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          THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE FOR THE DUAL GROUNDBREAKING OF TWO WONDERFUL QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH, SPECIFICALLY RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF KENNER. 
          I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS PROJECT, MAINLY BECAUSE IT CAME FROM THE COMMUNITY. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME TO LIGHT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, TECHNICALLY RIGHT ON THAT MET KENNER LINE WAS A NEED FOR A CONNECTOR ROUTE FOR BIKERS AND WALKERS FROM, AND I GUESS JOGGERS TOO. 
          BUT, UH,  FROM WILSON CANAL HERE TO POWER BOULEVARD IN ORDER TO INCREASE QUALITY OF LIFE NATIONWIDE. 
          WHAT MODERN COMMUNITIES ARE LOOKING FOR IS INCREASED BIKEABILITY AND WALKABILITY. 
          THEY'RE NOT LOOKING TO GIVE UP TRAVEL LANES ON MAJOR THOROUGHFARES, BUT WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR IS THEY ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE UNUSABLE SPACE AND MAKE IT USABLE TO INCREASE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE FOR BIKING AND WALKING. 
          THAT IS WHAT CITIZENS TODAY WANT. 
          THAT IS WHAT FAMILIES TODAY WANT. 
          YOU GET ON THE BIKE PATH ALL AROUND THE LAKE, THIS IS GONNA BE A, A, A BIG IMPROVEMENT IN MORE RUNNING BICYCLISTS AND WALKERS. 
          BUT NO, THIS IS ACTUALLY MUCH NEEDED. 
          UH, AND IT'S GONNA TIE IN AND WE ARE GONNA ADD A BRIDGE, I BELIEVE ONE BLOCK EAST OF POWER TO GET THE, THE WALKERS OFF OF THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE WEST AS THEY'RE CROSSING THE CANAL. 
          IT IS ALSO GOING TO ENHANCE ALL THE ARTWORK AND HAVE MORE, WE HAVE PLACES TO SIT IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE TRYING TO ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE TO, TO COME VIEW THIS, THIS ARTWORK. 
          THIS IS A GREAT THING WE'VE DONE THROUGH DOMINIC'S OFFICE IN THE CITY OF KENNER WITH MIKE GLAZER WHO FOUND THIS, THIS MOTHBALL PROJECT AND IMMEDIATELY ACTIVATED IT ONCE WE GOT IN. 
          SO THIS SHOWS PROGRESS IN THE CITY OF KENNER. 
          I'M GLAD TO BE A PART OF THIS GREAT DAY HERE IN KENNER AND FOR JEFFERSON PARISH WHERE ALL HAVE BEEN UNITED TO MAKING SURE WE MAKE A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL OF US TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. 
          AND THESE ARE ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT ACTUALLY TOUCH THE PEOPLE. 
          YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY KEEPS ASKING, WELL, WHAT DO WE DO TO KEEP OUR YOUTH HERE? WHAT DO WE DO TO KEEP OUR SENIORS HERE? THESE ARE THE KIND OF PROJECTS THAT KEEP OUR YOUTH AND OUR SENIORS HERE. 
          WE'RE UTILIZING LAND THAT IS KIND OF SITTING THERE VACANT AND USING IT TO THE BENEFIT OF OUR CITIZENS OF JEFFERSON PARISH.
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