Hi, I'm Bruce from Gloucester, Virginia. You're watching Trucker Josh on YouTube. Make sure you like his videos. Subscribe. Let's get him over a hundred thousand subscribers. Thanks. We're diesel. Another new day is upon us. Are you ready? You ready for it? We're going home. You want to go home? See Frankie? And see Chevy? And see Mom? Yeah, we're still here in Owatona. Owatona, Minnesota. And the good word is that there is no good word today. We waited here overnight just to see if there would be some freight this morning we could pick up in the area and take home with us and turns out, nope, not lucky. So the load we have on us now is all we're going to have on the trailer headed home. Maybe we'll find something more in Winnipeg to throw on there, but for now we're just headed home.  Then I'm home for Thursday, Friday. That's the next two days. And Saturday we head towards Winnipeg. Maybe they'll have something that they can throw on the trailer for me on the way there. Who knows? But for now the plan is just to go home. We've got about eight hours or so. We're on I-29 northbound now. Going as fast as we can, which isn't quite the speed limit. Everyone's just blowing past me. Sometimes I wish I didn't have a governor, but I rarely want to go faster than 60 mile an hour anyways because of fuel economy reasons. But today it would be nice just to get home a little sooner. We are about two hours from the Canadian border and we've got about two hours left on our American hours of service before we need to stop for a half hour break. I'm hoping to get to the US border before that so that I don't have to stop for my half hour break and I can just keep going and get home a half hour sooner. The fertilizer is over there. I don't know if you can see that in the mirror. All the farmers are busy making sure their crops are growing. Everything is just so green. It won't be long before everything turns golden and the combines come out. And then the snow comes. This summer is just dedicated mostly to working as hard as I possibly can. I'm trying to get enough money put away for our roof by the end of summer so we need to get that done before winter. Hoping to get it done. We haven't scheduled to be done last week in August right now. We might need to change that to last week of September. Hope not. Pinching all the pennies we can. Next summer we want to take it a little easier. We want to go and visit some friends. We'd like to go and visit our friends Moses and Colleen out in Virginia. And possibly I want to go and visit Troy as well. Troy and Angie out in Washington state. Those are two opposite ends of the continent so I'm going to figure out when we're going to get that done but next summer we'll be a little more relaxed I hope. And we'll be back at it. I'd like to just enjoy my summer. It's so short you know. We got ourselves back into Canada. Got searched at the border again today for the first time and for the first time since they saw my cameras in here and they wanted to see if I had any weird stuff on there. That was a while ago. I was in my freight liner then right? So it's probably like five years since I've been searched on the Canadian side. They wanted to see under my tarps too and see my load. But here we are on our way home. 45 minutes to our yard. I'm just going to drop the trailer off at our yard there and then head on home. We'll be leaving with this load like I said on Saturday. Saturday, midday to afternoon, summertime. Where'd that cop go? Not a cop that was following me. I guess he's gone now. Turned off somewhere. Felt like he was following me. I didn't know why. Had my eye on him for like 10 minutes. I think sometimes they just want to read your plates and stuff and run your plates or something. Came up like right behind me. Waiting for the lights to come on. What do I do now? I just want to go home. So I learned a bit of a lesson today. Got my heart pumping a little bit. I hadn't been searched in so long at the border. But I can't film anything while I'm crossing there either. Otherwise, because it'd be pretty cool to show you guys what happens when you get searched and what the process is of that. But that's a big no-no. I can't include that in my videos. Dude, your lane ends like right?  All right. Minnesota. Welcome to Canada.  That's okay. All right. So I learned a little bit of a lesson today crossing the border. They wanted to search my trailer and I haven't been searched in years, right? And they wanted to see if what I said was under there was really under there, right? For some reason, one of my shipments got flagged and they wanted to look under my tarp. First time I think this has happened since I've been on decks. So I was kind of shocked. I was like, oh, okay. They told me to go around the corner and park there and untarp my load or half of it and go inside, right? So I go inside first. I check in. They tell me to go out and untarp half my load. I go out and untarp half the load, roll the tarps up so they can see what's underneath there and get at it. Then I went back inside and I went to the bathroom and I come back out and the officer is out there. To me it looked like he was sort of struggling to pull my tarps back a little further. Like I hadn't untarped it enough. So I go outside and say, hey, need a hand? Did I not untarp it enough for you? And he said, no, no, I'm good. I'm good. Just go wait inside, please. Okay. So I turn around and two other officers were like running out the door at me or rushing out. Apparently you're not allowed to leave the building at all while your truck is being searched. Makes sense when you think about it, right? They don't know what I'm... If I'm hiding something and if I'm about to go and cause a scene. I don't know. They don't know what I'm up to. Anyways, they were quite concerned that I was out offering him help. They came running out and gave me a bit of a lecture. I got my hand smacked. Don't do that. Bad trucker, Josh. And got my blood pumping a little bit because they were pretty serious. They came out there and, you know, they're border patrol. They're serious. They have a serious job. Freaked me out a little bit. Got my blood pumping. Thought I was in trouble, which I sort of was, but whatever. Told me to stay inside, please. I was just trying to help them. But weren't my lesson. When your trailer is being searched, stay inside. Don't offer to help them. No. Stay inside. Might sound like common sense to you. I was just trying to be nice. So heads up if you ever do get searched. I always say, you know, I should just stick to my rules when I'm at the border. You know, don't speak unless spoken to. Be polite. Be courteous. They're just doing their jobs. Be respectful. And don't help them with anything unless you're asked for help. Okay.  Lessons with Trucker Josh. They are really nice people. I recognize those border patrol guards. I know one of you watches my videos. I wonder if you're watching this one right now. I'm sure you don't watch all of them, but... You freaked me out. You scared me. Jeez. But anyway, we're on our way now. And maybe it's good to have a little bit of a refresher like that every now and then.  You don't get too comfortable with smoothly crossing through every time, right? It's a serious thing and you're crossing an international boundary. You gotta have all your ducks in a row. Because everything can go... If you mess up with them there, they have a lot of authority to mess up your life. And they can mess up your career pretty quickly. If you give them a reason to. So just be respectful and... Don't... Don't make any suckin' movements. Man, I thought they were like gonna drag me back inside. I don't know. I don't know what they thought I was gonna do. But... I mean, look at me. I'm harmless. Just because I have a tattoo doesn't mean I'm gonna be big and scary. Right? Why's my fridge open? Daisy, will you open the fridge? There's no snacks in there. What are you doing? Chevy. It's the next morning and it's... Hi Frankie. It's breakfast time. Oh, that's not a big one. Oh, no. I grew in breakfast. I'm sorry. That was so disappointing.  I dropped a tomato too. Tomatoes are fine, you can drop them. I'm tired. Should get a new one. So we did make it home yesterday? The sun was up so long because yesterday... Actually, no, today is... When I'm filming this is the longest day of the year. You know that? Summer solstice today. Right? Is it 21st? I don't know. Yeah, it is. Okay, yes. Summer solstice today. Yesterday I got home at 10 o'clock and the sun was just barely below the horizon. The sky was still completely bright. Everything... It felt like it was maybe like... 6.30, 7 o'clock in the evening. This whole back sky. Tonight we'll go take a look at it because I'm home tonight. You'll see the longest day of the year this sky never gets dark. The sun goes up from here, goes around that side of the sky over there and comes back and sets like way up there in the northwest. And then it goes just below the horizon all night. I mean it does still get dark but that sky still stays lit up all night. This is my favorite day of the year. No, actually that's a lie. Christmas is my favorite. So happy summer solstice to all the pagans out there. All right, it's time to eat. Mama's boy cup. Mama's boy mug. You certainly are. Oh, I'm sorry. Did I just sit down on camera? I would get it. I'm a mama's boy. How old are you? I love my mama. She's a good mama. She got me a mug. And now it's time just to enjoy a couple of days at home. So I'll see you tomorrow. Tomorrow we got to run into Winnipeg. I got a chiropractor appointment. I messed up my back. I think I told you when it happened, right? When I was unloading that heavy steel in Brandon a couple of weeks ago. I messed up my back then and it hasn't been getting much better. It's been getting worse. So we're going to go get me all cracked up and aligned tomorrow. So tune in tomorrow. It'll be a home time vlog. I'll see you then. Don't forget to like and subscribe.


Carder Park, Rosemont, and Worth Heights Streets improvements. My name is Christian Cardona and the project manager for this project specifically. It worked for the City of Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department. Is Jeanette Martinez, Councilor District 11 here? If she is, does she have any comments before we start? Chris, I'm here. I'm Ray Chaudiano. I'm her district director. I am new with Councilwoman Martinez. I know she does plan to join. She had another meeting prior to this, so she may be running behind. I don't have any comments to make at this time on her behalf, but she may have some comments to make when she's able to join. Okay, that sounds good. We could go to the presentation and if she has any comments towards the end, we'll go do that. Thank you. I appreciate that. Thank you. Okay, we'll go ahead and get started then. So, this presentation is meant to provide you with some information about the project scope improvements and to seek community input during the development of the project. So, for those of you watching, here's the agenda of what I hope to cover. In my brief presentation, I'll be talking about the project as a whole. Providing a summary of improvements on each street associated with this project and discussing the expected schedule moving forward along with my contact information. For questions or comments regarding the project for the end. So, we're going to go ahead and talk about the overall scope of this project. As you see, there are multiple streets in different locations for this project, which I'll quickly run through. So, we'll start with with number 1, we got 5th Avenue from Flint Street to West Seminary Drive. Number 2 is West Buick Street from Hemphill Street to May Street. Number 3, we have West Buick Street from Henderson Street to 5th Avenue. Number 4, we have McClure Street from Elba Warren Street to Debbie Drive. Number 5, we have 5th Avenue from West Seminary Drive to Broadest Street. Number 6, we have Blodgett Avenue 90 feet east up to 215 east. Number 7, we have Elba Warren Street from McClure Street to the east dead end. Our number 8, we have McClure Street from Elba Warren Street to 285 feet north of Elba Warren. Number 9, we have Maryweather Avenue from the east dead end to Burke Road. As you can see here, there's number 10 and number 11. Those weren't stated here, but those are easement areas where they're going to be doing. New sanitary sewer line replacement, so we'll go ahead and move on. Alright, so we'll go ahead, we'll go ahead and talk about the scope of improvements associated with this project. So, on this next slide right here, you have McClure Street, West Buick and 5th Avenue with deteriorated asphalt pavement. In some areas, you can also see that there's some rain. That's been ponding even after days of a rain event. So, on the similar slide, you can see Elba Warren Street, Maryweather and Beloget also have deteriorated asphalt. So, we'll go ahead and move on to the proposed improvements for each each location. We'll start with 5th Avenue from Flint to Seminary. We'll be upgrading the existing 6 inch water to a new 8 inch water line. For the pavement improvements, we'll have new pavement with concrete curves. A new concrete driveways with 11 feet with minimum or match existing. A new 5 foot sidewalks on both sides of the street. For West Buick Street from Hemfield to May. For water improvements, we'll be upgrading the 6 inch existing water line to a new 8 inch water line. Upgrading the 6 inch sanitary sewer line up to 8 inch line in the alley areas within crossing West Buick. Out as well as within the West Buick Street for pavement improvements. We'll have new pavement with concrete curves as well as new concrete driveway with 11 foot minimum with or matching existing with. New 5, 5th, sidewalk on both sides of the street. For West Buick Street, the other portion from 5th to Henderson. We'll be upgrading the existing 6 inch water line to a new 8 inch water line. The pavement improvements will have a new payment with concrete curves. New concrete driveway with 11 foot minimum with a new 5 foot sidewalks on both sides of the street. From McLear Street, we're going to be upgrading the existing 6 inch water line to a new 8 inch water line. As well as upgrading the existing 6 inch sanitary sewer line to a new 8 inch water 8 inch sanitary sewer line. Excuse me. For the pavement improvements, we'll have payment with concrete curves, new concrete driveways with 11 foot minimum widths or matching existing with new 5 foot sidewalks. As well as new asphalt payment on the north end of Eberworn, which that portion is funded by the water department. Now, we'll move on to the 5th Avenue from seminary to broadest or be upgrading the existing 6 inch water to a new 8 inch water line. For the pavement improvements for this, specifically, the water department will be funding and this will have a new asphalt pavement for blodges street. We'll be upgrading the existing 6 inch sanitary sewer to a new 8 inch sanitary sewer. For the pavement improvements as well as this will be funded by the water department, which will. Pertain new asphalt pavement of warren street will be upgrading the existing 6 inch water. To a new 8 inch water line upgrading a 6 inch sanitary sewer line to a new 8 inch. Sanitary sewer line this will also be. Funded by the water department, which will. New asphalt pavement moving on to Mary weather street will be upgrading the existing 6 inch water line to a new 8 inch water line. We'll be upgrading existing 6 inch sanitary sewer line to a new 8 inch sanitary sewer line and for this one as well, this will be funded by the water department, which will pertain new asphalt pavement. So, we'll go ahead and get and move on to the next slide. So, to get an idea of what the street will look like after construction. We have a picture of a concrete street just completed. It's got new driveways, new sidewalks and new curbs. As well, we have an asphalt street just completed pertaining the same thing new sidewalk and new driveways and new concrete curbs. Additionally, we have pictures of a new concrete sidewalk and new, to get a better idea of what it'll look like in your area. So, we're going to go ahead and move on to project schedule and milestones. So, as you can see here, that we get the anticipated project schedule from 90% plans all the way to completion of construction. So, I want to emphasize the complete the beginning construction is anticipated to start October of 2024 in the anticipation and completion of construction that is anticipated to end in January of 2026. I also want to mention that we also be having a pre construction public meeting. So, similar to this meeting, you'll receive a mail card with the assigned date for the pre construction meeting. So, beyond the lookout for that. Now, if you would like to stay updated on the project, you can go to the link, the 1st link below it takes you straight to the web page and it gives you updates. About what's going on throughout the project, or you can also go to www.fortwardtexas.gov and enter 104183 in the search bar. This will also take you to the project page. Which allows you to stay updated throughout the course of the project. And if you want to know any additional information about the 2022 bonds, you can go to this link down below. I'll leave that up for the event Christian, this is Laura. Yeah, go ahead. I am going to for the folks who are on put my contact info in the chat. If anyone does not know how to access the chat, let me know. I'll also put my phone number and email in there so you can reach out to me. I'll say it if somebody doesn't have the chat, but I will let you know, and I can email you how to find all these different things. There is a question if you are ready for that. It looks like maybe your slide says you are. Yeah. Yeah. So we're ending towards the presentation. So we'll open up to the floor. Any questions or comments, I'm free to go back to any slides in particular. Okay, thanks. This one is yes, that would probably be good because this person would like to know if you could mention what neighborhoods these are in. So, I know you maybe have them by location. So, I think I'm asking this correctly. It says, can you. Mention what neighborhood it's in so I don't know if there was like a couple of maps you had where you could speak to that. Yeah, we can go ahead and go to the the very beginning of the slide where it mentions Carter Park with Rosemont and work sites area. And anything in detail as far as neighborhood associations, anything that. Specifically what they wanted what they were wanting us to mention. Hello, yes. Can you hear me? Yes, we can. Okay, yeah, all I wanted to know was on the curbs on the. Let's see over there in Carter Park on the. Was it McClure McClure Street? You're going to put drainage is there existing drainage there because I mean, when I drove by there today, I noticed there was no curbs and then along. McClure Street and the other streets that run into it. I notice so are they going to have to do a lot of digging and how long is the digging going to happen? Because you know, I don't know if this weather is going to change and it's going to be really muddy over there. And if you start digging that whole area is going to be like. Underwater so I don't know if this is going to occur after winter time. We're in spring time, but that whole area, you can tell that it's going to be all under water. So it's going to cause problems. Is there going to be like. Anything that's going to be done about that, or how's that going to be done? Yeah, so to answer the 1st part there, we are going to be building curbs on McClure Street. I know in some portions that there. Isn't curve and gutter, which is causing. Some flood issues and some in people's private property. So what. We're going to accommodate that with new curve and gutters and direct that flow and let that stay in public right of way. And for the other question regarding construction. I won't go into much detail, but. We have erosion control to any sediment that goes into private property. And we also, we do look into situations like that where. In places where it's very prone to flooding that. The contractor make precaution whenever they're doing construction. Around this area, so. We would definitely, I know this, this area is very prone to flooding and. We'll work with the contractor to make sure that, you know, the construction is not. Increasing the flooding in private area. And we will discuss about that in the pre construction meeting. In that pre construction meeting, we'll have the contractor in and he can go into more detail about that. Yeah, my concern is a lot of the residents that live in that back area toward Butler. Street, most of them are in construction and they use those. They, they have trucks and, but they're also some of the new development. Some of the. Families there are, I saw, I noticed that their vehicles were like many vans and things like that. And the, you know, it's, it's going to get really money out there.   We'll have to go from. Rippy street through behind where at the lake is that to come back around. And I just wondered if that because some of them use from seminary, they go to that direction. Back that way from seminary instead of using. Rippy exit, they usually stop at the restaurant.  So, I was just worried about that. Land of completely shut down the clerk, there's always going to be access. Okay, all right, that's fine. Yes, as far as the flooding issue. Yeah, we will definitely keep that in open. Make sure to work with the contractor to not. Increase, you know, the drainage towards private property. Because I know that yeah, I saw that on Elba. On the Elba, what do you all plan on doing on the Elba warring area? I saw like, is a trench or I don't know what to call it. I don't want to call it a creek, but it's a trench that goes parallel to Elba warring on the east side. A McClure and I know that area that whole street area is just it's awful. It's dangerous. It's actually dangerous. And if there was no. Guard rail on Elba warring somebody could slip off into that area and fall in that ditch. And it would be a problem for anybody getting stuck over there, especially if it's pouring down rain. I'd hate for that be opened or stay opened. Actually, where there's nothing to block a vehicle from sliding off in there. Are you specifically talking about the ends of. Towards wherever Warren and McClure meet. Okay, you know where they meet on the east, on that east. And that's where there's that trench that's parallel to the street and if there's a. If there's a lot of flooding going on a vehicle might slide off in there without a barrier there. I believe there is an existing barrier. To keep vehicles from. Going into further down to Sycamore Creek. So, if that's what you're talking about there on that dead end on the east end. There, there is I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I meant on the West and I'm sorry. Okay, the West apologize. So, on the West on the West and we don't plan on going all the way to the dead end. Okay, yeah, it's really bad. I saw all they had was taped off. I was like, well, that's not going to keep a vehicle from slide off in that. Yeah. As you can see on this slide. We, we don't go I would say we would probably go I thought it was West. Yeah. I thought the street name was covering the red bar, but I guess it stops where the street name starts. Yeah, so we're not going all the way to the, the, the West dead end. We are going all the way to the East dead end, which that is. Yes, okay, that's protected by traffic barriers, which want to go in and out. Okay, so the, so the red bar stops East. I mean, on the West side of a elbow warrant, that's where the structure stops. Yes, sir. Okay. Okay. Well, we'd like to get some more construction on that air. We're going to need construction on that area. It's really dangerous. And there's kids that live across on the, on the. North side and I wouldn't want them to be out there when it's. Blood out there, they play, they play right there. There's, there's a little area where they, I've been seeing where the kids play out over there in that area. Hey, David, and I do not mean to interrupt the project managers meeting, but if I may, my name is Laura Ingraham and I'm with communications with transportation and public works. I put my number or my email, but I'm happy to give you my number to David or anyone. We have a storm water team that is part of transportation public works and recently Jennifer Dike, who is our assistant director presented on a panel. Discussing flooding in Fort Worth and. Residents can actually request for our storm water team to come out and look at an area if you have concerns and offer input. So, I know we have a member of our water department on, but I will. Put my number in the chat. I put my email and then help you get in touch with how to do that. Okay, well, all right, if you want my phone number, I can give it to you right now. I don't, I don't mind everybody getting my number. If you want it right now and or my address, it's, we are recording. So, we'll live forever on our website or you can call me. I'll just give you all my number here.<PHONE_NUMBER>. Thanks. Sorry, Christian. Yeah, no problem. Appreciate it. Is that answer your questions? Dave? Yeah, I mean, I was looking at that area and all that stuff and I used to live there when I was younger and it's been like that since I was. I think I was like 10 years old when I lived over there on Debbie street in McClure and it's always been like that. So, I'm glad the city is doing something about it. Thank you. Okay, thank you go back to the slide. If anybody has any additional questions or comments construction.  That's okay. They can answer that question. I have a question after. Okay, what was your question? When does the construction start in a car park? Yeah, let me go to so construction is anticipated start October of 2024. So, in about 1 year. Okay, okay specifically. Carter Park, we do want to know those details of where the contractor is going to be starting work. Okay. Sorry, but. Will you have information on the contractors like someone you'll use before that way I can check out the work. Yeah, like, like I said, we'll have a pre construction meeting. About this project before construction actually starts in the contract that will be included in that meeting. Okay, all right. Thank you. Christina, did you have a question? Yes. Okay, so it sounds like this is talking about future projects. You said in 2024 to 2026. So, um, I guess it doesn't, I don't know if y'all can provide information if you're on your current projects right now. Y'all are working on West Rippy in Rosemont. Are you able to speak on that street? Specifically, I can get you the project managers. Contact information and if you have any. Okay, so you're not in charge of that. A specific project then and y'all can't probably mention when y'all will start on Lipscomb because I think Lipscomb is also listed to be like, have the. The water department replace the sewage on that street as well. Hey, Walter, I know you're on Walter. Is that a project that water department is working? I'm not aware of the project and maybe I'd have to research it. We have quite a few. I know Christina, I would be happy to help you hunt that down. If you're able to see the chat for my email, or I can. Say my number again, I'm not able to take it down right this second. I'll I'll look up your name on the city website. It's it's. Laura Ingram, correct? Yes, just L a r a dot ingram. At Fortward, Texas. So, we do project meetings. I mean, several throughout the week and transportation and public works has projects going on all over. The meeting tonight is to share kind of the design plans to get input from you guys on Christian specific project, although it spans 3 districts, 3 council districts. But yeah, if you need any other info, I will show you how to access that and stay up to date. On what's well specifically the streets in Rosemont, because I'm not that really great with maps, which streets. And I hate to admit I'm driving too. So I'm just speaking on the phone right now. I can't really look. Can you tell me what?  So, I believe Carter Park is obviously on 8, 4, 6, 9, and 7. Rosemont, I believe there's a long seminary. Yes, what street is that? So, so this is 5th Avenue. We'll be doing the scope of it is so it's 5th from Flint to West Seminary. That's 1 portion. And then the other portion is 5th Avenue from West Seminary to Broad is. Is that everything in red or is there some missing that doesn't have red on it? So, if you can see on numbers 1 and 5. If you look at see the presentation, that's the location of where Rosemont area is. Okay, I'm screenshotting it now so I can look at it later, but so. Okay, that specific street, what did you say is going to be done on those streets again? Can you please repeat what the project is on those on that specific street? Yeah, I can go back to the slide. So there's 2 different sections on 5th Avenue. So we'll start with Flint to Seminary. So, for Flint Seminary, we'll be upgrading the existing. 6 inch waterline with a new 8 inch 1 line for the pavement improvements will have. Obviously, new pavement with concrete curbs, a new driveway, a new 5 foot sidewalks on both sides of the street. And let me. The other portion 5th from Seminary to Broad is. This is that slide right here will be upgrading the existing 6 inch waterline to a new 8 inch 1 line. This specific street is going to be funded by water department. So this will be a new asphalt pavement. So, no sidewalks on that 1. So, the sidewalks are already they're present and they're in fairly good condition. And so there was there's no plans of replacing any sidewalks. Driveways or existing curve. Okay, I'll have to maybe go double check on that street. Okay. But so at this point, it's been determined that the sidewalks are okay on that area then. Yes, okay. Thank you. I appreciate it. I got a question. Yeah, go ahead. Okay, is there any way for is there going to be any room or when you put the sidewalk there? And since construction, I guess there's going to be a new street put on there. New pavement, everything. Will there be able to be able to put a bike lane. On the McClure that way, because I'm already thinking ahead. Maybe in the future that area is going to be area. So we go straight to Echo Lake and I would like to have that from Echo Lake come down to Carter Park over there.  Once you cross well, at the edge of a seminary where where similar where it gets close to that park. I would like that if McClure was able to link up Echo Lake to. McClure down McClure to Carter Park. Because I would be a pathway the community community would be able to use later on in the future. While it's being done now, it would save money actually to. Put something there now and or 2024 when it starts to be done then. We're looking at actually doing a thing with the car park elementary school to have a bicycle program. And so that would be nice to have put in next year. And something that we could be able to use later on, and that would also when the development goes on to Echo Lake when they do Ciccio Park and the baseball complex. Oh, that would be nice to have around the community for the community to have that and connect that to Carter Park and district 8. So, yeah, with with bike lanes that would have to be more design and detail just because obviously the bike lane is going to take more of the street and would have to figure out if. If there, there will have to be all kinds of traffic studies as well as if there is even enough right of way to include a bike lane. In that street with the existing width of the. Of the street right now, so would that be a thing like a more fun because I don't have enough funds or because of that, if that's with the problem, I could work on getting funds. For that, if you need me to it was just never included. For adding bike lanes this project specifically on bond projects. This is just to for paving improvements and utility improvements specifically Christian. Yeah, it's a part of the part of the issue is how these streets are classified and the width of the right away that the street is in. And there's these streets are classified as local streets and there's just not enough room. In general, to put a bike lane and have to travel lanes as well. Okay, well, all right, we'll find another way. Thank you. Hi, Christian, we also have the president of the Carter park neighborhood association on. Thank you for joining us. Leanne, the specific question, which I'm hoping maybe Greg or Mary, or maybe you Christian could answer is. Hi, this is Leanna. I am the president of Carter park neighborhood association. And as I was driving home from work just now, I was noticing.  The Carter park neighborhood, and I was trying to see what it is that we need to do to get that road worked on. I know that you already have plans for certain roads. And that's within your budget, but what is it that we can do as a community and put in a request. So that we can have the more accessible used roads worked on the ones that have high transit. And volume because all of Evans Avenue coming through from 20 is horrible. And we would like to, you know, see what we can do about that. And also, maybe putting in some some speed bumps in our neighborhood to deter the the speeding. As far as that, Greg, do you have could you elaborate on this one? I believe, you know, yeah, I'll take that. Hi, my name is Mary Hannah. I'm the senior capital officer in TPW and I'm over basement management and neighborhood street. So, you have several questions. So the 1st question about Evans. We are working. It did not. It's not included in the 2022 bond. So this project is 2022 bond already gone. So we are starting working on the 2026 bond. Okay, so that's understood. That's why I want to know what we can do. Moving forward. Yeah, moving forward. So we just starting working on the draft list for 2026. You can send an email to me to the council district. They will forward to us. So we'll rank all the streets. Like we have more needs than what we can afford, right? So whatever list we get, we rank streets against each other is that street is in worse conditions than others rank higher. There is other considerations, but this is 1 of the considerations of 3 conditions. So the 1st step, you can submit it through the app. You can send an email to the council member. I'll put my contact information here. You can send me an email. So we'll consider it and put it in the list. I cannot grant she is going to make it, but like it's all ranked against each other and then we'll have public meetings and meeting with the council and everything. And then there is a final list at the end where you get to vote on your other question about these. I, to both home, the speed home there. If the street is in that condition, I don't think people will be speeding.  And what we're trying to do is improve it improve the quality of living here. So, unless you come through this area, you wouldn't understand. No, I completely understand. So there is. So that is done through a different group in TPW. Actually, you can submit a request. There is a new program where neighborhood can request a study being done.  It's like, it's a different kind. It's a plastic thing. It's allow emergency vehicle to go through without stopping because we stop putting that apple. These hum, what we call, because it makes the vehicle emergency response time. So we, they putting something specifically won't affect that, but they have to do a study. So that Laura, can you put the information for Chelsea group? They are the 1 who actually take care of that. Yes, okay. I was thinking that was Raj, but who did you say? Okay. And I'll put the information that you provided Mary on the bond. Yeah, you know, even if you send your email to Laura, she will forward it to me and the other group. So, whoever you send the email with the information or the request. It will come to the right people at the end. So, I'll definitely follow through with that. Yeah, so it will be if it's easier for you and instead of sending all these emails, you can send this only to Laura and she will forward it to us. She will take care of that and send it to all of us and we'll take care of it and we can respond to you telling you we receive it. That will make it easy because I appreciate that. Yeah, you need to tell us the exact location. And the street limits where you want us to take a look at. And there is a project going on currently along. Evan and more enroll more than this project. So, this is not the only project area we have other project going on there. I'm not in the road. I'm in Carter Park. This is okay. Go ahead. This is Christina from Rosemont. I just wanted to comment. Leanna that we, we submitted applications for traffic studies on busy streets in Rosemont. It took them a few months, but they finally did the traffic studies. They just lay a little court across the street. And we haven't gotten a response yet if it passed the traffic study, but if it passes the traffic study, then we'll get those speed humps and possibly. Rubber like round about to prevent the donuts that they do in certain areas. So, I just wanted to say from another community what our experience applying for the. The traffic study has been like. Okay, so what I'll do is I'll get with you after this meeting that way we can further discuss it so we can get those resources resources to our community. Hey, this is Laura since Mary called my name. Hello, everyone. This is a really great discussion and conversation. I have posted the my fourth app. In the chat, but also if you have not subscribed to the city news, that is something you want to do because you get updates on things happening in all over the city. And the program that Mary mentioned is called traffic calming. So I put a link into the most recent article that discusses that program. And the city is very aware of people speeding or driving haphazardly and we're working with the police department as well as our traffic calming team to help address that. Thank you. Thank you. I'll be looking for that contact information. Hi, this is Vicki Vargas. I've had my hand up for a little while. I've got a question about the 2026 bond. It says here that it's in review. What does that mean? Mary, that was from me. I was that was my word choice. I apologize. Mary. I was trying to. Recap what you shared on the 26 bond. If you want to. Restate that process because I don't I said in review in the chat to just try to offer folks direction to the app. So we just start looking at which street can make the bond. So we are working on a draft list. So if you have any street, we want you want us to consider send us the street name and limit. And we will look at the condition. We'll see what else is going on there and we'll put it in the list and rank it again. Other streets we have. So we have. For now, we have over 200, 300 streets in the list. So can imagine that's a big list, but it doesn't maybe the street you sent to us. Maybe we already consider it. So send it to us because that makes it even better because we say, okay, residents are recommending the streets also. It's not only coming from our data. It's coming from the residents. So it's most probably if the street is in that condition, we're already considering it under the bond. And so are you all going to have public meetings. For up for the bond. Yes, after we have the draft list and decide which street and how much is the bond. We start we just in the early stages. By 25, we should start to the public meeting and letting residents know what is on the list. Okay. Thank you. Anybody have questions comments regarding this project or just. I would like to reiterate what Vicki said about we do. I would like to have public meetings. I think that all of us getting together in person might might be helpful for the other community because it took me about 3045 minutes to with with you to log on to this thing. And I'm just wondering for some people who don't have someone like you to help me walk me through it. It may be hard for some people. So, in person is I'd like to explore that option for everybody to have that, you know, have that available for them in the future. I'd like to second that motion. I also had a hard time jumping on and I'd like to think of myself as pretty technologically savvy. So, definitely having more in person community meetings. With additional anticipated time would be greatly appreciated to maximize community input and involvement. I'd like to make a remark on that. Ricardo. Yes, you have a great idea along with David, but people touches myself through. Can't make it to these meetings. I was actually able to clock out of work. So that I could sit in the lobby and take care of what I needed to take care of and then be able to clock back in when I'm done. So, if we could have multiple ways of having these meetings. It would be appreciated on my end, someone who works evening. Don't we have the construction meeting will be in person the reconstruction before we start any construction this area. Since this was in birth and online. We will always do what works best for everyone. I think what our thought was on this one as it covered so many districts. That we thought virtual would be good because how are we going to find the right place to please everyone. But yes, for sure, we will be happy if you want us to come out to your neighborhood association. Meeting or, you know, have Christian speak to specifics. We can definitely come to you and as far as an in person meeting. Yeah, we can make the next 1 in person. That works. For everybody with with the online component for those who can't make it in person. That'd be great. Yes, thank you David to that point. I want to be sure everybody knows. After tonight this recording, I'll it'll be a YouTube link and it'll be posted on our project page as well as Christian slides. And then also any public meeting that the city holds is always on the YouTube city YouTube channel. So it'll also be there. And if some folks have already asked that I send them the presentation, which I'm happy to do. And that video link as well will be available to you so you can share that with someone who wasn't able to join us tonight and then. Yeah, let us know how we can help you in your neighborhoods and and be available to people to speak to these different projects happening. When is the next scheduled meeting. That hasn't been established yet, but you will get. You will get a. You kind of like this one with the virtual meeting you'll get a Miller and sent to you. About times specifically for the pre construction meeting. You mean through the newsletter. No, well, it's because I didn't get a minute. Well, it will be sent it will be sent physical mail and also be updated. On the project website of when that pre construction meeting is going to be held. So, the next meeting is going to be the pre construction meeting. Yes. Yeah, the next meeting we'll have as a public pre construction meeting. Just before construction actually starts to go into detail. About, you know, what the process is for this, this particular design phase meeting is to gather community input or. What is like the ultimate purpose of this particular meeting. Yeah, yeah. You basically what you said, Ricardo says to gather community input into to take that in consideration before we go on into construction and if there's any design issues. That were needed to be addressed. So, this specifically is to get community input before we complete the plan to get a contractor going. And start the start construction. And was there any particular community input that you all will be taken back and to consider that was. You know, input it tonight. And so which part. Yeah, it sounds like it sounds like there was some issues with the clerk. Well, there's some concerns about my third flooding and we will definitely. We'll get to that in the detail when the pre construction meeting starts because the contractor will be here to give us more and tell information about to prevent flooding and private property. I think for the most part of the questions were weren't really regarding. This project, I think it was more geared towards. I guess different parts of the street in their area. So. In particular, there wasn't really much that was. Needed to be changed on this project. I think of the concerns. Most of them were. For streets that were outside of this project. I see Walter has his hand up. Yes, thank you Laura. I don't want to make this confusing. But I can't leave without talking about the water department's role in this project and what we have planned for this area. In the future. And Christian mentioned that some of the streets are funded by water. Yeah. And what that means is we're not reconstructing the street. We're replacing the water and or sewer lines and then we're going to replace the pavement as it was. And we don't intend to add sidewalks or, or even replace the curbs if we don't have to. But the reason those streets were added to this project is because we see the need to replace those utilities. And as we were going through this project, we saw a need to go even farther. And we didn't want to. Add too much to Christians project, which is a bond program project. And our projects are funded through the water department through our sources sources of revenue. But we are planning to do additional work on McClure and Butler and several of the other streets in this area. In another project. And additionally, on the other on the west side of the railroad. On both sides of Evans Avenue. We plan to replace the water and sewer lines on the residential streets. But again, that will be a separate project from this one. And we've begun the design work. And in a few months, I'll be contacting you for another meeting similar to this one for for that project. I just wanted to give you a heads up. I noticed that there were stakes up and over in Carter Park. So, are these improvements in anticipation of the new development that's coming in at Oak Grove and 20. No, no, that's far enough away that that won't impact you. Okay. And the stakes are probably related to Christian's project. Mine hasn't gotten that far yet. I'm sorry. It looks like excuse me. It looks like David has his hand up. I believe David just commented on after Walter. That's me. Yeah, you can go ahead. Yes, we can hear you. Can you hear me? Yes. Okay. Yes. Something came up. I was thinking about it. So, is there, will there be any like sidewalks over there on McClure? Yes, we do plan on putting sidewalks along with there. Okay, so then that that way there, there's there not be won't be no room for bicycle and over there. Okay. So, with a bicycle, I mean, with the. The sidewalks be on both sides. East and west side of west of on the along the floor. So the plan is we're going to be installing on the east end of McClure do just because of the elevation difference on McClure. You have these. These kind of compared to the pay the street all the way up to the private property is such a high grade on the west end. Yes, I saw that in some of the duplex, I guess those duplexes that were put in over there, the runoff goes right into the house or into the building. And I saw that and that's probably going to cause a lot of. Problems on the. The. I guess it'll probably shift later on and cause problems on the. The building and cause cracks in the concrete on the brick. There was a brick. There's brick duplexes that are put over there on this along that. The floor that I saw at the runoff goes right into the house. So yeah, I okay. Well, that's I didn't know about that sidewalk. So that helps a lot. Thank you. No problem. Christian. Excuse me. Another question. That came in is, will we be adding ramps to the sidewalks? Specifically speaking. Yeah, there will be ramps added to some of these intersections. There won't be. Rams completely added on all 4 sides of the intersections, but there there will be. If you have any questions about a specific intersection, I'll be able to. Answer that that question for 88 ramps. I think it was Christina that raised her hand. Yes, it's me. Well. This meeting is for feedback of what we'd like to see. I'd like to ask why would a ramp not be added because we're trying to make a more walkable city. So, to me, any intersection has to have a ramp. So, why, what would it be a reason for not adding a ramp? So, for the. I can go to seminary from 5th to seminary. There's existing ramps on the south and. North end of seminary that have ramps as of right now existing. And so we wouldn't need have the need to install ramps in that area. You know, I'm sorry, any, any sidewalk, we are installing. We're going to both ramp at the end. This is what Kristen is saying. If it's existing, we can connect with it and and it's an idea compliance. We don't have to replace it. But if there is not a ramp and we bought inside walk, there is definitely going to be a rain. That is not an option. Yeah, yes, no sidewalk left without a ramp because we currently have plenty of sidewalks that have no ramps in my neighborhood. So. Every sidewalk, whether it is because it already has 1 or if it doesn't have 1, 1 will be added. Correct. Yeah, at the end of the block, we have to vote range. So, what you have now in your neighborhood, whenever anyone develop their house in a full sidewalk. They are not continuing the sidewalks on the whole block. So, that's not the city project. The city project. If we are installing sidewalk, not talking about the water scope, because some of them is water scope, which is they are not putting either sidewalk. But if the project is part of the bond and we are putting sidewalks, the sidewalk will include ramps at the intersection to cross. That is not an option. That will be right unless there is an existing Graham, like what he's saying, there is a great thing to connect to. Okay, you already have a ramp, but if there is not a ramp, you are getting Graham at the intersection. There will be a continual sidewalk with a year and if we are going. Thank you because I do currently have lots of sidewalks. It's not that the resident didn't install sidewalk. We have lots of sidewalks that just run. Into the curb and there's absolutely no ramp there. So, hopefully, moving forward, there's ramps that are going to be included on every sidewalk. Yeah, it's a, it's an idea law. So, it's like, we cannot do that anymore. It's an idea thing. So, we have to book ranks across the street. It's not an option. Yeah, yeah, you don't have to worry about that. Yes. The project will include them if we both think sidewalks. Real quick, I was speaking of drains. And one of the Brentmore meetings in the past, I only bring up Brentmore because. McCorm, you know, runs into their neighborhood. They've stated that there is a high level of methane smell that comes up through into their homes when it rains. And I'm curious to know if that has to do with anything with the storm drainage. They may need to have stated that, you know. That drainage or sewer. I don't know that is so weird when it's raining and a smell inside the house. Right, right. And so apparently they've had conversations with the city. However, I don't believe that there has been any solution to that particular issue and I'm curious to know if these, any of these 2, the problems or anybody in this particular conversation as far as city staff is concerned. No works or had any part in the cleanup of the railroad when it derailed when a few years ago. Was TPNW or or the city of 4 with water department involved in that you need a part of that cleanup. Which 3 is that my flow also is. If you're if you're talking about the railroad, the only portion we have is on West Buick. Are you talking about that portion? Right there by, well, you don't have this map up right now, but where equal lake is that. Okay, let's go back to okay. Okay, so Lake, you see the rubber tracks going. Okay, so McCleary, but Claire is number 8. So, okay, so, right. So, there's this other street that goes right here right about number 8. That so all this neighborhood area right there. Those are the folks that are complaining about the high meetings. High methane smell that comes into their homes after it rains. Let me try to address this if I can. Actually, when you say methane, it has no odor. It's not nothing that you're smelling, but it could possibly be from the sewer line because. When, when you have sewers that are in bad condition. When it rains, you can get odors from the sewer because they. They'll collect the rainwater too. Well, some of their, some of their issues is that they said that they have. They get headaches and nauseous. Yeah. And that's what you're, what you're smelling is coming, possibly coming from the sewer line and that's hydrogen sulfide gas, but not methane methane is lethal gas. Very well. So, for example, has anyone, I want to bring it up because these neighbors have brought it up in the past. Yeah. Do you have they, have they called anybody at the city regarding this, especially when it's raining? I can only imagine so because at the meeting that I was at, they stated that city of forward has come out there before only again, they haven't found a solution to it. And I'm curious to know if when you guys are all working on this, you know, stormwater drainage and sewer lines, if there's going to be any, I guess, reach out to the residents who have who have complained of the past. Okay, we like, I mentioned that we'll have a project coming up immediately after this one. And if it's going to include McClure that goes to the north to the railroad and then Atkins and Riley Street. And a short section of Echo Lake Drive. Are those the streets you're talking about? Yes, sir. Okay, those were going to be in the other project that I mentioned that the water department's planning. And we're executing a contract with a design firm now to replace the sewer. And water lines on those streets. Very well. Is there any, is there anyone, is there any way that anyone from your department can reach out to that particular neighborhood associations, executive board to give them an update? Absolutely. Can you tell me the name of that neighborhood association? Brentmore? Brentmore, B-R-E-N-T-M-O-O-R. Okay. And Laura, you may be aware of that neighborhood association, but we will, we will reach out to them. And if you have any contact information for them, I'd appreciate getting that too. Very well. I'll see if I can put it in the chat. Thank you. We have another hand up. Yes, I believe it's from David. Yes, I'm sorry, I'm barely learning how to put that hand up. All right. Well, real quick. So, I was, I was looking at the McClure. So, as you do McClure, it has a lot of dips in between the streets. As they run into them, they connect with other streets going south. I'm sorry, north. On both directions, actually. And it goes to dips. And that's been a deterrent of high speed traffic. But I mean, they're still going about 30, 40 miles an hour down that street sometimes, even with the dips. So, if y'all level it out, we might need to get speed bumps to deter the high speed traffic. You know what I mean?   So, if y'all level out that street McClure, then we'll probably will need, well, most likely we will need speed bumps. So, David, I'll take that in consideration. Yeah, so after we, so we have done that before, after we finish the project, you will have to the neighborhood will have to submit a request similar to the request we Christina talked about that asking the other section of CBW doing a traffic study.  So they will conduct a study and if the study proved that they are speeding and need to put a speed cushion, they will come and install it. But if we did a study now, we'll remove this during construction, and then you will have to do the whole process again. So it's better to wait and then they do a study based on that traffic, new traffic that because you may find more people using that street now. After we finish the construction and then we can do the speed. I understand that process in my mind, I'm thinking as a taxpayer trying to save money. And I'm thinking if we're going to be developing and we're going to be doing it this time, I think on the go around, you go ahead and do this before we spend more money, spend money on the research, all those things. And then we just go ahead, I'm not saying I understand, but they are like plastic things. They come and they both it bolted in the basement. So they are not like something like we did with the three does not be with the three. They are like this is if you go to the article that Laura put the link to in the chat, you can't see them. They have a picture of it. So it's like it's a plastic, big plastic thing. They bolted in the basement. So it doesn't have anything to do with the construction. It can it can be done after the construction easily and we have the we had them put it on my street over there of my property over there on Clover off of can we we put those over there by the schools? Yeah, I understand what those are. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. Does anybody else have any other questions? Any comments? And if you can't see my contact information's on the slide. So, if anybody has thought about questions or comments after this presentation, you're more than welcome to call me or email me. About this project so Christian, I'm not seeing any more questions in the chat. Okay, well, I believe we're 740. So, like I said, if anybody has any questions or comments that they couldn't think of now, and they thought they're going to think of later, feel free to give me a car or email me. And I'll be more than happy to help you out. I think we, if nobody else has any questions. I believe we're good to go. Thanks everyone. Thank you Christian, great info and Mary. Thank you. Thank you everybody. Thank you.


I'll take you through the pages of the national dailies, we'll set off with the leadership newspaper this morning and all things being equal, we'll have a guest join the conversation as we proceed. I'd like to set off with the leadership like I mentioned earlier on and the focus would be on the top captioned or banner captioned this morning on the leadership. Growing insecurity, threatening 2023 general elections, that's what INEC is saying and all eyes are on Nigeria for credible polls, the United States is quoted on that. Free critical press essential for consolidation of democracy, INEC must be shielded from political interference. This is what civil society organizations are quoted to say. You also have a strike federal government as to renegotiate the 2009 agreement. It's interesting that the federal government will want to be with ASO, go back to the 2009 agreement to renegotiate how many years after. Why there is general blackout according to the minister saying that due to lack of water, the dry season, that's why Nigerians are facing blackout. I'm asking the generation issue, how much are we generating in terms of the generating company, the gents' calls and the discourse. Well, all prices hit $117 as buyers reject supply from Russia. Eggs attorney general of the Federation, Adokai writes Malami and denies alleged complicity in JP Morgan's case. Russian Ukraine war, airlift of Nigerians rescheduled for today. I thought Nigerians had already been airlifted. Federal government files criminal charges against Aba Kiari. That's what you find. The federal government files criminal charges against Aba Kiari and foreign education reps reject bill to regulate children out of public offices. Take that again. Reps reject bill to regulate children of public offices going to this foreign institution. That's the much we can take on the leadership this morning. Moving away from the leadership, our next up is the punch needs paper. The leads start with their governor's fume of a falling FAC fund's capital, NNPC. With some writers there, NNPC, not meeting FAC obligations but declaring profit, our sector opaque, that's according to the governor of the state, Kayo Defyemi. From zero remittance shows Nigeria's bankruptcy, according to the undosted governor, I carried a look. Now fuels scarcity, not abating. Those are the stories on the front page of the punch needs paper, but just above the must-have. Nigeria failed to increase export diversification over time, says IMF, NDLEA charges MACE tall Aba Kiari's extradition to U.S. You remember I mentioned that. Federal government can't extradite a meat pendant charges. Senior advocate of Nigerians are quoted on that one. Federal government has no funds to meet our system and according to the Minister of Employment, Chris Ngige, federal government airlines disagree over flight delays, cancellations right-of-waste tolls, 1,240 per project. All right, Nigerian fighters must provide $1,000 for ticket visa, Ukraine is saying, okay, public offices children free to attend schools abroad, that's according to reps, Ogun Kapo remanded for murder, sale of woman's head. Those hits aid state and see the sea elements non-vaccination. Just below the page there, democracy has declined on Dabuhari, that's according to Iyacha Ayu, a customer abates Lagos POS operator with hot soup over data. And the last story on the punch this morning on the front page, that is 2023, desperate politicians may attack polling units, INEC won't. Those are the stories making headlines on the punch newspaper this Friday. Away from the punch, let's take a look at the nation newspaper, the Banne Caption reads our concerns about 2023 general elections by INEC. You also have there is security threats as PDP and political spending pushes up demand for dollar, that is a rider's underneath the board caption. Banking contributed 168.4 trillion arrow to GDP in four years, he cobs delay evacuation of Nigerians from Ukraine. Federal government asked you to renegotiate 2019 agreement, I mean some quarters are saying 2009, Tunibu takes consultation to Iqiti Monarchs. That's also another head there and petrol, how there's to be sanctioned says NNPC, these are the headers on the nation newspaper this morning. All right, those are the papers that we have this morning that we will be looking at. We have G.D. Johnson, chief lecturer of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism joining us. Good morning to you, G.D. Johnson. Good morning, Justin and good morning message, a pleasure to be with you. All right, thanks for joining us this morning. Fine, I'm sure you have checked out the bellies this morning, there are lots of stories making headlines. But let's talk about INEC concerns and the leadership on Friday. Growing into security, threatening 2023 general elections, that's according to INEC. What do you make of that, G.D.? That shouldn't be any, it shouldn't surprise INEC. In 2019, we are security challenges. That's why the security challenges come from the Northeast part of the country. We got wonderful results, unimaginable results from the IDP camps, from local governments that are under control of ISWA and Boko Haram. So we got results from all of these places. And one thing that is absolutely certain, when it's time for election, the worrying fraction will sheet their sword. There's no way that you can disconnect whatever is happening in Nigeria from the political class. You could see the news and cries and the Ula-Baloo, Kansani and Nanambra's election. Everybody felt the government election in Nanambra would not take place. Good last year. But we saw how the election came and how peaceful, and how all the concerns that were raised concerning the elections were led soon. As far as thumb concerns, there will be elections in 2023. No doubt about that. You will see it to be like there has never been any major crisis in Nigeria with respect to ISWA making in Road 3, with Banditry making in Road in the Northwest, and ISWA gaining ground in the Northeast, and then the issue of kidnapping, and the rest of it down south. So as far as thumb concerns, there will be elections because the political class are involved in this. They have a stake in it, and they will tell those that are involved, all of these chemists to sheet their story so that we can have the election. I've never seen, since 1999 to date, any time that elections are coming, we have some relative peace. All right, Birgitte, although you are saying all of that, but the punch seems to have a bit of a differential, per se, when the caption during this way. They said that 2023 desperate politicians may attack polling units. The issue of that happened, I am exactly wondering, the issue of that happened next year. That's attacking of polling units. I'll give you an example, because we should not be talking of it. On the face value we should be providing evidence to back up our reportage. That's what makes it to be precise. It's called precision journalism, what they call data journalism now. You recall in 2019, around Ocota, we saw it live on TV, where elections were held and the polling... You know the president said in 2019 that whoever smashes polling boxes should be shot outside. Yeah, he did. And who are arrested for election infractions. We saw how ballot boxes were destroyed in Ocota, around that axis because it was believed that people in that particular area would vote for a particular candidate that is not the candidate of the establishment in Lagos. And what was the outcome of those that were arrested? Nothing. And it was not only Lagos that you had cases like that. I have raised this issue over time.  There were major election infractions in 2019. In actual sense, a governor, a former governor, a sitting governor then, and now a senator-elect, the returning officer said he was made to declare the result under duress with guns pointed on his head. Now, the electoral rule says that the result can be declared. You can't do anything to it. You go and investigate that at the tribunal. However, the criminal aspect, which was not for close investigation, was not done with respect to that. Who are those behind putting gun on the returning officer?  The politicians that were desperate in 2019, what did you do to them? Those that were desperate in 2014, 15, what did you do to them? So they shouldn't be heightening detention. High-necked should not be heightening detention because they themselves are not not in needful with respect to providing evidences and requiring the police to ensure that all those that are involved with electoral violence are prosecuted. If, besides there's not disturbing high-necked, even from releasing the names of those that are alleged to have committed election infractions, you can prosecute them, you can semify them. Just publish the names that, okay, these are the people who have provided the police.  You throw the body on the police to do all this, what is required and what is needful. All right. Well, let's also take a look at the leadership newspaper. It says federal government to an ASU to renegotiate their 2009 agreement. That's how the leadership captions it. Do you think that the federal government and ASU will ever get to that point where they agree? Are they even making progress that they have to go back to renegotiate? I mean, the leadership says 2009. You also have the nation saying 2019. But the point here is going back to renegotiate an agreement that you had entered. Are we progressive? You know the solution to that problem was the bill that was shot down in the National Assembly. That the children of public officials, elected officials, should not go to school abroad. You know, if we have that, if we have that bill, the issue concerning our educational sector will be resolved to a larger extent, not once and for all, but to a larger extent. Now, as far as I'm concerned, the issue of the agreement between federal government and ASU will soon pass over from this administration to the incumbent administration last year. Last year, how many years? How many years? This present administration has less than one year to do whatever it wants to do with respect to policy. Implementation and education. For me, some of the ASU's problem is for us to deregulate education. One, to decentralize education. Three, allow each of the states and each of the university governing council to determine what obtains in those institutions. I have said it. You can expect the same principle that applies to the University of Lagos to apply to Federal University of Ohio or to apply to a university in the North East or in the North West. They are different environment, different standard of living, different cost of living. They are their own comparative advantages and the rest of it. Now, if people cannot see the problem. Let's get to that conversation. It's a good thing that you have mentioned that bill that was rejected. Now, you also, in the course of this conversation, have mentioned that if that bill was passed, it would actually help improving the educational sector. How is the question? Well, you recall during this week that Nancy visited the minister of education. The minister of education on his own is his position, not just the reflection of his position as a person and the way he has treated issues relating to education. You saw that an issue was raised by the now, unprecedented then. We seem to have lost connection with GD Johnson. As soon as we're able to have that connection, we will continue with the thoughts right here. I mean, we're looking at the how because in the course of looking at the pages this morning, it was part of our top trending. Yes, it was. At this particular point, again, where a lot of people would think that this bill, if they had actually gone ahead with this bill, it would just make us sit back and analyze, I mean, sit back and have a handle of the situation in Nigeria. But he's also mentioned that this bill, if he probably couldn't see that, would help us fix the educational sector. And I wanted to have the how he was gonna do that or how that's going to work. I think we do have GD Johnson. GD Johnson, the question now is, you say that the bill would actually go a long way in resolving the problems and improving the educational sector if he was actually conceived that. And the question that we're asking is how will this work? How? How can you be serving? How can you be a public servant? And you say your children can go to public schools. It is not only schools in Nigeria. It's not only schools abroad. You should change your children to primary school, public primary school, public secondary school, and public universities. We should have that. If you are offering yourself, if indeed you really love this country, if you love to serve this country and you love the people of Nigeria, your own children too must partake of what you are providing for an average Nigerian. So I was disappointed because if we do that, critical investment will be made. Now, look at what they do to their private office. Look at the amount of money they vote to renovate the national. All right, we'll reconnect again with GD Johnson who seems to be having some connectivity issue. I couldn't agree more with GD Johnson because the truth is that if there was a law, an extant law that says that all children of public office holders should school in Nigeria, there will be a turnaround in education system because they would know that they don't have any alternative. Indeed, they just have to fall back to fix in the collapse, the debt that they breed that we have in the left of our educational system. Yes, and that's what a lot of Nigerians are saying. And that's the reality if you look at it logically. But you also have the issue of implementation of our laws with how several laws that have not been respected. And so even if we have that particular law, will we be able to have our law makers abiding or leaving by this laws? I mean, so it would be also another issue, implementation and having enforcement. Would there be a penalty as well? So if you say children, if you're a public office holder, then your kids would have to school in the Nigerian system. But beyond that, it's just a cause for a lot of concern. It's just quite worrisome that we have constantly not taught about the fact that for every time we leave our country and for every time you pay school fees, because if you leave this country and stay outside of this country, all of the money should be spent. You're paying school fees in that country.  I'm also thinking that beyond making it compulsory, we could probably just look at it as another way. What are they doing that we cannot do? If we look at the, is it the environment? Then let's create the environment for ourselves. Gideh Johnson, we have you, but let's go ahead with your thoughts on this one.   You send your children to school, in your own country, not private school, but public school. You recall in the 60s, in the 70s, and in the 80s, until the 90s, our public school system. In a natural sense, if you go to a private university, there's a way people look at you. When private university came into existence, at the, in the late 90s, however, today, it's more fashionable for people to send their children to private universities, in Nigerian and public universities, and schools abroad. While we were young, if you go to school abroad, in the 70s, you are regarded as someone that is not intelligent enough, that's not brilliant enough. The universities abroad are meant for students that are not brilliant enough. You can ask people in their 60s, and people in their early 60s, late 50s, and early 70s, ask them, that's the general perception of anyone that goes to school abroad in the 70s, in Nigeria. That goes to school abroad, you don't have, because how many universities do we have? Their admission process was rigorous, for people to get admitted, and then we had people coming all over the world to attend schools in Nigeria. Then we have a multi-diverse, we have a diverse faculty. We have what is called a universe, a university. The university, the word for, the word university means a university, a city that you can connect the word with. That's why you get a university, that's a university. Now, do we have a universe in our educational system now? So, Jideh Johnson, yes, I'm sorry, but it's still, you know, part of this. So, what is making our political office holders, I mean, why did they have to send their kids outside of this country to study? Why that exodus? Because the law foreign teams, the law foreign teams, the dry foreign cast, when they seek the travel to abroad, to seek medical help, you know how many times, is it not insulting? Every now and then, the president will tell us that he's going to London for two weeks, medical trip and what have you for medical consultation. I think if you do a count, the president must have gone to like 10 or 12 times that he has gone abroad for medical what have you. Have you seen the prime minister of Great Britain going to United States or America or going to Germany or going to neighboring France for medical and what are those that are treating our president? How did they brief or they construct? Who do they even know? What intelligence? Are these people in my 15, are they CIE, are they CIE parity themselves as medical doctors? They are critical decisions that you need to, so if these people travel abroad to go, they are foreign test, that's just it. They love anything foreign, they love it. They wine, they drink, they rise, they eat. Because they drive, they dress, they wear. They are not locally made. Is it just for the love of foreign, products or services? Or the fact that what we have here cannot be compared to what they have over there. I mean, like I and Justin had that banter this morning on top trending one of our segments on the show. We were asking why, because we haven't seen just like you have mentioned. If you look at, if you go back to some of our universities, let's talk about the universities now. The infrastructure, there's nothing to write home about. They are very archaic. I mean, you still find people being crowded in the 21st century and some students do not even have a dex to seat one. So, I mean, logically, would it be okay that as a minister or as a senator and you have the resources that you want to send your kids to the school? Especially where they are not, I mean, because you have different ministers. I mean, you are not the minister of education. You probably would be the minister of foreign affairs and then you can afford it. Then why send your child to those kind of universities where the learning environment is not conducive?  I mean, the place is not lit. You don't have internet connection. There are no facilities in the lab and what have you. It's nothing really, it looks like, I don't know what to describe. It feels like when it's torn age. Merci. Yes. They are used in like as an example. Just look at Unilag Senate building and look at faculty of arts building in Unilag and charter arts in Unilag and the faculty of engineering in Unilag. And then you just look at those monumental buildings. I'm showing you monumental buildings that were built in the past. Now, how many monumental buildings you have in Unilag, for example? How many hostels, if we sustain the level of investment we made in the university system. In the seventies, in the seventies, this which I will call the golden age of our educational sector. Go, you can actually put that to go to all of these institutions and look at the monuments they have. They are all of residence. When were they constructed? When was the last time in the lecture theater was constructed? You will be shocked at what investment we have made into university. I agree with you. We have not made the needed investment. We have not made the needed investment that we need to put into our educational sector across the world. In terms of hostel facilities, in terms of lecture theaters, in terms of office facilities for lecturers. But it's a product of years of neglect and that's how we started for, was that the government and also are going back to 2009. 2009 in 2022, agreement, agreement in 2009 that was not implemented. Can I just imagine if those issues that were agreed on in 2009 have been implemented over the years? How do you think we'll have we'll have incessant strike again? Not of course, but it pays government to increase the emolument of the National Assembly members, to increase the emolument of public officials, to increase the emolument of other people that are involved in the political process, but to make investment because education is the future of any nation. Whatever investment you made in education will determine your innovation and your creativity and your productivity in the future. Now, we are not, can our students, can our students operate under the innovative economy that we have found ourselves? What is the level in actual sense beyond those infrastructure? Let's talk about the curriculum that we use. What type of curriculum do we use to train the students? Are we training our students to compete in the 21st century? Are we training them to let them understand that they operate in a global landscape with the advent of technology and internet that any job that is available, they can apply. If you have the skill, if you have the requisite skill, knowledge that you can apply for any job anywhere in the world. You don't have to be in the United States of America to get a job in the United States of America. If you have the skill in Nigeria, you get it. And for us, I usually tell my students that the jobs you are applying for in Nigeria, Nigerians in the Ashwara can apply for the same job if you don't equip yourself, if you limit yourself to what we teach you alone in the class. If you are not creative and innovative, you cannot operate in the present economy. Now, how many of those lecturers that we have can use internet? How many can use smart phone? How many of them can even use? How many lecturers project their lecturers? Do we even have just projectors in our lecture theatres across the schools in Nigeria? Not to even talk of smart board. Are the classrooms accessible to internet? These are issues that we need to ask ourselves and see whether indeed we are running a mission or we are running a jungle. All right, thank you. The GD Johnson, we've actually spent so much time on the education system, although which is actually very fundamental because if we don't fix it, our children's future will be completely undermined. But let's quickly just take one more story so we'll wrap up because of time. The front page of the punch, a governor's fume over falling fact phones, carpet, NNPC, I want to get your very thoughts concerning that quickly as we wrap up. I don't know what they are forming about. NNPC is a government within the government. If it is a government that is higher above the federal government, it's an institution within it. So even the national assembly that has power over the control of budget does not have control over NNPC. The, not to talk of governors that operate at the state level. And that's why people have called for, when they need for us to restructure. Restructure, we don't even know how many a pump of good oil are we exporting? How many finished pollock are we importing to Nigeria? And that's why you see nobody has a clue with respect to a world we pay on subsidy. Not to even talk about what you get on revenue above some NNPC. So governors will cry because one, most of the governors are not innovative. They rely on foreign.  You must be able to take in what you have to improve your internet-generated revenue. It is because we have had a lot of dependent states and that's why some of us are free. And it usually up on the oil we drive. The oil we drive on the. And when the oil drives, we use our internet. Nations that do have oil, they are thriving. They are innovative and they are creative. But because we are dependent on the oil, it has limited our capacity to think outside of the box and to think on how we can get revenue. All what governors do is to get elected, borrow money, use whatever means to get elected. And once they are elected, they don't do anything creative. They don't do anything creative except to wait for the jack at the end of federal allocation at the end of the month. And once that allocation comes, they pay salaries and they display two amount of money on infrastructure and then they use the rest, fighting, saying that they are security boot and they are not. They are not. They are not innovative and creative. Even though they are innovative and creative, they don't have anything to stifle it. Thank you very much, Justin and Messi. Have a wonderful weekend. Thank you, Julie Johnson. And we also wish you a wonderful weekend as well. And I will trust that you're going to make the most of it. But that's as much as we can take off the press or go back in time and see what happened this day in history and then go to the topic of the day. The first one is obesity in the moment. Stay with us.