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HI, THIS IS PARISH PRESIDENT CYNTHIA LEE SHANG.
WE'RE OUT HERE ON VETERANS NEAR CLEARVIEW, STARTING A PROJECT THAT I'VE BEEN REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, AND THIS IS ABOUT A CANAL BANG BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT.
WE KNOW OUR COMMUNITY HAS A LOT OF OPEN CANALS, AND WE HAVE DECIDED TO TRY TO BEAUTIFY THOSE CANALS BY JUST SIMPLY DOING A LOT OF TREE PLANTINGS AND SHRUBBERIES ALONG THE CANAL BANK.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE REALIZE THAT THE OUTFALL PIPES THAT GO INTO THE CANAL THAT WE HAVE ALL GROWN UP WITH ARE REALLY UNSIGHTLY.
THEY'RE UNINTENTIONAL AND THEY'RE MESSY, AND THEY HAVE TO STICK OUT SO FAR SO THAT THE WATER THAT FLOWS THROUGH THEM DOES NOT HURT THE INTEGRITY OF THE CANAL BANK.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY STICK OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CANAL, BUT THEY END UP LOOKING JUST A MESS.
SO WE'RE GONNA STANDARDIZE WITH THIS, A, A CONCRETE STAMP PAD, THE OUTFALL CANALS, AND MAKE THAT LOOK MORE INTENTIONAL AND, AND JUST NEATER.
AND THEN AFTER WE DO THAT, WE'RE GONNA COME BACK WITH A LOT OF TREES AND SHRUBBERIES, AND IT'LL ALSO NOT JUST BEAUTIFY OUR CANALS SO THAT YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE THE CANALS, BUT ALSO SERVE AS A VISUAL BARRIER, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE, UNFORTUNATELY, TRAGEDIES THAT HAPPEN WHERE PEOPLE DRIVE THEIR CARS INTO THE CANALS.
SO THAT'S A GOOD SAFETY MEASURE THAT WILL COME OUT OF IT.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING OUT WITH OUR COUNCIL OFFICES TO FIND THE, THE MONEY TO FUND THE REST OF THESE PROJECTS.
AGAIN, WE HAVE ABOUT 18 PROJECTS ON THE DRAWING BOARD.
OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE TEAM STARTED THIS WHOLE PROJECT OFF BY FLYING DRONES SO WE COULD SEE IF WE HAVE THE, THE AMOUNT OF RIGHT OF WAY ON ALL THESE CANALS TO DO A PROJECT.
SO WE, OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM CAME UP WITH 18 GOOD PROJECTS FOR US WHERE WE HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO DO IT.
AND SO, AGAIN, THIS IS THE FIRST ONE.
THIS IS THE PILOT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE FINANCING FOR.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH, AGAIN, THE BEAUTIFICATION GROUPS AND OUR COUNCIL OFFICES TO FUND THE FUNDING TO, UM, GET THE OTHER 18 PROJECTS UNDERWAY.