Beam Furr
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35,830 appearances
42 recordings
2 series
first heard Sep 2023
last heard 3 Mar
Beam Furr’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Still has to be passed by 80% of the population of the county, but we have jumped over a lot of hurdles.
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And years after being asked to take out the trash for the county commission, it's finally getting ready to be picked up.
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Don't just take these accomplishments as a subjective exercise.
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You can see results in our metrics.
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Take a look at our unemployment rate, our bond rate, our reserves, building permits, wage growth, income migration, venture capital money, our growth rate.
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We look good.
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We look good on all those levels.
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We have leaned into our strengths, invested in ourselves, and positioned ourselves well for the future.
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At the port, the airport, and throughout all the public amenities, we have made some good choices as a county and provided quality service and real opportunity at a time when those things are not necessarily in abundance throughout the United States.
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But we all know that no matter what metrics or accomplishments are listed, there's still more work to do.
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For those individuals that have tough choices ahead of them,
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who aren't thinking about economic development or land use or coral reefs or climate change, but instead are thinking about working a couple of jobs just to pay the rent, who are looking for bargains without the luxury of looking at the political landscape or the big picture like we can.
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There is more we can do.
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We have an affordability problem.
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We know that too many young people are finding it hard to make ends meet in this county.
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And I think this commission,
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has rightly looked at the problem with a multi-pronged approach of trying to both increase the supply of housing with options for funding into the future, along with recognizing the need to bring good jobs that pay well, that can help close that affordability gap.
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And I know this county tries its best to make sure that our safety net is strong and doesn't have any holes in it.
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But still, sometimes people do fall through the cracks.
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And we always must take a look to see where we can improve.
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