John Whitmire: “We're paving 125 blocks downtown.”

“Is there an overall plan for the modernization of the city, or are we on. We're actively doing. We're paving, improving a thousand miles this year. We'll do it next year. We're paving 125 blocks downtown. We got the homeless challenge. We're fixing to open our emancipation site about the first of June. Don't hold me to that exact date, but early June.” (15:02–15:07)

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