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And the aging because I found I was able to save millions of dollars at the state level by eliminating all vacancies over 90 days, except with the exception of law enforcement, which sometimes takes a little longer because it's a specialty skilled job.
So at some juncture, you know, we have to probably do a better job, and I'll certainly pledge and commit to continuing to go to Tallahassee to say, look, we are sending our money to you, and you're not sending it back.
So I just wanted to point that out, that we seem to have a disconnect and that might impact the services that, you know, in particular, the hotspots, if you will, as you have described some of them.
So I just wanted to put that on the record because it sounds like we are we are not both sides have to be fully functional in order for us to ensure that we don't have any illegal dumping in the community.
I mean, I, I don't disagree that if we could do that, um, because I think what, what, what Commissioner Regalado is telling us is that these meetings are after the fact.
I, I like the idea that at the end, when a developer is selected, it's already written into the RFP that they will reimburse the county for those costs.
I just wanted to emphasize that over the years I've worked with men who are coming out of jails and prisons, but in particular those fathers who've been away for a very long time.
And so I'm hopeful that some of this money can be used with that population as well in mind because so many of them really want to come home and do well by their kids but don't have the resources or even know where to start.