I see some of the participants of that conversation here in the AG Gaston Motel, which I was so moved to see, was just the finishing touches on that renovation were just happening when I was here last bringing that good news. Of the 14 and a half million federal dollars that we brought to make investments on 4th Avenue, which we're very proud to do. I just want to say those were $. Those dollars weren't given. They were earned. We selected that and some of the other excellent projects in Birmingham for funding because Birmingham demonstrated that this community was prepared to put those dollars to good use. (14:10–14:17)
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