Property. And it says that they are to be prorated by the property appraiser and included in the assessments of all the lots within the subdivision. Now Betmar is
very big. There's a it was multi-phase. There's 18 subdivisions. which is over sixteen hundred and fifty homes. We understand that the county has to collect a certain amount of money to run. We're not saying that the county isn't due these money, or owed these monies and are supposed to be able to collect these monies. What we're saying is is The lot owners are supposed to be charged for this.
not the corporation as a whole. That's what it says in one ninety-three point zero two three five. Thank you for your time.
John Hannon.
John Hannon? Okay, thank you.
Yeah, John Hannon uh address is [address removed]. Um I'm here on the subject of Um Our road is marked private, not uh county maintained or county owned. And we've been having issues of people flying up and down the road. Um Putting our grand my grandkids in danger and other kids on that road in danger. And we had a conflict um
with uh someone that uh was speeding and Uh yeah um asked her to stop uh slow down. And she got really uh verbal and everything and up and said, I wanna call the cops and all that. And um cops come out, there's like five cruisers, so I don't know, you know, what she told 'em. if uh I had a gun or whatever, but sh they was out there in like five minutes,
five cruisers. Uh was out there and It's just ridiculous uh that we uh have to put up with this and we have to dish out thousands of dollars every year to maintain our road and smooth it out and everything. And Chansey and Morris Bridge being closed so long right now. is really uh put like you know sixty or seventy percent more traffic on our
road. And they just don't care. They're just flying up and down our road. And uh the c when Pasco County cops come out there they say, oh well it's smart uh you know a private road, but we can't do nothing about it. And I said, why not? I mean, you know, you you got plenty of places that we volunteer for you to come down there and sit and try to catch these speeders and everything and you all don't even show up. You don't wanna even come out and do anything about
it. So it's just getting to a real danger point and we got Um a section of it that is so narrow uh fire and rescue can't even get down it with their fire trucks and stuff. It's Just a little bit wider than a a regular vehicle. And that's another concern too, you know, people living in that uh narrow part of it uh how they gonna get an ambulance if somebody has
a heart attack or place uh catch on fire or something, their place is gonna burn down before, you know, they get enough Hose stretched out to reaching them a place that they can't get down through. So It's just a really dangerous situation in more than one place and I think it needs to be at least county maintained. and fix the the issues Thank you. Have a nice
one question. Is that a paved road or an unpaved road?
Half of it's paved and half of it's not. I
can't.
And did did you mention what the name of the road is? Linear. Linear. L-A-A-N-I-E-R. Thank you.
Thank you.
Robert first.
Yeah.
If it's not too much to ask, we're here to say goodbye to uh Mr. Murphy and he's not here right now, he's gonna be here in a couple minutes. Can I be shifted to the end of the list? Sure. Yeah, that'd be okay.
is this the whole list here?
Uh we uh Alan Lane. And just hold into that.
Do we have anyone in one table? One percent.
Good evening. My name is Alan Lane, [address removed]. I own nine different addresses on that road. And we got like five other people here to just complaining about the same thing Mr. Hannon was just talking about. We get the people, it's not just because Morris Bridge is closed. The people's been doing it for a long time and that just m more hindrance to the situation. They get up there, they have no respect. We ask 'em to slow down. They holler out the window
F you and then they just punch it and then they go sideways and everything else going down the road. We get out there, we have a confrontation with 'em, Just like Mr. Hannard said the other day. I had one a few weeks ago and I called the cops. It took 'em two hours to get there. He called uh well the lady called the cops, it took him about five minutes. I had five of 'em coming in, there were sirens coming in. And the cops told us right there directly that we have no right to tell anybody they can't come down that road that it
it's a public throughfair. It's not a public road. It's private road. If it's public, then take your county out there and make them do something with it. If it's private, that's fine. I'll take care of it. I've been maintaining it since eighty nine. I've been through all the desert storm and all that stuff back in the past, to go out there to fight for what everybody else wants here. Now I'm just here trying to fight for what I got in my own possession that I paid for in my own business. You know, there's no need for nobody to come out
there and then the cops tell us right in front of the people, there's nothing you can do about it and you need to leave these people alone. You know, a man told us the other day we got people shootin' at one another downtown, and we ain't got time to come out here and play with your road. The exact word decoded. If he ain't got time, he don't need to be on the fourth but one. And If you got people shooting downtown, you're gonna wind up having people shooting down there on Lanier Road before long because we've already had massive road raids. Massive
road rage and I included myself. Chase this idiot all the way down through Zephyrhills. And if I could have got up with him, it would have been more proud. All we're asking is if it's county, take care of it. If it's private, instruct your officers to when they ever get called out there to do something about it. I had the man come out there one time, I told him I said if you just come out here and sit and watch You'll see what's going on. They did. Three days later they came out there, they sat right in the middle of the road. I
went out there right in front of my house. I says, We got a problem? He says, No. Do you wanted us to come out here and set and see what's going on? Here we are. I said, Well duh. There ain't nobody gonna speed right past of them uh SUVs from Hill of Pasco County. They're gonna slow down just like anybody else would. Right. Somebody needs to educate the officers and let them know Then you know what? We do this j on our own. I paid for it. These people pay for it. And I get out there and bust my butt
trying to make it happen and and keep it right. And it's not fair for somebody to just come by there and boom.
Thank you. Uh Norman Klein.
My name is Norman Klein and I reside at [address removed]. Because the intersection of Morris Bridge and uh Chansey Road are closed because of a sinkhole, people are driving on Lanier Road. That's the road I'm living on. on to get from Chansey Road to 54 or from 54 to Chansey Road. Then their road is paved from State Road 54 south
for about a quarter mile. And then it turns into one-lane highway dirt road. And then they after the another quarter of a mile, it turns into a du uh two lane, but it's still a dirt road.
Driving conditions on this road are do not are not good for speed and worse for safety. Now this road is not maintained by the county, so it's private. So you imagine what the conditions are like. You need to drive it to see how dangerous it is. They safe speed would be about ten miles per hour, but who's gonna drive that v this day? There are no speed limit signs because this county will not put speed limit signs in and the sheriff's
deputies will not enforce it without the signs. So we're at a mercy of those who drive it, and most of them are driving 30 or 40 miles an hour on that dirty road. Uh the Sheriff's Department won't enforce anything, but they'll come out there and tell us if we can block it and then give us a hard time and yet uh they'll chastise the owners, but the car drivers, they say, you're welcome to use it. Now I don't
think that's private. So uh uh people are using this road that are in the four uh one lane drive uh section, people are walking it, horses are dri uh r using it, uh school children are walking on this area. And uh they have to face uh four wheelers, dirt bikes, all tr and automobiles What
a disaster. So I'm asking you to somehow block it or do something for us because someone's gonna get killed in this road. I trust your judgment on this one and thank you.
Um, I'm gonna take a little privilege here. Uh County Administrator, when we approved two rivers These were all the communities that were to the north. And we we said there needed to be connectivity. And I'm not seeing it. Um and I'm not even sure this I think you need to look at this road and see if we connect to it and take over this road. Um Otherwise we're gonna have traffic jams on all the other roads. It seems we should have as many connections as possible and But s and I see that
two rivers is connecting is both. I can't tell if it's connected or is there a spite strip. But That was one hundred percent what we agreed to when we did two rivers that it would Those kids up north could have an easy route to get south. And uh just want to make sure that's happening.
Yes, ma'am. C connectivity is important. Jason Mickel from Public Works is here. He'll he'll speak with the residents. I I think there's probably multiple paths forward and multiple options to deal with this. And so we'll we'll get those out and report back
to the
mic.
Is that our sink is that our sinkhole on Morris Bridge?
Well Morris Bridge and Chansey was our area of responsibility and I know that we we do have some construction there. I'm not sure what the detour routes are.
Okay. We'll we'll look into this more later. Thank you very much. Yeah.
Just want to tell you that that that road is go supposedly coming forward and be finished at Chauncey and Morse Bridge is the third week of December is what is planned to be. Okay, well that's the good news
for these guys.
they're working toward that. It's just a time element. It takes a long time to get some things done. So
But we need to make sure that the conditions that when we approve two roads are being met by their layout and connectivity and I not really seeing
Greg Dawson.
Good morning. I'm Greg Dawson. I live at [address removed] at the corner of Appaloosa Trail. and Lanier. I have just over six hundred and sixty feet adjacent to Appaloosa and just over a thousand feet adjacent to Lanier Road that you've already heard about. Since the intersection at Chansey and Morris Bridge has been closed, traffic has been on these roads has been excessive. Uh I have two driveways on Appaloosa and one on Wanier. Uh various apps were routing traffic through my West Driveway on Appaloosa. and
out the exit on the near, even after posting private property, no trespassing signs. This endangers my wife. myself and my six kids that are still at home. My preference is that the county maintain the road, that we be given permission to either install gates or make it a uh dead end along Lanier. In 2018 we received letters asking for an intent to donate portions along both roads as a right-of-way. I'd ask that you look at this as an option again now that situations have changed and ownership
of land has changed. Uh when Lanier Preserves on Chansey Road was built, uh the county authorized utilities to be run down the middle of the of Lanier. Again, that is a dirt road. uh but didn't maintain the road. On June 15th, 2023, my son ran my vehicle into a pipe that was in the middle of the road and bent the frame of the vehicle, effectively totaling the vehicle. On august twenty second, twenty twenty three, I filed a claim to the county for six thousand five hundred and eighty four dollars and eighty nine cents.
I received a letter denying the claim because the county claim they don't own the land. We need clarity, either that they maintain the road as a county or give us property owners to block it as necessary. Thank you.
Thank you very much.
That concludes those that have signed up in advance uh unless there is another sheet up there. So uh
what finally happened. Come on up, sir. Is JJ here yet?
Has J J arrived?
I'm on page two here. Okay, Doug Drows the [address removed]. Um I was here last month about the traffic on Centennial Road when schools are beginning or letting out. Dir. Traffic is getting worse. It's not getting any better. Uh I've sent videos People just stop on the road for a half an hour and sit there while They wait for their kids to get out of school. I've seen people
all the way down Centennial and Newsom. People driving on people's front lawns are newsome. to make a turn to get back in line. They have no respect for anybody that lives in that area. They black Dusty Hill at times. Fire engines and ambulances are stuck in the traffic. 'Cause it's only a two lane road. Um A simple solution would be to Pave Newsom and Townsend
so we would have a smooth exit from our community even though we have to go two, three miles out of our way. Uh I also found out that Possibly the fire department on Centennial does not use Newsom because it is so rough, which I used to live on 98. Mm. Three miles longer route to get to my old community, six to eight minutes. That's just ridiculous as a safety issue. A
person could die being six minutes away for an ambulance. Yeah. I think the county needs uh work more, maybe work with the school district. And come up with a plan. Uh I'm not sure what the right thing is. I was directed to go to a school board meeting because you guys don't work hand in hand with each other. Um
I I see your expression, so I don't know. Pardon?
We we work well with the school district.
Okay. So, okay, whatever. I mean, I just would like some solution that we could drive out of our road in Dusty Hill and get to 301 without having to be aggravated every day. Because we don't know what time this is. This morning we left at 9.30, they were backed up all the way down Centennial. So we're not sure what school gets in and what time and what doesn't. There are Loops in the school parking lots utilize the loops better. Have double lanes in, another lane out. Here's
a third lane for a bus. Get somebody out there that really understands.
Um County Administrator, who who is our representative on the school safety meetings? And perhaps I could bring this up for our next meeting.
Okay, 'cause I'm looking at the map, they they should be able to stack on their property. I'll reach out to the
superintendent and see. Okay. Thanks.
Well again. Thank you.
That concludes all that have uh signed up in advance. We have one online.
Okay.
Okay, none further inside. Uh online. Uh Julia Bartunik.
Yeah, hi, good morning. My name is Julia Bartunick. I live at [address removed], and I'm calling about an item on the agenda and set an agenda related um to the $700,000 of the tree mitigation fund to be used. on the the um irrigation and medium planting um which
is wonderful to eat beautiful tasco county beautiful and I'm all for the beautification of Pasco County uh with the cheap tree mitigation fund it would be uh wonderful um it There could be a massive tree planting with that mitigation fund, for example. There are places along our beautiful orange belt trails that have no trees. And um it's very hard
if you're riding a bicycle in Pasco County and all of a sudden you're like, there are no trees along this bike trail. And how wonderful it would be if we can get some shade and then exhausted, finally find a few trees. And paint arracts under the trees after biking. The Planning Council is working very, very hard and very wonderfully well on our new tree ordinances. Hopefully,
in the future, also our tree mitigation funds can be used to emphasize a stormwater management. this year with the hurricanes and storms, but our trees can really help improve stormwater retention through urban forestry efforts. So we want to preserve How even more than 20% of Pasco County's tree canopy. And I know the Planning Council
is working very hard on developing this. But sooner than later, just using that tree mitigation fund for massive tree planting. And I know everybody's working very hard on this. Thank you. Have a blessed day.
That's the plan. Thank you very much.
That concludes all that are pre-signed.
We'll go we'll uh move on to um resolution um you have someone else?
Robert is signed up to the
I know but he's waiting for JJ to arrive so that uh
Oh okay I can't see you back there. All right. Uh well come on up, Robert.
Good morning, Commissioners. Uh, I wanted to take this opportunity today to recognize Assistant County Administrator of Public Safety JJ Murphy for all that he has done, not only to ensure that the Pasco County residents and visitors are safe, but also to make certain that the men and women of the public safety branch are given the tools, support, and leadership needed to be successful. But today being Mr. Murphy's last day with Pasco County, I believe it's important to reflect on the impact of his leadership and the progress we've made under his guidance. When J. J. first came to Pasco, he was
immediately thrown into the hot seat. At that time our department was facing challenges unlike anything we had seen before. Rising call volumes, extended response times, and a mass exodus of experienced firefighters to s surrounding agencies. But with his support, advocacy and collaboration, we were able to confront those challenges head on. Because of his leadership, Pasco County Fire Rescue has now has more trucks, more personnel, and more resources on the road than ever before. We have not only stabilized our
workforce, but we've become a department that others are looking to join, a complete reversal of where we once stood. When it comes to leadership, actions always speak louder than words, and JJ's actions spoke volumes of volumes. Under his leadership, we established a groundbreaking partnership with Tampa Bay Psychology, providing unlimited confidential mental health visits for our firefighters. That contract has become a model for agencies across the state. Ensuring that those who wear bear the weight of the community's emergencies have the opportunity to
protect their own mental health as well. He also played a pivotal role in creating our SWAT paramedic program, something that had been discussed for years but never gained traction until JJ stepped in and helped make it a reality. And when it came to negotiate our most recent contract, he worked with us to achieve the 2472 work schedule, which finally solved a decades-long recruitment and retention issue and restored balance to our firefighters' lives. JJ was not a distant administrator or a name that only appeared on
memos. He was boots on the ground. President major incidents, out in the field, during large-scale emergencies, and always asking one simple question, what do you need? When someone wanted to cancel the when some wanted to cancel the peer fitness training program due to potential overtime costs, he stood firm and said no. that investing in the health and safety of our people was not negotiable. Those are the moments that define truth. True leadership. JJ led by example with integrity, compassion, and an unwavering
commitment to the people behind the uniforms. He's been a constant president of our charity event presence at our charity events, at our stations, and alongside us through every major challenge and success we've faced. As he prepares to return home to be closer to his family, it's my sincere hope that the spirit of his leadership that he brought to Pasco County, one that valued collaboration, accountability, and respect for those on the front lines, continues to shape the future of the public safety in this community. On behalf of the men and women of Pasco
County Fire Rescue and IAFF Local 4420, we want to thank you, JJ, for your service, your friendship, and your unwavering belief in the mission of protecting the people of Pasco County. You've left this place better than you found it, and your impact will be felt for years to come. Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Will JJ come up?
J's gonna come up.
JJ, come on up.
And
I think all
said and done, we should take a picture and we're all said and done.
And JG I I have no doubt I have no doubt that the Sheriff's Office has the same sentiments. Um You greatly improved the morale. And uh um communication uh between all those departments and we're very appreciative of all the hard work that you did.
Thank you, Commissioner.
Well we want you to speak to us. Okay.
Well if I could, if I could before he goes and again uh this is I that I've said this before but I want to say it publicly, J J. Again I want to thank you. Everything that uh you know Robert stated is true. Uh you know we we brought the public s uh safety branch back, it was we were facing uh a great unknown, right? We we had a jail that was coming to us. We did not understand what that was going to mean, what that was going to. As Robert said, we had challenges uh within the fire department and and I remember sitting down with you and laying out these challenges and kind of saying,
look, this is this is where where we need to go with it. And you you took the bull by the horns and You know, we've got we've got a model a model jail facility that's uh doing a lot of great ag a lot of great things, a fire department that, you know, I think Robert already spelled out everything everything good with that. Um but your focus on mental health, um, your your thoughtfulness in in looking at things from uh from a higher level was always appreciated. So it contributed greatly at the executive level on on county issues. So uh You know, we you uh your
your counsel will be missed, your friendship will be missed, and uh you will be missed here, but we understand your your reasons for moving on and uh we just just want to wish you the best and I just thank you for for everything that you've done for us in such a short period of time. Thank you, Mike.
Commissioner Commissioner Yeah.
Yeah, JJ, I'd like to say, you know, since you've been here, I mean we've been to DC, uh lobbied successfully to bring money back to this county to to help get the things the firefighters uh needed to get AMS people. Um your leadership there has been phenomenal. Calming the relations when you got here, uh as Mike was just saying, was it was it was a tense time for everything. And and I think this board has always supported the the the group of firefighters EMS and and just try to work to get things better, but the communication
wasn't coming in. You find out what the issues were, brought the issues, talked with them, found it all out, figured it all out, brought it to us so we could resolve these things to give the positive support we wanted every step of the way. Then the innovativen you have to to bring on the project that we're trying to get done, I just can't thank you enough. We're gonna miss you. Thank you, Jack.
I just wanna say one of the things I remember, you blew your knee out, you were hobbling along, could barely walk, and I'm like What are you doing? You were at the pinning. You're like, I wouldn't miss it. That's leadership. And Like like he said, you are always boots on the ground. And uh like you just inspire people to do better and and we are we are gonna miss you but know that as a commission we're gonna carry the torch for public safety and
make you proud. So um best of luck. I hope you I hope you're you come back and visit and when you do we can all get together and um I'll be praying for you on your trip today.
Can we snatch it?
JJ, thank you is um doesn't seem like a big enough word to express um all the good things you brought to this department of public safety and um just the way you carried out what needed to be done at the right time, it was done and I certainly appreciate all of us appreciate exactly what you have done for Pasco County and the citizens of Pasco County why you've been here. I'd rather just turn you down and
not let you go, but. Uh I know you're not gonna let us keep you like that, but I certainly appreciate you and hope you come back. Sooner than later. So thank you.
Mr. Wait. Thank you, Chair. Well from understand it, you're you're moving the snowbird status, right? That's kind of what you're doing, moving north, keeping your house down here on the water. It's not necessarily a bad thing. No, it was pleasure coming on coming on with you to help and helping me understand um what it's like to be one of five jailers now, essentially, right? And uh understanding the cost and the price tag that goes along and with with With managing managing
a jail and what the folks need to run it and then everything you've done for our fire department and and helping to add clarity and and confidence in our votes to give the folks what they need and um and help us you know navigate the bureaucracies along the way to help us capture outside funding to support not just our firefighters but to help the residents and our taxpayers of our county. So, you know, we'll miss ya. Don't go too far away. Raider's probably gonna miss this uh nice weather we
have here. Right. He probably maybe he'll nip at you. But uh best best of luck to you and and your family.
All right we're gonna we're gonna come down and take a photo and Count County Administrator you're welcome to join in. And um I don't know what oh you can say things, yes you're allowed. Okay.
I just want to thank you all for your comments, Mike.
The co workers that I
had. Uh it has been the highlight of my career working here.
You spoke about public safety. Uh
In a grand scope, public safety in Pasco County, or the public safety branch is one thing, but public safety being, you know, the Sheriff's Office, 911, emergency management, uh, and then the varsity team being fire rescue and uh corrections. These people give up their lives, their holidays, uh, their health to make sure that the rest of us are protected. And uh I would like to.
Make sure that continues so that You guys have made significant investments in public safety. Uh I'm honored to say over the last two days, uh Mike must be nervous, right? Checking him out.
We moved five hundred inmates over to the new facility over the last two days. Uh not without an incident. Uh when you take Uh Prisoners, seventy percent being felons, and telling we're gonna move them. You know, sometimes it's not great. But our team was dedicated, they worked through the holiday, and and that move happened early. Um You know, in terms of fire rescue, yes. You know, you uh a
lot of you know that we were losing Seventy five to a hundred. firefighters a year. We were training ground for other counties and cities. And today Because of your leadership and your investment, significant investment, um, we're about to embark on the 72 hour downtime for these uh firefighters and EMS personnel who who do great work. Uh but they do stressful work and they they narcand
people back to life. If you can't talk about that and then you're supposed to go home and And cut cake with your family. Like sometimes you're like Really? That just happened? Uh so thank you for understanding
When they pointed out the investment in physical health. But also it hasn't been in mental health. And uh I thank you all very much.
That's funny.