 Green Mountain Support Services to empower neighbors with disabilities to be home in the community. Major support also includes Washington County Mental Health, where hope and support come together. Alai Israel. All people know limits. Why are we here today? What's the reason behind this event? So today is the grand opening of the Taylor Street housing and bus station. And we are just so excited to have this as an addition to our community. And last question, as far as homelessness and eradicating homelessness, do you think this puts a big chunk in that hole? Well, I think that all strategies to address homelessness are good strategies, generally speaking. And adding more housing is absolutely a part of that. Is that going to end homelessness? No. But these 30 units in this building are going to be permanently affordable. Over time, they've got solar panels and they use heat pumps. And so the operation of them, like the running of them in terms of energy and utilities, should be relatively low. And that, I think, is a good step in the right direction towards keeping people in their homes. And last question, as far as down street is concerned, are you guys at City Council going to create more partnerships with down street and keep them strong? Absolutely. So we have a housing trust fund that makes available money for people who are getting into new houses in Montpelier and makes available money to major projects towards housing in the City of Montpelier. And we've given down streets on multiple occasions money towards housing projects. And I have no doubt that we will continue to support them and these kinds of projects financially when they come up. Hi, my name is Bill Fraser. I'm the City Manager in Montpelier. What's the reason why we're here today and the importance of this event? Well, first of all, we're providing 30 housing units in the heart of downtown. We're creating a new transportation hub for cars, rail, bikes and all sorts of transportation options here in the city. And it's exciting because after 20-plus years of work, this is ready to open. And it's a big day. In your opinion, since you're still in our home, this is from Montpelier. That's what the story is. Is the 30 apartments really a damper in that? Well, I don't know the direct relationship between the amount of homeless people and housing, but most of these units here are subsidized housing for affordable housing. So it stands to reason that when you have more affordable housing in your market, that there will be more options for people. So exactly what is this event today and what is the correlation as far as the partnership with Downs Street and yourself and your agency with this whole new building? Sure. So it's a very exciting event today. You know, it's a building owned by the city of Montpelier. They were the grantee for the federal funds. We'll be a tenant of theirs in this building. We're very excited to operate out of here. It's a beautiful facility. It'll be a big improvement for our passengers and for our employees with break areas, bathrooms. Hopefully we'll have a vending option in here at some point so you can buy a cup of coffee or a quick sandwich. You know, people can wait outside the elements and air conditioning and heating. So big improvement for everyone involved. Will there be a, just to follow, a security guard? We'll have, no. So we'll have customer service reps stationed at the facility. So you could buy a pass. You can ask a question, but the building will not be open overnight at this point. So going forward, do you think this closed the gap with, you know, people, for example, waiting in the elements and not having a transit center when other places in Vermont have it? Yeah, sure. So we opened a transit center in Burlington back in October of 2016 and that's worked out really well. Again, you know, no one wants to wait out in the cold or the rain for a bus. So with this facility, you know, we hope it increases ridership, provides better service to our existing passengers, and ultimately get more people on the bus and be more comfortable doing it. Can you tell us what today's event means for the one person of the year? Sure. So today we're celebrating the opening of the Taylor Street Apartments. That's 30 units of affordable and market-rend apartments. And basically what it means for the community is more housing, more housing for everyone, more housing downtown, and more housing in this beautiful building. Last question. Sure. Do you think this, in your opinion, is somewhat of a gap? Well, I can't say it closes a gap, but it certainly helps address the problem. So Down Street is committed to providing housing for homeless individuals and we'll continue to do that not just with this project and with all our projects and hopefully in the near future. That won't be that problem here in the city. How long has Down Street been a part of Montpelier and been part of the state of Vermont? Well, Down Street's always been part of Montpelier. It actually, its roots are here in Montpelier and Down Street was founded in 1987, so I think that's 32 years now. So there was nothing for housing and development before 87? Well, as an organization, we were formed in 87. So there was other organizations that filled that need. Since you had the time to fill the conversation with the Lord, can you explain to me the importance of today's event and the reason behind this beautiful house? Well, the importance is that we're building a transit center that's going to be accessible and usable by everybody and we're building housing that's needed desperately in downtown Montpelier. And it's an energy efficiency building. No fossil fuels are going to be used to heat it. And it's about building our strong downtown community. So the thing that's so inspiring to me is that there's one obstacle after another that all the folks who had this vision had overcome. And they did. And they did by working together. And it is an example of the power of cooperation and persistence. So this is a special day where there's a lot to celebrate. And this transit center in this housing is going to be available for generations. So congratulations to all who played a role. Last question comes to you. Since there's still a previous population, anything to remind you? Do you think the 30 units in this building close the gap or close a little bit of all opponents? Why? Why not? Well, they don't. But they help. I mean, it's one housing unit at a time. So the fact that you can't solve it all at once doesn't mean you don't do everything you can when you can. As the executive director of Down Street, a private nonprofit organization on a mission to foster social justice and create collective prosperity through the power of housing. Down Street along with our partner Housing Vermont co-developed this beautiful building and we are responsible for maintaining the Taylor Street apartments in perpetuity. Today is a big deal for Montpelier. And it's been a long journey to get here. I'm going to leave that story for the city to tell. So instead, I'll speak a little bit about the importance of this project. In recent months, Montpelier and many communities across Vermont have seen an increase in homelessness, particularly homeless youth. Like all SOSO challenges, homelessness is a complex issue that needs many varied solutions. The Taylor Street apartments and the French block apartments on Main Street that opened in January are certainly a part of the solution. Importantly, they provide a physical space that is safe and affordable and signals to an individual that they are worthy. Together, we have added a total of 48 new apartments serving previously homeless individuals, modest income households and market rate renters to downtown Montpelier in the last year alone. This is a big step forward in our fight to end homelessness and alleviate the housing burden many of our fellow renters face daily. We must also understand that four walls and a roof are not enough to make a home. To make a house a home or to make an apartment a home, there needs to be a connection to community. Commonly, community is thought of to be one's family, but all too often, and particularly for our homeless youth, that's not an option. All of us need a community that celebrates our successes and supports us through life's challenges. From Montpelier, in towns and cities around Vermont to Flourish, I truly believe we all need to not only increase our attention and investment in housing, but actively create and strengthen our community connectedness. That is why I am proud to be here opening 30 additional affordable apartments in the heart of Montpelier and celebrating community. Because going beyond four walls and a roof and harnessing the power of our collective community is transformational change. And that is exactly what this project was all about. So thank you all for the community investment of time and resources to make this beautiful building and what it stands for possible. In the spirit of harnessing the power of community, I ask that as you wander around the property or order something from the great local food vendors, and while you're stomping your feet to the sky blue boys, take the time to connect with someone. It could be someone new, it could be an old friend or someone you came with. What's important is that you make a connection. And if you'd like, you can start with Down Street. We have staff who are available to chat. Our tables are over here. You can also visit our brand new website at DownStreet.org. And this is very high techy. You can also text the word Down Street to 33777 to join the conversation. As we work to harness the power of housing in our community today and every day here in our beautiful capital city and across central Vermont. Before I hand over the mic from my full heart, I would like to say thank you all for sharing in this historic moment for our community. Be proud of your contribution, celebrate and have some fun. Thank you. It's now my great honor to introduce a man who has been a champion for Vermonters throughout his career. Since his election to Congress in 2006, he has been a thoughtful and effective legislator who chooses governing over gridlock. The congressman is a great builder of community and connection through his many, many roundtables he has across the state of Vermont. He walks the talk representing all of us each and every day. We're happy to have him join us here today. Really thrilled to be here. And you know, I mean your remarks really kind of nail it. We're facing a lot of challenges in our country, especially in Washington. And a lot of what I hear from people, whatever their politics are, are a sense that you've got to find a way to come together to get things done. But it's about a community. It's not just getting ahead for yourself. And that's why what you're talking about with community is so important. You know, I leave advice, talk to somebody next to you, that's important. But what's really important is finding ways to work together. What is so inspiring to me about this project is that this is impossible to achieve and here it is. Where do you get the money? How do you deal with the planning commission? What did the mayor and the town manager have to contend with? What happened when you started digging and found stuff that you wish wasn't there? I mean, this would not have happened if anybody knew what faced them when they had this wild idea of this transit center and the housing right here in the heart of Montpelier. So, you know, most of us get so much more satisfaction when whatever talents and whatever energy we have are put together, put towards making something that's going to have lasting benefit. And this could not have happened without a lot of individual people deciding that they had to work together. And it's across the whole range. You know, the original money goes back to when Jim Jeffords was our senator. And he worked with Pat Leah, a Republican, and I think Jim was a Republican and a Democrat at that point. And then you had the challenges at the state, which is always on a tight budget had to contend with. And then you had our wonderful state agencies that has people that just don't take no for any answer. And then you had to have that driving force and confidence that comes from local leadership. And, you know, the world I'm in is kind of... could learn that you get things done with cooperation and you get hard, hard, hard things done with cooperation. And here we are. We're going to go about it. This public space just right here, you look out over this magnificent river so that is getting opened up. It's something we can all enjoy, wander down here on a warmer day and have lunch. But then we're going to have people that are living right here and being able to walk around downtown. You've got the Transit Center, which is going to help us address the significant transportation challenges that we have. So it's just a wonderful moment to celebrate. And it's a vivid reminder that our efforts make a difference. Everyone who has had a role in this, your role was crucial to making this happen. And this is a legacy that is going to be here enjoyed by young and old in generations in the future where they had no clue about how it came about. They'll be growing up in a world where this has always been here. And let's hope that when their opportunity comes, they're going to have the vision, the will and the capacity to cooperate that you had. So thank you so much for letting me be here to enjoy this celebration and this extraordinary accomplishment by the citizens, the governmental officials and the people of Montpelier and of the state. Thank you. Thank you, Congressman Welch. Our senior senator who grew up just down the road across from the State House is a tireless supporter of our communities, affordable housing and public transit. Every year, Senator Leahy successfully leads the effort in the Senate to secure federal funding for affordable housing. Back in 2003, Senator Leahy along with Senator Jeffords secured $7 million in federal funding for the Montpelier Transit Center, laying the groundwork for the project. We cannot thank him enough for all he does for our nation, Vermont and his hometown. And on behalf of Senator Leahy, we'll now hear from Pauli Major. Senator Leahy was here for the groundbreaking of this project a little over a year and a half ago, and I think many of you are here as well, and it was a little bit warmer that day, but the same cheer was there that day as there is here today and the same excitement for this project. As Eileen mentioned, Senator Leahy has a long association with this project. Back in 2003, he worked with his friend and colleague, Senator Jeffords, to secure original funding for the Transit Center, $7 million. And what that funding was part of was a vision to create a statewide network of transit centers. In Bratiborow, there's a transit center in Rutland, one in Burlington, and now with this one in Montpelier, it's really completing that network and completing that vision. Now, when Senator Leahy travels around the state and meets with the Remanters, he frequently hears about the challenges of rural poverty, and two issues often rise to the top in those discussions. One is housing and the second is transportation. And we all know that housing provides us all with safety, with health, and with dignity, and transportation links us to our work, our communities, and our families. So he has supported this project throughout the years because it addresses both of those critical needs together. And he knows that it will improve the lives of the Remanters who live in this building, those who pass through the Transit Center, and those in Montpelier as well. He wanted to give a special thanks to Housing Vermont and Down Street, who, with their incredible leadership, had the skill and expertise to bring this complex project across the finish line. So he says, thank you to Eileen Pelletier and Nancy Owens at Housing Vermont, and their incredible teams. He also offers his congratulations to everybody who lent a hand in this project. To the travelers who will pass through this Transit Center, he wishes a safe journey. And to the tenants of Taylor Street Apartments, he says, welcome home. Thank you. Phil here is always a great partner to Down Street in Housing Vermont. We would not be here today without the hard work of the city staff and the city council led by Mira Ann Watson. But I want to take a moment and say something to my friend and colleague, Bill Frazier. Congratulations, buddy. It's been a long, hard journey. Your determination and hard work were instrumental in getting us here today. As well, I'd like to thank the Montpelier Housing Trust Fund led by Jen Holler and Pauline Nickel for their support of this project. And now we'll have a few words from Mira Watson. Thank you for coming out today to celebrate with us the opening of the Taylor Street building. The council in Montpelier has had a goal of increasing the amount of housing in Montpelier since before I was mayor, since before I was even on the council. It goes back a long time. So I know that I don't simply speak for myself when I say that the council is very excited to see this project finally come together. This site has seen some significant transformation over the last few months. And so I just want to take a moment to journey back a little bit to remember what was here. When I first moved here, this was an empty lot with a trailer and an office on that site, on the site. And some of you may remember that this site was a junkyard before that. Who remembers that? Some folks might remember when it was a junkyard. What a long way we have come. This transit center, bus station, and housing are all such a welcome addition and asset to the city. This is going to be, or it is, this is an entrance to our city. This is a gateway. This is where some people may be taking their first steps into Montpelier, where we have a chance to make a first impression with visitors. I think this modern, lovely building is going to make a great first impression. I'm also delighted that these 30 apartments that are in this building are going to be permanently affordable. And in addition, this building is not heated with any fossil fuels, which I think is just remarkable. This is also one of the first buildings that has been built with the river in mind. We have a recent campaign in Montpelier to face the river. What does that mean? We've been ignoring our rivers for a long time, but when you get to take a tour and see the views out of the windows, oh my goodness, the views are amazing and it just so celebrates the rivers. So that I think is also just a wonderful aspect of this building. There are many players who have worked together, as has been mentioned, to make this project happen. So in my capacity as mayor, as much as I can represent the people of the city of Montpelier who voted in support of this project, I want to add my voice to thanking all of those who collaborated to make this happen. So thank you to our state delegation, also to Down Street and Housing Vermont, and thank you to the state for their collaboration support, financially as well as otherwise, in terms of making this project come together. So I'm going to turn the mic over to our city manager who has been involved with this project significantly longer than I have. So Bill Frazier, our city manager. Thank you again. For the units of housing, the new shared use path, the new bridge and a designated green space for a new confluence park. This has also spurred a new Taylor Street upgrade which work will be in shortly and be completed by next July. Next week on the same site we're unveiling a new significant piece of public art. The transformation of this area from junkyard, gravel parking lot, and back alley out of town into a modern community center in downtown gateway will hopefully be completed to the near future with the addition of a new hotel and parking facility. This vision was articulated in a city state master plan adopted in 2000. That plan was used to secure a city bond in 2002 and as you've heard, 7 million in federal highway and transit funds in 2003. In the many, many ensuing years, the project has overcome almost every hurdle imaginable. EPA approval of both testing and then the remediation for a hazardous waste site. FEMA, redesignation of a floodplain requiring us to redo all the flood work, flood corridors, a failing retaining wall out here, complicated property acquisition processes, changes in regulations as the time went by, budget challenges and complexities inherent in using multiple federal funding sources. Through it all, we're here in front of this magnificent building and site. This work represents a new era of downtown residency and transportation options. This center will improve both transit and interstate bus travel, allowed for future rail opportunities, increased pedestrian and bicycling option. With the new parking facility nearby, this will become a hub of true multi-multi regional transportation. Now I started to think of people to thank and sort of started feeling like a graduation where everyone's name gets so I'm going big picture. But we would not be out here without our amazing partners, Housing Vermont, Down Street and Green Mountain Transit. So those folks are here. And I give a quick shout out to our original housing partner, Red Stone who was going to do this as a private project, realized it didn't work and gracefully worked to transition it to the more public nonprofit agency. We thank VTrans, the highway, transit and rail divisions as well as Secretary Flynn who provided us help. Federal Highway and Federal Transit offices provided the initial funding, regular guidance and long-term patients. The agency of Commerce and Community Development supported the housing side of the equation while also supplying HUD funding for the retaining wall restoration. Du Bois and King through Jeff Tucker has served as the overall project manager for many years. GBA architects not only designed a fabulous building but led a comprehensive public process in advance of that design. In DEW, our lead contractors and their subcontractors have worked cooperatively to stay within budget and assure quality on that project which you will see when you tour. Private landowners, the trust, TKS properties, Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired Overlake properties, the HEMI family and the Basharar family and most notably Alan Carr all sold all or portions of their private property to the city to allow for this to happen. Two separate local citizen committees invested significant personal time into creating and implementing this vision. City Councils over the years remained resolute in seeing this through to completion and made difficult but necessary decisions along the way. City staff and the planning development, Public Works Finance and Assistant City Manager's offices went above and beyond in meeting the many challenges. And I'm going to throw out one name. Corey Line and Public Works came in as a new project manager, young guy, thrown into this very large and complex project with moving parts and large personalities. He's done an admirable job of getting us today's finish lines. Of course, here, thank you very much. It's perhaps appropriate for this project that the last minute environmental issues have held up completion of work on the other side of the river. Like the rest of the project that it will get done and the community will be proud of it should be done by spring. I think all involved for making this project a success and a less severe. I thank all of you for listening to these speeches when you really just want to get in and see the buildings. So have a good time. Okay. A couple quick thank yous before I hand it off to Kathy Byer from Housing Vermont. So I also want to acknowledge Sheila Reed from Senator Sanders office who is seated here to my right. Hopefully we'll have such a strong support for housing and all things community by our entire congressional delegation. And in addition to that I want to take a moment and thank our state senators and legislators who have joined us here today. So if you're here in that capacity, thank you senator. Thank you for the work of affordable housing in strong communities for many years as well. And now I want to introduce Kathy Byer from Housing Vermont. My dear friend and colleague who we would not be here today if it wasn't for Kathy's determination in the details of this project. When we came in a couple years ago it was called up and said Kathy we got to do this one and she got in her car and got to Montpelier and got the job done. So thank you Kathy. Thank you Eileen Bill and Mayor Watson and everyone who's here today. You know when Down Street and Housing Vermont were first approached about getting involved in this um in Tana Street I remember having some doubts um it was a visionary concept and I got online and googled and you know there's not many examples of housing being built on top of a transit center in fact I found one example in the entire country um there is housing built near a transit center but there's not a lot of examples of housing being built on top. But here we are today with the vision completed and this beautiful building at Tana Street I call it the most transportation efficient building in the state. Whoo! Did you The money Vermonters spend on their um energy budget over half of it is on transportation. More than we spend on heating our homes and according to the Vermont Center for GIS Vermonters who live in our downtowns spend 50% less time in their cars than the rest of us do. It's just can you imagine spending half the time in your car that you do know. Here at Taylor Street you can hop on your bike you can hop on a bus or you can just stroll downtown. So I am particularly proud of this building today and as is usually the case we have some investors and funders to thank for helping us get to the finish line. The equity investment at Taylor Street and the construction loan came from People's United Bank Maryland Hardacre Senior Vice President for a commercial lending at People's is here today um and she's standing in the back raise your hand Marilyn. Let me just say given the fact we have one building but two owners this wasn't exactly an easy construction loan for Marilyn to underwrite. So I want to give us big thanks to Marilyn. We also had support from our three leaders in affordable housing the Vermont Housing Conservation Board the Vermont Housing Finance Agency and the Vermont Community Development Program. During 2017 the legislature Governor Scott and our state leaders in housing work together to pass a $28 million housing revenue bond. It is through this housing revenue bond that we've been able to build more housing across the state as as is a case with Taylor Street which is $289 million from that bond. Today we get to hear a few remarks from all three of our state housing leaders starting off with Gus Selig from the Vermont Housing Conservation Board. What a wonderful day to be with everybody. Thank you I'm going to be very brief today we invest in housing and conservation all over the state because communities care and because it's a point of unity and I want to particularly thank Congressman Welch because 30 years ago the idea of environmental community the historic preservation community and housing advocates working together seemed to most people as kind of crazy and he was one of the lead sponsors and the president of the senate when the legislation passed so thank you so much Congressman this happened because the city had a vision and it was a vision of downtown and a vision of access to the river but also a vision of inclusion and that inclusion is talked about and worked on by your housing task force and all the taxpayers here which includes a whole lot of my staff contribute to that housing that's local housing trust fund and it's one of the reasons that it's so easy to say yes to this community when it seeks resources. Because of the housing revenue bond which there's a number of legislators who should be called out including Representative Stevens, Senator Cummings I don't know if Representative Hooper's here but all of them supported the housing revenue bond and you'll hear from in a moment from my colleague Maura Collins who runs among the most creative housing finance agencies in the country that issued the bond it is a really big deal that this development these 30 homes and 19 more down the street have been produced in just one year by Down Street and Housing Vermont and hats off to you and really over the last dozen years along with the Montpelier Housing Authority 100 homes added to this community and a tribute to everybody who contributes to the housing trust fund Planning Commission who support that work because of the revenue bond our investment here is about double what we usually can do about one third of the cost of the project the last thing I want to just speak to very briefly is we get asked all the time about why is affordable housing so expensive and I often say well if it wasn't expensive it would be affordable but there's a different part of why it costs so much and we had this conversation in St. Johnsbury it's about what our values are it's not just what the cost is so we want buildings that are energy efficient we want buildings that are conveniently located to services and to commerce and to all the amenities of a community and what I want to say is I think in all those cases this development these homes the homes of the French block will exceed the cost so to those of you who've done the heavy lifting and made those of us at the housing and conservation board look good by being able to provide grants and loans thank you so much for a job well done and we look forward to the next time we can be back in this community next we'll hear from more Collins from the Vermont housing finance agency as Gus said one of the most creative HFAs in the country VHFA allocated the tax credits to this project but also provided a $500,000 permanent loan to this building and we closed on that loan in September I'm a numbers nerd I love this number the interest rate is 4.085 percent that is a really good interest rate thank you more one of many funding partners in this project we awarded the federal tax credits that went to the partners that our partners People's United and others invested in and these federal tax credits make up about 70 percent of the housing portion of this building and that program is critical for wonderful downtown communities like this and we are so lucky to have representative Welch who has long supported this important program including an expansion of that program that's being considered now by the Congress and it also has the support of both of our senators as well so in Vermont we are being an example that our federal partners are pointing to properties like this one when they are championing the need for more of these federal resources and Bill and others have all spoken to the past history of this site I am one of the newer comers players of this property I was at the groundbreaking but I wasn't even in this job at the time that this building first dug the first shovelfuls and so as one of the newer people I can't have remarks about the long history of what happened on this site. I've heard the stories of John Anderson and others and the tireless champions who fought to make sure this vision became reality but I haven't been part of that but I have never been so excited to look towards the future for this site I think that it's wonderful to know that there's such a commitment by Down Street and Housing Vermont and many of the local social service agencies to make sure that homeless Vermonters will have homes in this building. It's wonderful to know about the recreation and transportation connectivity that's going to be possible but the vibrant downtown can be equitable and accessible to all for the future so thank you for letting me be a part of this and I look forward to watching this building and its residents blossom from here thank you Vermont Community Development Program through the city of Montpelier also provided a critical piece of the funding puzzle and Commissioner Josh Hanford is here today also representing Governor Scott who couldn't make it. Come on up Josh It's getting chilly and there's a lot of people out there really quick but just sitting here and watching the people walk by with their dogs and the bike this is a game changer really from Montpelier to not just be looking towards State Street and at the Capitol but actually appreciating the river that's here and this bike path and this public space is just incredible really for the work we do at the department, downtown housing, community development this is all of it wrapped in a very pretty picture I just wanted to thank a lot of folks that are involved obviously the city of Montpelier Down Street, Housing Vermont but really I remember a day shortly after maybe a year after Irene walking with Mike Miller and Kevin Casey right in the bridge looking at that retaining wall and thinking how could the federal funds that Congressman Welch and Senator Sanders and Senator Leahy brought to Vermont from Tropical Storm Irene how could that be support here thankfully there, it's weird to say that thankfully the wall was damaged by the high water but we were able to replace it and remove some of the contaminated soil behind it five, six years ago and then add on with direct support for the housing here through the city again just recently so this is awesome I really plan on spending some time down here myself walking from up on the hill to the vibrant downtown that you guys have really been champions in creating, thank you people who spent more hours on this building than I think any of us could possibly imagine Echoeen, Bill Frazier's comments about Gossens-Bachman architects great Gossens could not be here today Tom Bachman is out there and I believe is a master at creating a sense of place with each building he designs and beautiful homes for our residents and I really think both of us say thank you a big thanks to our contractor that Bill also mentioned is Don Wells here I thought he was going to be here President of DEW maybe he didn't make it but I see some folks with DEW jackets on here raise your hand thank you so much I think we had a team of project managers on this building we had Allison Freikin from Down Street, Ted Samuelson from Housing Vermont Corey Lyne and Todd Bevincher from the city Sue Allen used to be with the city Mary Jane Pointer from Efficience in Vermont, these folks these folks and countless others deserve a huge round of applause for all their efforts moments away from getting into the building I promise I want to thank the board staff and supporters of Down Street housing and I also noticed that both our board member and representative Stevens is over here on the left so thank you for being here as well we have a community photograph and we mean it when we say we would love it if all of you could come we're going to walk around this way we're going to take a photograph as soon as that's done the housing part of the building is going to be this way over here you'll see a door and the transit center of course is right here so please I got the video here two, three sorry everybody who wants to be in the picture will give me one two, three that's for the taking can we take one? can we? to operate out of here so we're hoping on November 25 I'm calling the phone yeah the way it's around. That's what it is. It's a lot of... Next one. That's sad. Interesting. I'm not good at it. Just kidding. Yeah, but it's sad. Very sad. Very sad. To support for Ableton on Air, Green Mountain supports services to empower neighbors with disabilities to be home in the community. Major support also includes Washington County Mental Health where hope and support come together. Ala Israel. All people know limits.