WEBVTT - 1-29-26 Sloan with Mark Jeffreys

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<v Speaker 1>Scott's flung here seven hundred other You know, most people

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<v Speaker 1>you want about the insides of seven hundred to be

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<v Speaker 1>at the work here. I'm learning something new about my

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<v Speaker 1>predecessor here, the morning man, Tom Brenneman, Tom and h

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Brenneman. He really likes to stay hydrated. He has

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<v Speaker 1>two giant Yetti mugs in here. Each one of these mugs,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, forty eight ounces. He has two of

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<v Speaker 1>them ninety six ounces of fluid, and they're both empty.

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<v Speaker 1>In a what he's in He's in here for four hours,

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<v Speaker 1>five hours. That's a lot of liquid. Tom has a

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<v Speaker 1>stupendous bladder. I'm going with that. Hopefully it's not all coffee,

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<v Speaker 1>because that's a lot of coffee. Man, Almost one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>ounces of Coffee's a lot of coffee, and in that

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<v Speaker 1>short of sitting. Nonetheless, I ain't judging. I ain't judging.

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<v Speaker 1>We got some news here in solving the city of

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<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati and the battle of our security cameras. As you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they allotted in the fall one hundred and fifty thousand

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<v Speaker 1>dollars for security cameras are supposed to go up, and

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<v Speaker 1>of course, did we have security cameras know around the

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<v Speaker 1>park where the eleven year old girl was killed on

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<v Speaker 1>New Year's Day at Laurel Playground, and of course two

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<v Speaker 1>years prior, same thing where told cameras will go up

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<v Speaker 1>and they did not. And city Council is doing a

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<v Speaker 1>deep dive on this. And joining the show this morning

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<v Speaker 1>would be council member Mark Jeffries. Welcome, Mark, how are you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing well, Thanks Scott.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you think one.

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<v Speaker 1>Hundred ounces of liquid in a five hour period is excessive?

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<v Speaker 2>I have that. Let me tell you. I wake up

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<v Speaker 2>at before the morning, I have a bunch of coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>My dad is Dutch. I think they're the most. They

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<v Speaker 2>drink the most coffee of any people. So I'm a

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<v Speaker 2>four to five cups coffee person today, so I have

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<v Speaker 2>no problem with that.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, but one hundred ounce that's not four or

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<v Speaker 1>five cups, it's forty or fifty.

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<v Speaker 2>Cups a lot. That's a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>Damn.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's say he's like his own. This bladder's like its

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<v Speaker 1>own separate dunkin Donuts. For crying out loud, let's get

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<v Speaker 1>into the security camera issue. You guys have met about this.

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<v Speaker 1>I know folks in the West End communit leaders are

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<v Speaker 1>a little skeptical about whether increased surveillance selects of reduced

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<v Speaker 1>crime in the neighborhood. But at least you know I

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<v Speaker 1>have you have eyes in the skies, you can apprehend people,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe making people think twice about this. As you investigated

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<v Speaker 1>and exhausted this, I think a lot of people are frustrated, going, well,

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<v Speaker 1>we gave you one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. You

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<v Speaker 1>had millions and millions that we're going to spend on

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<v Speaker 1>public safety, and we're supposed to have cameras in and

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<v Speaker 1>nothing happened. How can you put in a context what

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<v Speaker 1>occurred here not just on New Year's Day, but two

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<v Speaker 1>years previously when another young person was murdered.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, a couple things on this, Scott. So, First, the

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<v Speaker 2>folks in the West End actually want cameras, and there's

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<v Speaker 2>Pastor Legley Jones and African American leader. She has been

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<v Speaker 2>leading an effort to put cameras in more areas. So

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<v Speaker 2>people there, I don't care where you live in the

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<v Speaker 2>safety you want in the city. You want safety, period.

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<v Speaker 2>So we did allocate the money. What we have a

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<v Speaker 2>commitment now from Chief Henny about two weeks ago was

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<v Speaker 2>at least six of the twelve camera's been put up

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<v Speaker 2>already in the West End. He put a temporary one

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<v Speaker 2>up immediately right after the shooting. So he has those,

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<v Speaker 2>he has a commitment to fix ninety nine total or

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<v Speaker 2>implement ninety nine total within a month. And so I

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<v Speaker 2>think we're about two weeks out from that and he's

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<v Speaker 2>putting the pedal to the metal. Really appreciate his leadership

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<v Speaker 2>to make it possible. This is like you said, it's

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<v Speaker 2>eyes on the ground. It doesn't prevent it may not

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<v Speaker 2>prevent the crime. It may somebody who's like, oh crap,

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<v Speaker 2>I might get caught. They may me twice. Yeah, so

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<v Speaker 2>they don't know where it's at. And not just the

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<v Speaker 2>West End. We need these in Price Hill, We've had

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<v Speaker 2>incidents in Pryce Hill. We need them around the city.

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<v Speaker 2>Eyes on the ground.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And you know, as I put in the context here,

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<v Speaker 1>to me, it's not about I don't think it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to stop someone who's hell bent on mayhem, because yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>let's face it, these murderers, these thugs are out there.

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<v Speaker 1>They ain't thinking twice about anybody else but themselves. And

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<v Speaker 1>to think that they'll go, well, there's a camera there,

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<v Speaker 1>they may second, get shooting someone saves.

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<v Speaker 3>This is probably not gonnappen.

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<v Speaker 1>But what it does is it gives us a better

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to get those people off the streets and behind

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<v Speaker 1>bars one.

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<v Speaker 2>One hundred percent. I mean, I think people who might

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<v Speaker 2>be stealing something might think twice yeah, yeah, yeah, that

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<v Speaker 2>kind of who's shooting somebody? It really doesn't give give.

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<v Speaker 3>Not at all.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we got people driving like not. We had

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<v Speaker 1>Bengals players driving like knuckleheads, two hundred miles an hour

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<v Speaker 1>up and down the street.

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<v Speaker 3>There's cameras all over there. They don't care about it.

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<v Speaker 3>So I don't know if that'll do it.

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<v Speaker 1>But again, justice for these two babies, because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>good luck finding the person who actually fired the shots

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<v Speaker 1>there without the help of cameras as well. So all right,

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<v Speaker 1>does that give constituents and Mark Jefferies a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more peace of mind because you're going on, wait a minute,

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<v Speaker 1>you know two years ago he said put cameras, and

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<v Speaker 1>we got money for that. We just you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>have like five million dollars for more more security and

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<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati bigger police budget. We just had another one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and fifty thousand doves for cameras and people are going, well,

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<v Speaker 1>where's the damn cameras? How can you assuage people's fears

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<v Speaker 1>but also give them confidence that we're actually going to

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<v Speaker 1>move ahead and do what council said they're.

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<v Speaker 3>Going to do.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we kudos to Interim Chief Henny who said

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<v Speaker 2>I will get this done in four weeks. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think when the four weeks are up, we say, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>have we done it? Yeah? And it's little steps like

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<v Speaker 2>that where we build trusts that you have to do

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<v Speaker 2>what you say you're going to do. And so about

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<v Speaker 2>two weeks from now, we're going to be at that

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<v Speaker 2>clock and we need to look at it and say, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>we implemented what we agreed that we would.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll circle back because you know, I was speaking the

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<v Speaker 1>money and Greg Lansman just got what over a million

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<v Speaker 1>dollars to expand the surveillance system. So there's even more

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<v Speaker 1>cash flowing in now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep, no much needed.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, and that's a good thing. I know, more

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<v Speaker 1>cameras up is going to help law enforce and do

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<v Speaker 1>their jobs. It's not going to stop a knucklehead or

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<v Speaker 1>some a sociopath, hell bet on murdering someone and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>spring bullets are not carrying that. One finds an eleven

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<v Speaker 1>year old girl who's doing nothing but enjoying the first

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<v Speaker 1>day of the new year in a park, regardless of

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<v Speaker 1>what time of day it is. That's just it's intolerable.

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<v Speaker 3>It's what that is. There's something else going on.

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<v Speaker 1>I think this is interesting because the key to maybe

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<v Speaker 1>stopping some of this crime anyway is getting them young

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<v Speaker 1>and get them interested in other things, something to do

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<v Speaker 1>a distraction. We've known for a while that youth football

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<v Speaker 1>teams in Cincinnati there's been issues obviously playing at CPS

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<v Speaker 1>fields with crime and speaking of violence and the like.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's also extremely cost prohibitive because the team has

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<v Speaker 1>to foot the build out and for the run of

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<v Speaker 1>the field, but also security. In a lot of youth

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<v Speaker 1>football teams don't have the budget, don't have the means

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to do that stuff, and that is

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<v Speaker 1>certainly an urban problem that you don't have in suburban

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<v Speaker 1>rural areas. That said, though, I like the idea that

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<v Speaker 1>the city is thinking about opening a few fields.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, a couple of things. I mean, look, youth football, it's,

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<v Speaker 2>as you know, it's about teaching discipline, teamwork, resilience. It's

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<v Speaker 2>about giving kids structure, purpose, a place to belong and

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<v Speaker 2>the lessons the kid learns in there. It's about accountability, leadership,

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<v Speaker 2>and that outlasts any of the games, right, and so

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<v Speaker 2>we know that those are life lessons, and especially kids,

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<v Speaker 2>you want to keep them out of trouble from a

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<v Speaker 2>disadvantaged background or a family. We want to put them

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<v Speaker 2>to a productive activity. We have dedicated baseball fields in

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<v Speaker 2>part thanks a lot to the Reds. We have dedicated

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<v Speaker 2>soccer fields, thanks in large part to f C Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't have any dedicated youth football fields, so we

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<v Speaker 2>asked the city to hey, look with since I wreck

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<v Speaker 2>commission at different fields where it might be possible. We

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<v Speaker 2>also have the police academy down in Lower Price. OK

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<v Speaker 2>about if you have a game literally right outside of

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<v Speaker 2>a police academy, that's as safe as he gets. So

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<v Speaker 2>we need to identify these fields to give kids an opportunity.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, every kid deserves a access to safe, positive

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<v Speaker 2>programs in youth football, you know, no matter where they live.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that Spinny Field is under consideration, as is

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<v Speaker 1>the Old Mercy site in Westwood.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you have any other sites picked out that may

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<v Speaker 3>be open to this.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's one the Hamilton County Fairgrounds, and we were

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<v Speaker 2>looking at that. You could probably host two games at

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<v Speaker 2>a time. They're the other piece of it is we

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<v Speaker 2>want a area that's secure. In other words, it's got

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<v Speaker 2>a perimen around it, you know, so folks have to

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<v Speaker 2>go through security and you know, and that also allows Look,

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<v Speaker 2>these are all volunteers. All the people who do this,

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<v Speaker 2>they volunteer their time to coach these kids. They take

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<v Speaker 2>money out of their own pocket pay for equipment, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they try to recoup some of that cost

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<v Speaker 2>through admission tacts and parents come and that's more difficult

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<v Speaker 2>if you have an open field. And so those are

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<v Speaker 2>some of the criteria.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, no, that makes sense, and you get you know

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<v Speaker 1>a few of them anyway, and we know that there's

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<v Speaker 1>a direct line between reducing crime powered all those things.

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<v Speaker 1>If you can keep kids engaged in school, in doing well,

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<v Speaker 1>or in extracur sports, they tend to not behave as

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<v Speaker 1>badly because they're involved in those things.

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<v Speaker 3>We know that to be a fact now.

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<v Speaker 1>And expanding those programs you mentioned the Reds, you mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>FC Cincinnati A the Bengals open.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you approached them yet I have been talking to

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<v Speaker 2>the Bengals Scott for about a year and a half.

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<v Speaker 2>I have asked them repeatedly to invest in If you

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<v Speaker 2>think about the Reds, it's over a million a year.

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<v Speaker 2>I say Cincinnati's over a million a year. The Bengals

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<v Speaker 2>did donate thirty thousand dollars in equipment. I've been pushing them, like,

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<v Speaker 2>do split the pot for having's sakes? I know in

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<v Speaker 2>Saint Louis they do split the pot, you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean you don't have to fund anything. You literally it's

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<v Speaker 2>all funded, half of which by the fans. And that

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<v Speaker 2>could really help a lot of the youth sports. And

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<v Speaker 2>so I've been pushing them. I think, you know, it

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<v Speaker 2>should be something that they invest in. It's investing in

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<v Speaker 2>their fan base, investing in the community, investing in these

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<v Speaker 2>kids who a lot of whom might become future football players.

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<v Speaker 2>So I've been encouraging that and hopefully continue to push

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<v Speaker 2>to make that possible.

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<v Speaker 1>Have they been receptive to hearing that or is it lipser?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean a year and a half a long time.

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<v Speaker 2>I have had several meetings with them, living with folks

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<v Speaker 2>in the youth football, and they keep saying that they're

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<v Speaker 2>looking at it. I'm hopeful that you know, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>to the to my point, you even don't have to

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<v Speaker 2>donate money of your own pocket split the pot. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>you have all the games. You could probably at least

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<v Speaker 2>get two hundred and fifty thousand plus dollars from that

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<v Speaker 2>and then invested right back in your sports. So I'm

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<v Speaker 2>continuing to push. I think it should be their obligation,

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<v Speaker 2>as you know here in the city, to invest in

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<v Speaker 2>youth football.

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<v Speaker 3>Mark Jeffreys, are you calling out the Bengals right now?

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<v Speaker 2>I am asking for their help to be the partner

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<v Speaker 2>that they need to be in the community.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd say you're calling them out, and you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>I say, Good for you pushing on.

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<v Speaker 2>This for a year and a half, and I believe

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<v Speaker 2>in pushing the private but at some point, like come on, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>everybody else does.

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<v Speaker 1>And the thing is, they never bowed to public pressure.

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<v Speaker 1>They do they want to do, and that's that's the team.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't tell them what they want to do with

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<v Speaker 1>their own money. But but hold on just a second.

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<v Speaker 1>We know that Charlie Frank and the Red's Community Fund,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's the platinum standard in Major League baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>I've talked to Charlie and he's going. He goes to

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<v Speaker 1>other cities. I ran him in the airport I think

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<v Speaker 1>last year, and he was off to Boston to consult

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<v Speaker 1>them on how to expand their community involvement. And so

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<v Speaker 1>the Red's Community Fund that the mission there is to

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<v Speaker 1>raise all this money to build youth urban the Urban Acabinet,

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<v Speaker 1>all these youth fields and everything else, and they're involved

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<v Speaker 1>FC and Jeff Birding saw this and said, you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a great thing to reinvest in our community because

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<v Speaker 1>they get a lot of heat because they're expanding in

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<v Speaker 1>the West End. You know, there's the Brian Garry's the

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<v Speaker 1>world that they're screaming about, you know, gentrification and running

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<v Speaker 1>poor people out of the neighborhoods. All want and good,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, there's no tax base. They're bringing the

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<v Speaker 1>tax money back in is going to pay dividends. And

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<v Speaker 1>then of course when you do things like this where

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<v Speaker 1>you have you know, urban but also suburban soccer leagues.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you soccer in the area surrounding Cincinnati's massive

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<v Speaker 1>and FC partnering and opening those fields and getting training

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<v Speaker 1>programs together for young people pays dividends not just for

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<v Speaker 1>the community and the kids, but also for the team

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<v Speaker 1>itself because you have built in fans and then at

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<v Speaker 1>some point the Reds and FC hopefully have young people

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<v Speaker 1>that wind up playing soccer or baseball and wind up

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<v Speaker 1>playing for the hometown team. That's a great story. So

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<v Speaker 1>those teams are doing it. The Bengals are not. And

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<v Speaker 1>the question would be it can't possibly be because of money.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not a money issue. I wouldn't think, or maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it is, but those two programs I mentioned pay for themselves,

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<v Speaker 1>so they're almost They're self funded, is what they are.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's good for the brand, it's good for the team,

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<v Speaker 1>it's good for the community. Our other two major leagues

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<v Speaker 1>sports are doing it.

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<v Speaker 3>The Bengals won't one hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 2>You said it better than I could, Scott. I mean, look,

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<v Speaker 2>at minimum, they should be doing something like book the

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<v Speaker 2>pot that doesn't cost them a penny a penny out

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<v Speaker 2>of their pockets. At minimum. I think it should be

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<v Speaker 2>something that can more to what FC Cincinnati and the

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<v Speaker 2>Reds do. And you know, I've been pushing on that

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<v Speaker 2>and you know will continue to push on it because

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's the right thing to do.

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<v Speaker 3>Mark Jefferies.

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<v Speaker 1>You know the other thing too, is we just built

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<v Speaker 1>agreed to a taxpayer expense to redo pay Course Stadium.

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to cost Hamlin County commissioners approved what four

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and seventy million dollars for renovation, and that's about

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<v Speaker 1>seventy four percent the Bengals, the NFL, and the hook

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<v Speaker 1>for twenty six percent. Hamlin County is going to pick

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<v Speaker 1>up seventy four percent. It's a lot better than the

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<v Speaker 1>deal we had last time around the nineties. But when

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<v Speaker 1>you look at other stadia around the NFL, that's not

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<v Speaker 1>even I mean, there's some stadiums that are forty or

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<v Speaker 1>percent or more funded by the team, not the Bengals.

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<v Speaker 1>So they're taking money from Hamlin County and taxpayers. You

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<v Speaker 1>think maybe a little kickback, if you want to call

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<v Speaker 1>it that, to the kids, to the youth, to maybe

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<v Speaker 1>build a couple of football fields. I don't know, what's

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<v Speaker 1>that going to cost? A million dollars out of three

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and fifty million dollars out of the billions at

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<v Speaker 1>the Bengals raake in seems like it's not that high

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<v Speaker 1>a bar for them to jump over. We're talking I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, FC is doing it and MLS money, I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>is nothing compared to NFL money, you know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think at minimums got they should commit to

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<v Speaker 2>five hundred thousand, which would help operating costs for that's

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<v Speaker 2>like equipment for these kids. We need to make sure

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<v Speaker 2>these kids are the right equipment right. You know, if

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<v Speaker 2>you have a helmet that doesn't sit, you know, can

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<v Speaker 2>get a concussion. And these are little pee week kids,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, five six, seven years old. We've got to

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<v Speaker 2>make sure that the kids are safe, they have the

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<v Speaker 2>right equipment, we have coaches for them, all those security,

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<v Speaker 2>operating costs and build in the fields. I think they

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<v Speaker 2>should commit to funding at least happening million, which is

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<v Speaker 2>not it's a drop in the bucket. Yeah, it's not

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<v Speaker 2>what even what the Reds or FC does, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>definitely progress. And if we can get them to commit

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<v Speaker 2>to that, I think, you know, our kids and they

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<v Speaker 2>would be better offward.

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<v Speaker 3>Now it's good for the community too.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't force someone to spend money on something that

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<v Speaker 1>I want to, but the option is because they are terrible.

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<v Speaker 1>Considering we just approved another contentious stadium deal and the

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<v Speaker 1>team is terrible. You think you'd want to do something

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<v Speaker 1>to make me lift your image up, unless, of course

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<v Speaker 1>you don't care, and then that would mesh of course

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<v Speaker 1>with things like not taking the snow off the seats

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<v Speaker 1>during a playoff game and everything else that's going on

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<v Speaker 1>down there. So I don't know what drum they beat

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<v Speaker 1>beat the beat of the drum they listened to is

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<v Speaker 1>you got me? And much smarter people than myself have

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<v Speaker 1>tried to answer that question and failed. So I look

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<v Speaker 1>at this as going the Bengals. I think calling them

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<v Speaker 1>out is a good thing. Have you talked to it

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<v Speaker 1>all to the county commissioners because the deal was struck

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<v Speaker 1>not by the city but the county relative to funding

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<v Speaker 1>the stadium with taxpayer money. Is this something the county

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<v Speaker 1>and the city can partner with to try and get

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<v Speaker 1>the Bengals to maybe cooperate a little bit better.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I have. I know that the county there's still

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<v Speaker 2>a community benefits agreement that they're negotiating with the Bengals.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm not in not pervy on what those negotiations,

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<v Speaker 2>but I have encouraged this be a part of that,

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<v Speaker 2>and so hopefully as part of that community benefits. Agree

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<v Speaker 2>as the county's negotiating with them, I have encouraged investment

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<v Speaker 2>in youth football in particular, it could be a part

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<v Speaker 2>of them.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you need a contract to do this? I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>may hear go?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, the negotiating a deal and the community impact all

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<v Speaker 1>this stuff. Should they just do it because it's the

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<v Speaker 1>right thing to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, of course, Scott. But you know it's not happening.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know some things that are happening. My you know,

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<v Speaker 2>when I was seventeen years of P and G, like,

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<v Speaker 2>my belief is you he's only a private You try

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<v Speaker 2>to encourge them in doing that.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and now you're going to publicly shame them. So

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<v Speaker 3>and sometimes that works.

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<v Speaker 2>You know when you're not you're not doing it, then

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<v Speaker 2>come on, let's let's let's push on all angles.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah all right, te here's a council member, Mark Jefferies,

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<v Speaker 1>really putting it out there for us, a smarting Mark.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate the time. And also I agree one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>percent with your sentiments here. You can't force someone to

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<v Speaker 1>spend money. But you know the Reds do this, FC

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<v Speaker 1>does this. Why the hell aren't the Bengals stepping up

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<v Speaker 1>and helping out with these youths football fields, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>good for the brand, it's good for the city, it's

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<v Speaker 1>good for everybody, especially when you get, you know, hundreds

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<v Speaker 1>of millions of dollars to redo pay Course Stadium and

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<v Speaker 1>the product sucks.

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<v Speaker 3>I appreciate it. Thanks again, I appreciate it. Scott all right, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>all the best man there you go. Are you blown

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<v Speaker 3>away by this?

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe not surprised, but the fact that he's been working

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<v Speaker 1>for a year and a half behind the scenes to

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<v Speaker 1>maybe get the Bengals to help build some football fields,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean two or three football fields. You look at

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<v Speaker 1>how many baseball fields the Reds Community Fund has redone,

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<v Speaker 1>It's countless, and not just in Cincinnati but around the

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<v Speaker 1>whole region as well as Kentucky and Indiana. Plus the

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<v Speaker 1>other programs you know, knuts All, the field of Dreachy.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got all these programs that they do, and that

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<v Speaker 1>is the platinum standard. I mean, the Reds can do it,

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<v Speaker 1>FC can do it. Why aren't the Bengals doing it?

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<v Speaker 1>Are you surprised by this? I don't think I am.

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<v Speaker 1>In the context of what we're talking about five three, seven,

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<v Speaker 1>four nine, seven thousand, quick time out more to follow

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<v Speaker 1>Sloany seven hundred wlwt