Matt Jones

I recently went to my first career town hall meeting in Lexington, and I got to say, I'm checking the schedule and going to all of them. People get mad. We have a big issue in my neighborhood. My dad was going over there, and they had it at Frederick Douglass High School, which I do my nightly walks right across the street. I was like, you know what? I'll go over there.

I want to keep a low profile. I don't want people to know I'm there, but I want to check this out. I go. My dad is in the front row, almost like he's part of the committee. I sit next to him. Every news station in town is there with cameras right in our faces, and I'm like, Dad, why did you do this? For 30 minutes, I hated all of it. When they started taking questions, I didn't want to leave.

I want to keep a low profile. I don't want people to know I'm there, but I want to check this out. I go. My dad is in the front row, almost like he's part of the committee. I sit next to him. Every news station in town is there with cameras right in our faces, and I'm like, Dad, why did you do this? For 30 minutes, I hated all of it. When they started taking questions, I didn't want to leave.

I want to keep a low profile. I don't want people to know I'm there, but I want to check this out. I go. My dad is in the front row, almost like he's part of the committee. I sit next to him. Every news station in town is there with cameras right in our faces, and I'm like, Dad, why did you do this? For 30 minutes, I hated all of it. When they started taking questions, I didn't want to leave.

I wanted it to last all night long.

I wanted it to last all night long.

I wanted it to last all night long.

And what was it about again?

And what was it about again?

And what was it about again?

A new Kroger's coming in.

A new Kroger's coming in.

A new Kroger's coming in.

But the questions people had... They don't like it? No, no, no, no. And, you know, these people... What's wrong with a new Kroger? They're worried about traffic. It was more so this guy gave a presentation. There's maps, diagrams, and then... Almost every question was what he just told us. And then the next person would ask the exact same question. And my wife was like, are you ready to leave?

But the questions people had... They don't like it? No, no, no, no. And, you know, these people... What's wrong with a new Kroger? They're worried about traffic. It was more so this guy gave a presentation. There's maps, diagrams, and then... Almost every question was what he just told us. And then the next person would ask the exact same question. And my wife was like, are you ready to leave?

But the questions people had... They don't like it? No, no, no, no. And, you know, these people... What's wrong with a new Kroger? They're worried about traffic. It was more so this guy gave a presentation. There's maps, diagrams, and then... Almost every question was what he just told us. And then the next person would ask the exact same question. And my wife was like, are you ready to leave?

And I was like, absolutely not. I want this to last all night. Some of it was a little sad because they had genuine concerns. They're elderly. I didn't want to make too much light of them. But then one woman said... When I bought this house in 1960, there was no talk of this road being built. And I wanted to be like, lady, that was 65 years ago. You didn't have internet.

And I was like, absolutely not. I want this to last all night. Some of it was a little sad because they had genuine concerns. They're elderly. I didn't want to make too much light of them. But then one woman said... When I bought this house in 1960, there was no talk of this road being built. And I wanted to be like, lady, that was 65 years ago. You didn't have internet.

And I was like, absolutely not. I want this to last all night. Some of it was a little sad because they had genuine concerns. They're elderly. I didn't want to make too much light of them. But then one woman said... When I bought this house in 1960, there was no talk of this road being built. And I wanted to be like, lady, that was 65 years ago. You didn't have internet.

You have to expect it to change. But those were some of the types of things they were bringing up. So I'm all in on town meetings. I might even go to the Mid-City Mall meeting if there's another one coming up.