Remarks by Dupre L. Kelly
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“Yes, Madam Clerk. I would like to move on... O, I would like to move the West Ward property.”
“Yeah, I would like to split. I don't know if Councilman Counsel is still deferring, but I would like to split in the West. Yeah, I'm still deferring. I would like to split and move the West Ward property.”
“Wait a minute. Just O for me. I still defer on the, I'm still deferring on P. You're deferring on P as well? Yeah. I'm still deferring on P. So it's just O that's being returned.”
“Unless they're going to return them and split them. Well, that's what I was trying to do.”
“Will you call to defer? Councilman Clerk, excuse me, Madam Clerk, I would like to move this item forward now. Is there a second?”
“Councilman Kelly. Thank you, Council President. for the ehd department and ucc along with engineering to please give me a status of a property 97-99 on camden street in the west ward it's been it's right behind the rite aid and um It's been erect for years and it's become a hotel in my ward for the homeless. So I really want a status of it. And if we do own it as a city, we do own it. I'm asking UCC requesting that we tear it down because it's a danger to the homeless people. It's a blight in our community for multiple years. You know, so I'm just asking for that request and that motion for…”
“Second. And one last announcement. On October 16th, 2026 at Don Payne Technical High School, I will be doing State of the West Ward. I don't think it's ever been done in the West Ward. And I think it's time with us moving forward in the West, you know, to talk to the West Ward and give them a say of what's going on in our ward. So October 16th at Don Payne Tech, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. All right, roll call.”