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It's been nearly three years since Russia invaded Ukraine. Now, President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to start negotiating the end of the war. CBS News confirmed mass firings have begun at the education department, where some who were hired most recently were sent letters informing them they've been fired from their position effective immediately. It comes as a federal judge has cleared the way for federal workers to accept a buyout proposal from the Trump administration in exchange for resigning. A CBS News investigation found dozens of civil rights complaints going back 20 years against an Illinois sheriff's department involved in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey. Warning, the images in this story are upsetting. While the planet warms due to climate change, some places might actually get more snow. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports from Lowville, New York, where first responders adapt to heavier lake effect snow. Consumer Reports tested both name brands and store brands to determine which offers the best value. Deputy Editor Brian Vines shares practical tips to help you save on your next grocery run. After Sunday's Super Bowl loss, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce may be considering retirement. He spoke on his podcast about the toll football has taken on his body and the decision he has ahead. Jonathan Pascual, an IRONMAN competitor battling stage four cancer, shares a heartfelt letter to his younger self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
(Jan 29, 2025) A St. Lawrence River community in the Thousand Islands may have an ally in the Trump Administration as a fight over a proposed border facility continues into 2025; in today's North Country at Work story, a Glens Falls bookstore owner tells us why it's important to see yourself in the books you read; and the steady cold is setting up the best ice fishing season in a few winters, so the folks at Beaver Camp are hosting a non-competitive derby, where every fisherman gets a prize.
(Jan 16, 2025) The family of an inmate who was fatally beaten last month is suing the officers involved, but union protections make it incredibly difficult for officers to be fired, even in cases of abuse; St. Lawrence County will soon have a new crisis intervention service provider; we hear about what it's like to be live on air — at a different North Country radio station; and, Brockville photographer Paris Escandón is legally blind. His latest works feature portraits of community members in crisis.
(Dec 5, 2024) A St. Lawrence University professor who studies Indigenous communities in Alaska says they have lessons to teach us about confronting climate change; Clinton Community College in Plattsburgh recently had its accreditation renewed after more than two years on warning status; and we have book recommendations from the Lowville Free Library's staff and patrons.
(Dec 4, 2024) This summer, Lowville, Canton, and Potsdam were the latest towns to get hit hard by extreme weather driven by climate change. Community leaders across the region are starting to come together for brainstorming sessions to make plans to adapt to a warming world. Also: The wildfire outside New York City sounded an alarm about how to respond to future fires in the Adirondacks. Those are the latest stories in our ongoing series about climate change in the North Country.
(Oct 15, 2024) Short-term rentals have exploded in the North Country in recent years, and communities are grappling with how to regulate and tax them; a professional meat smoker in Lowville shares how he learned the trade from his grandpa as a kid; and astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue shares what's happening in the morning and evening skies this month.
(Oct 4, 2024) A guide to who's on the ballot in the North Country and how to make sure you're ready to vote; we meet the Lowville Free Library's director; and Emily Russell, Catherine Wheeler and their canine sidekicks send us an audio postcard from Floodwood Mountain as we hit peak fall foliage in the Adirondacks.
Allen Hall, Rosemary Barnes, Philip Totaro, and Joel Saxum discuss the evolution of wind turbine blade inspections, from external drones to internal rovers. They debate the potential of AI in predicting damage progression and managing repair priorities, with Rosemary emphasizing the complexity of crack propagation in composites. Joel highlights Top 7's innovative drone technology for detecting lightning protection system faults in blades, as featured in PES Wind magazine. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard's StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary Barnes' YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Pardalote Consulting - https://www.pardaloteconsulting.comWeather Guard Lightning Tech - www.weatherguardwind.comIntelstor - https://www.intelstor.com Allen Hall: On the mean streets of Lowville, New York, Phil that's your neck of the woods. The local Kraft Heinz plant has reclaimed the Guinness World Record for the largest cheesecake. Tipping the scales at a whopping 15, 008 pounds. Yes, that's right. That's seven and a half tons of creamy goodness. Joel Saxum: I absolutely love cheesecake. My brother loves cheesecake so much that's what he had at his wedding. He had a smorgasbord of different kinds of cheesecake that you could pick from. Allen Hall: They broke the record, almost double the record that was held from a team from Russia. So here we go. Now we're back into the 1980s. Olympic hockey Philip Totaro: exit no that's great that's good that's a good thing we should be world domination in cheesecake size Allen Hall: and Philip Totaro: wait. Allen Hall: Yeah why did we get an invite joel i don't understand we should've been top of the list to come to lowville. Philip Totaro: That's yeah that's what i'm saying like did they pass it out to everybody in town like how do you eat a cheesecake seven tons of cheesecake. Allen Hall: They donated to local food bank is what they did after everybody had a slice or two or three. But 15, 000 pounds of cheesecake. What's that in metric tons, Phil? Come on. I need a sense of this for the Europeans in our audience. 6. 8 metric tons. That's a lot of metric tons, but this, these are the things you got to keep your eyes open for, right? So if they're going for a world record. And anything food related, they need to be calling the Uptime Podcast and at least give us a heads up so we can plan our travel accordingly, because this cheesecake thing seems like we missed out. I'm Alan Hall and here are this week's top news stories. In our first story, Vestas has secured its largest onshore wind project to date in Japan. The company has received a 134 megawatt order from Invenergy. for the Inaniwa Wind Energy Center. The order includes 32 V117 4. 2 megawatt wind turbines and a 20 year service agreement. Deliveries are expected to begin in the first half of 2027 with commissioning planned for Q1 2028. Moving to Spain, Windar has started preparatory work to construct a new monopile factory. The facility will have the capacity to manufacture monopiles up to 12. 5 meters in diameter, 3, 500 tons, and 130 meters in length. With an annual capacity of 100 to 120 monopiles, the factory aims to supply wind farms in the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, as well as the East Coast of the United States. In a significant development for the Mediterranean region, nine Southern European Union member countries have pledged to turn the area into a renewable energy hub. Officials from Cyprus, Slovenia, Malta, Croatia, Greece, Italy, France, Portugal, and Spain are focusing on harnessing offshore wind and solar energy. They aim to set up a joint renewable energies project across borders and ...
Hi friends, I'm Scott and this is What a Weird Week, a show about the weird stuff in the news. See below for a transcript of the podcast episode. To subscribe to the podcast or for social media and more links, you can get everything at www.shownotes.page. These are the shownotes for Season 5, Ep 39 first published on Friday Sept 27, 2024. Here are this week's stories... Toad Found in Bagged Salad Purchased from Grocery Storehttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/09/25/bagged-salad-waitrose-bracknell-england/5281727275603/The Kraft-Heinz plant in Lowville, New York, successfully reclaimed the Guinness World Record for the world's largest cheesecake at the annual Cream Cheese Festival, with a massive dessert weighing in at 15,008 poundshttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/09/24/Guinness-World-Records-largest-cheesecake/2271727195952/David Rush reclaims chopstick throwing world record with 28 hits in one minutehttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/09/23/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-chopsticks/3931727105593/Chinese zoo sparks controversy with dogs disguised as pandashttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/09/20/Shanwei-Zoo-pandas-dogs/7791726861083/National Toy Hall of Fame Announces 2024 Finalistshttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/09/19/National-Toy-Hall-of-Fame-finalists/8891726764795/German supermarket finds €7 million worth of cocaine in banana crateshttps://www.dw.com/en/german-supermarket-finds-7m-of-cocaine-in-crates-of-bananas/a-70303810Ancient Cheese Discovery Rewrites History of Kefir Originshttps://studyfinds.org/oldest-cheese-smeared-mummies/AI's Impact on Jobs: Study Reveals Vulnerable Occupations and Highlights Potential for Labor Shortage Solutionshttps://studyfinds.org/which-jobs-will-ai-replace/Moderate Coffee Consumption Linked to Lower Risk of Multiple Cardiometabolic Diseaseshttps://studyfinds.org/3-cups-of-coffee-diseases/Close Encounter with the World's Most Dangerous Bird: A Cassowary's Visit to an Australian Beachhttps://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/police/woman-encounters-worlds-most-dangerous-bird-457604-20240923Man claims to have encountered the Loch Ness monster while swimming in the Scottish lakehttps://metro.co.uk/2024/09/17/loch-ness-monster-brushes-man-swims-21622610/Trending this Halloween: Sexy Ozempic Halloween Costume https://nypost.com/2024/09/24/lifestyle/now-you-can-dress-up-as-a-sexy-ozempic-shot-for-halloween-is-anyone-surprised/
(Sep 19, 2024) Migrants from India are crossing the US-Canada border in Clinton County and winding up at a bus stop in Plattsburgh; a North Country at Work story on Lowville's fire chief, who's devoted his work and personal life to helping those in crisis; and a preview of electroacoustic duo ARKAI's show at the Recovery Lounge in Upper Jay this Saturday.
(Sep 19, 2024) Fire departments across the North Country are struggling to find the next generation of first responders for their communities. We meet a fire chief in Lowville who's dedicated his professional and personal life to being ready for emergencies. Also: We remember the North Country's go-to earthquake expert, Dr. Frank Revetta, who died Sunday.
(Aug 23, 2024) The state is looking for feedback on a plan that aims to conserve more land and water; adultery may no longer be a crime in NYS; Lowville's high school sustained serious damage during recent flooding; we visit a little known gem for birding and paddling near Canton has a special restricted section that's only open for two weeks in August.
(Aug 20, 2024) The village of Lowville has suffered severe flooding for the second time in less than two months; Paul Smith's College in the Adirondacks has appointed its next president; an astronomer stops by to talk about what we can find in the night sky in the next month.
(Aug 20, 2024) Lowville was hit hard by another round of flooding yesterday. We talk with a highway superintendent about sizing up the latest damage and reckoning with the increase in severe weather as climate change kicks in. Also: Gov. Kathy Hochul used a primetime speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last night to harshly attack a fellow New Yorker, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
(Jul 12, 2024) Lowville and Lewis County surveyed the damage from flash floods that surged through the village and county on Tuesday; we hear from an 11-year-old who's reached the age when social media is becoming a bigger part of her life. She - and her parents - are trying to find a balance; a preview of Grammy-winning bluegrass fiddler Michael Cleveland's concert in Norwood on Sunday; and, anglers are entering Day 2 of Major League Fishing's Toyota Series tournament on Lake Champlain. We'll check in with Ryan Latinville of Plattsburgh, one of three local guys competing against the top anglers in the Northeast.
(Jul 11, 2024) Heavy rain, severe thunderstorms and tornados battered the North Country yesterday, causing flooding in Essex County, Lowville, and other communities; high schoolers in Parishville wrote a song about their social media woes; and, a chat with conservationist Jeff Corwin ahead of his talk in Lake Placid.
(Jul 11, 2024) The flood waters have receded in Lowville and Lewis County, leaving local officials to figure out how to repair the damage to roads, homes, and the public school. The heavy rains also damaged dozens of roads in Essex County. An update on the damage from yesterday's storm.
Beth Panko Briczinski, Ph.D. is the Senior Science Advisor for Milk Safety in the Office of Food Safety at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In this capacity, she advises FDA senior leadership on policies and programs involving scientific matters affecting the safety of milk. Prior to working at FDA, Dr. Briczinski was a Vice President with the National Milk Producers Federation, where she worked with state and federal agencies on regulatory issues in the areas of food safety and nutrition. Dr. Briczinski holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Food Science, as well as a Ph.D. in Food Science, all from Pennsylvania State University. Casey McCue is the Conference Chair for the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and the Director of the Division of Milk Control and Dairy Services for the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, a position he has held since 2000. Casey has served in many positions since starting as a Dairy Products Specialist in Jefferson and Lewis counties. He grew up deeply involved in his grandparents' dairy farm near Lowville, and after graduating from SUNY Canton with a degree in Milk and Food Quality Control, he began his career in industry on both the producer and processor sides. Casey was also the 2012 recipient of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture's Administration Award for his work on behalf of New York's rapidly growing dairy industry. Megin Nichols, D.V.M. serves as the Deputy Division Director for the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases at the CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. Prior to this role, she lead the team at CDC responsible for investigating multistate outbreaks of Salmonella and Escherichia coli resulting from exposure to animals, pet products, and raw milk. Prior to joining CDC, Dr. Nichols worked in her home state at the New Mexico Department of Health for five years. She holds a B.S. degree in Animal Science from New Mexico State University, a D.V.M. from Colorado State University, and an M.P.H. degree in Food Safety and Biosecurity from the University of Minnesota. She is board certified in veterinary preventive medicine, and her areas of interest include zoonotic disease, food safety, and pediatric health. In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Dr. Briczinski, Mr. McCue, and Dr. Nichols [29:50] about: What the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) requires of milk and dairy producers, how it differs from Grade “A” milk standards, and the public health impact of PMO since its adoption 100 years ago The accomplishments of NCIMS since the first conference was held in 1950, and revisions to the PMO that have come out of recent NCIMS conferences The microbial risks of, and foodborne illnesses caused by, raw milk and dairy products, which have been increasing in popularity among consumers The possibility of combining audits for producers that make both Grade "A" and non-Grade "A" products Ways in which public health agencies and food safety professionals can combat misinformation about “natural” foods like raw milk and dairy being healthier than pasteurized products FDA's future plans to expand upon the PMO and milk and dairy product safety. News and Resources FDA Publishes Dairy Food Safety Research Agenda for HPAI H5N1Federal Report Gives FDA Nine Recommendations to Improve Infant Formula OversightEU to Develop New Traceability Requirements to Tackle Honey Adulteration, Revises Origin Labeling Rules Second Bill Introduced to Weaken FSMA 204; Safe Food Coalition Voices Opposition The End of Chevron Doctrine Does Not End Food Safety Regulation, But it May Make It More Difficult Upcoming Webinar—How Rapid Development of Technology has Revolutionized Food Safety We Want to Hear from You! Please send us your questions and suggestions to podcast@food-safety.com
(Jul 2, 2024) As climate change comes to the North Country, one St. Lawrence County farm is tracking how its changing the ecosystem; a healthcare network in Jefferson County is taking over a doctor's office in Lewis County; and, Stephanie Coyne DeGhett shares her poem "The Joy of Deserted Spaces."
(Jun 13, 2024) June is Pride Month and there are celebrations from Malone to Lowville to Potsdam. Organizers say they're especially important in rural places like the North Country, where queer people may not feel like they have spaces to connect with each other and create community. Also: Wilmington passed a new law regulating short-term rentals like Airbnb and VRBO.
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(Feb 19, 2024) We're going to be diving into Black history in the North Country all this week. Today, how some scholars and local leaders have been digging deeper into that history and working to make the region a more welcoming and diverse place; a new proposal from the state's redistricting commission includes few changes to the North Country's congressional districts; our book reviewer Betsy Kepes and Todd Moe share their thoughts of the novel, "Gather", a 2023 National Book Award finalist.
In this enlightening episode of The Dairy Podcast Show, Joe Lawrence, a seasoned agronomist with a deep understanding of forage management, shares invaluable insights on the significance of crop selection, harvesting techniques, and storage methods for enhancing dairy farm productivity. With a rich background in agronomy and a focus on practical applications within the dairy industry, Joe offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges and solutions in feed quality improvement. His expertise sheds light on the critical link between agronomy practices and dairy nutrition, making this conversation a must-listen for those invested in the dairy sector's success. Join us for this episode to discover key strategies for optimizing forage management and improving dairy farm efficiency."Not only is it contingent on the crops we grow for the work that the farmer and nutritionists do to balance that diet, but also it even starts a little sooner than that."What you'll learn:(00:00) Highlight(01:18) Introduction(08:48) Whole farm approach to forage management(16:47) Weather's impact on crop quality(22:28) Adoption and utilization of trial data(28:25) Range of differences among hybrids(44:35) The impact of ear-to-stover ratio on processing score(52:21) Final questions(58:13) ConclusionMeet the guest: Meet Joe Lawrence, Dairy Forage Systems Management expert at Cornell University, based in Lowville, New York. With over eight years at Cornell University, Joe has become a cornerstone in linking crop production to the optimal utilization of forages in dairy cattle feeding programs, advocating for a whole-farm approach to forage management. Beyond his professional endeavors, Joe is deeply committed to community enhancement and rural economic development. Holding a Master of Science in Soil Sciences from Cornell University, his work is pivotal in advancing dairy forage management practices.The Dairy Podcast Show is trusted and supported by innovative companies like:* Adisseo- Natural Biologics- dsm-firmenich- smaXtec- Evonik- ICC- Berg + Schmidt- Diamond V- Phibro- Protekta
(Jan 24, 2024) Three North Country communities will get millions of dollars from the state this year; a bill to combat climate change known as the HEAT Act gains momentum at the State Capitol; St. Lawrence County is encouraging companies and local governments to use a new online solar development mapping tool to avoid developing the highest quality farmland; robotic chickens; fungi blasted into space; automatons built to protect humans. We'll meet the collage artist in Lake George addressing the pros and cons of nanotechnology and genetic modification.
(Jan 24, 2024) Lowville was the big winner in the Downtown Revitalization grant competition this year, but Canton and Alexandria Bay are also getting millions of dollars. Gov. Kathy Hochul made that announcement in Lake Placid yesterday. She also laid out what's in the budget for the Adirondack Park. Also: St. Lawrence County has created a new map to guide potential solar power developers to land that's not best used for farming.
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COVID vaccination mandates are making an impact in multiple ways. When Lewis County Health System embraced the State of New York's vaccination mandate, they ended up having resignations, causing them to temporarily suspend obstetrics service. The national news picked up the story, and the next thing you know, Jerry Cayer, CEO of Lewis County Health System, is talking with Lester Holt on the NBC Nightly News. “One of the things that is important in rural health is that you have to be very transparent with your community.” ~Jerry Cayer Jerry Cayer was born and raised in Maine, served in the United States Marine Corps, graduated from the University of Maine Farmington with a BS in Community Health Education and a minor in Education, and graduated from Boston University with a Master of Public Health Degree. After a number of years as a high school and college coach, he transitioned to officiating high school basketball and baseball games. Jerry spent several years as the executive lead in the Health and Human Services Department for the City of Portland, Maine. From there he spent a decade as the Executive Vice President at Franklin Community Health Network and Franklin Memorial Hospital in western Maine. Over three years ago Jerry joined Lewis County Health System and Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville, New York (90 minutes northeast from Syracuse), as its Chief Executive Officer.
Are workplace vaccine mandates prompting some workers to quit rather than get a shot?A hospital in Lowville, New York, for instance, had to shut down its maternity ward when dozens of staffers left their jobs rather than get vaccinated. At least 125 workers at Indiana University Health resigned after refusing to take the vaccine.And a number of surveys have proven that as many as half of unvaccinated workers insist they would depart their jobs if pressured to get the shot, which has raised alarms among some that more mandates may result in an exodus of workers in lots of industries.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW, and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.https://thehackposts.com/half-of-unvaccinated-workers-say-theyd-rather-quit-than-get-a-shot/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/seattlerealestatepodcast)
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This is Vaccine 411, the latest coronavirus vaccine information for September 13th, 2021.Guess who's exempt from the US administration's recently announced vaccine mandates for all federal employees and contractors? Congress, congressional staffs, and those in the federal court system. That's because only the executive branch of government can be compelled under the executive order. Still, it creates an enormous layer of hypocrisy and suspicion that probably will not help reassure Americans the vaccines are safe and effective. Adding to that, the Speaker of the House said the House can't make its members get the vaccine, saying quote, “Here's the thing. We cannot require someone to be vaccinated. That's just not what we can do. It is a matter of privacy to know who is or who isn't.” Which actually underscores the point many anti-vaxxers have been making. Get ready to go to the UK and dance. Authorities in Britain will not require vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and other crowded events in England after all. That reverses an earlier plan. The Health Minister said they might reconsider if cases rise exponentially again.Not really sure how they plan on talking the babies out of being born, but a hospital in New York plans to stop delivering them later this month because too many maternity workers resigned rather than get the vaccine. A spokesman from the hospital in Lowville said seven of the 30 people who resigned worked in maternity, and seven more are being non-committal about the vaccine. That health system's full vaccination rate is above average at 73%.Here's an interesting way to honor first responders around 9/11, threaten them. Mayor Bill de Blasio said they'll stop paying police and other city workers who aren't vaccinated. Only 53% of NYPD employees have gotten at least one dose.They aren't anti-vaxxers with political agendas. But they won't keep masks on or socially distance. That's because they're gorillas. They're very social creatures like, you know, us. Atlanta's zoo says at least 13 western lowland gorillas tested positive, including 60-year-old Ozzie, the oldest male gorilla in captivity. They're being treated with monoclonal antibodies. They believe the gorillas got it from a fully vaccinated, asymptomatic employee. In the United States cases were down 7%, deaths are up 27%, and hospitalizations are flat over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending down since September 2. There are 9,303,506 active cases in the United States.With not all states reporting daily numbers, the five states with the biggest increase in hospitalizations per capita: North Dakota 98%, Alaska 39%, Ohio and West Virginia 37%, And Montana and South Dakota 30%. The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Perry, KY. White, TN. Clay, KY. Stephens, OK. Whitley, KY. Warren, TN. Russell, KY. Sequatchie, TN. Grayson, KY. And Rockcastle, KY. There have been at least 659,942 deaths in the U.S. recorded as Covid-related.The top 3 vaccinating states by percentage of population that's been fully vaccinated: Vermont at 68.4%, Connecticut at 66.8%, and Massachusetts at 66.6%. The bottom 3 vaccinating states are Alabama at 39.6%, Wyoming at 39.7%, and Idaho at 39.8%. The percentage of the U.S. that's been fully vaccinated is 53.4%.The 5 countries with the largest recent 24-hour increase in the number of fully vaccinated people: Sri Lanka, Panama, Argentina, Brazil, and Australia all up 2%.Globally, cases were down 18% and deaths were down 13% over 14 days, with the 7-day average trending down since August 27. There are 18,788,871 active cases around the world.The five countries with the most new cases: The United States 35,450. India 31,374.... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots for September 13th, 2021.Guess who's exempt from the US administration's recently announced vaccine mandates for all federal employees and contractors? Congress, congressional staffs, and those in the federal court system. That's because only the executive branch of government can be compelled under the executive order. Still, it creates an enormous layer of hypocrisy and suspicion that probably will not help reassure Americans the vaccines are safe and effective. Adding to that, the Speaker of the House said the House can't make its members get the vaccine, saying quote, “Here's the thing. We cannot require someone to be vaccinated. That's just not what we can do. It is a matter of privacy to know who is or who isn't.” Which actually underscores the point many anti-vaxxers have been making. Get ready to go to the UK and dance. Authorities in Britain will not require vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and other crowded events in England after all. That reverses an earlier plan. The Health Minister said they might reconsider if cases rise exponentially again.Not really sure how they plan on talking the babies out of being born, but a hospital in New York plans to stop delivering them later this month because too many maternity workers resigned rather than get the vaccine. A spokesman from the hospital in Lowville said seven of the 30 people who resigned worked in maternity, and seven more are being non-committal about the vaccine. That health system's full vaccination rate is above average at 73%.Here's an interesting way to honor first responders around 9/11, threaten them. Mayor Bill de Blasio said they'll stop paying police and other city workers who aren't vaccinated. Only 53% of NYPD employees have gotten at least one dose.They aren't anti-vaxxers with political agendas. But they won't keep masks on or socially distance. That's because they're gorillas. They're very social creatures like, you know, us. Atlanta's zoo says at least 13 western lowland gorillas tested positive, including 60-year-old Ozzie, the oldest male gorilla in captivity. They're being treated with monoclonal antibodies. They believe the gorillas got it from a fully vaccinated, asymptomatic employee. In the United States cases were down 7%, deaths are up 27%, and hospitalizations are flat over 14 days. The 7-day average of new cases has been trending down since September 2. There are 9,303,506 active cases in the United States.With not all states reporting daily numbers, the five states with the biggest increase in hospitalizations per capita: North Dakota 98%, Alaska 39%, Ohio and West Virginia 37%, And Montana and South Dakota 30%. The top 10 counties with the highest number of recent cases per capita according to The New York Times: Perry, KY. White, TN. Clay, KY. Stephens, OK. Whitley, KY. Warren, TN. Russell, KY. Sequatchie, TN. Grayson, KY. And Rockcastle, KY. There have been at least 659,942 deaths in the U.S. recorded as Covid-related.The top 3 vaccinating states by percentage of population that's been fully vaccinated: Vermont at 68.4%, Connecticut at 66.8%, and Massachusetts at 66.6%. The bottom 3 vaccinating states are Alabama at 39.6%, Wyoming at 39.7%, and Idaho at 39.8%. The percentage of the U.S. that's been fully vaccinated is 53.4%.The 5 countries with the largest recent 24-hour increase in the number of fully vaccinated people: Sri Lanka, Panama, Argentina, Brazil, and Australia all up 2%.Globally, cases were down 18% and deaths were down 13% over 14 days, with the 7-day average trending down since August 27. There are 18,788,871 active cases around the world.The five countries with the most new cases: The United States 35,450. India 31,374. The U.K.... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Team Tango learns some American Legion lore during a visit with American Legion Media & Communications Division Director and 100th Anniversary Observance Committee staff co-chairman Jeff Stoffer. In celebration of the Legion's 102nd Birthday, the team takes a look back at key historic moments, monumental social impact and a few tales of rowdy conventions. They discuss the ways in which these historic moments formed the foundation of how Legion members continue to serve their communites, states and the nation today. Special Guest: Jeff Stoffer.
Want to understand what dowsing is? Maybe you heard your grandparents talk about it. Join me and Jody as we chat about dowsing and about the Arcturian energies and planet. Jody Maas has been a spiritual person all of his life and dowsing has played an important role in his growth. He is currently the President of the Canadian Society of Dowsers. Jody has been involved with the crop circles at New Credit Reservation. He has participated in many sweat lodges and was one of nine people chosen internationally to speak at a gathering about helping the earth during a two-day sweat lodge ceremony. Jody held a gathering in Lowville where he activated a power centre with the aid of 85 people during the ceremony. Jody uses a variety of implements in his dowsing practice. He works with crystals and standing stones, ‘L' rods and pendulums. He is active in house clearing and harmonizing the energies of spaces. Jody works with what he calls the ‘Trinity Energy'. Jody has been receiving information from spirit for many years specifically Arcturians-‘Transmissions from the Group'. Information comes to Jody in real time taking the form of pictures and impressions, which he then uses to create crystal devices. These devices range from crystal power rods to pyramids large enough to sit in. He continues to further his research and offers his services and workshops and also has completed his first book. He is a fived.tv expert and has done several video sessions for their channel. The links to his social media and his online store can be found on his website www.jodyalbertmaas.com. He instructs courses on the Teachable platform which you can find at www.jody-albert-maas.com. About: Michael Philpott Michael is a teacher, Reiki Master for over 20 yrs. with clinical experience. He is a Medium and a Psychic and has given readings to people in Canada US and the Caribbean. Michael teaches Intuitive Diagnosis for health professionals and is classically trained Chef and former personal trainer. The Metaphysical Mentor Show Podcast with Michael Philpott Providing, Inspiration, Information, Knowledge and Motivation to help you on your soul's path. Covering topics related to all things Health and Happiness from the Mystical to the Metaphysical and everything in between. Making the unknown, known. https://www.facebook.com/michael.philpott.3133 https://open.spotify.com/show/1OT4g02gffmQAtxGqhWqrk https://anchor.fm/michael-philpott https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5mSbeHemKiHhvBimJvWBww Disclaimer. The information on this Podcast is for information and entertainment only and is not medical or non-medical advice intended to replace the advice or attention of health care professionals or non-medical professionals. Michael Philpott and associates will not be held accountable for any interpretations or decisions made by listeners or viewers based on the information provided during podcast. If you are looking for medical or non-medical help please consult a trained professional.
In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Agrisolutions, we're joined by Lowville, N.Y., strip-tiller Aaron Miller about how he got started in strip-till, while simultaneously becoming a strip-till equipment dealer.
(Jul 6, 2020) While many residential summer camps have closed for this summer - they include Massawepie Scout Camp in Tupper Lake, and Camp Overlook in Malone - some are still opening as family lodging.
(Jun 24, 2020) Another iconic North Country summer event has become a coronavirus casualty. The Cream Cheese Festival in Lowville was scheduled to be held on September 19.
Scott Krone Mr. Krone is a Chicago native whose career in architecture began in 1991 by pursuing his Masters of Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology. While obtaining his degree, he also worked as a Project Manager for Optima, Inc. During his time at Optima, Krone's responsibilities included such notable projects as the 400 unit Cormandel in Deerfield, IL, the 40 unit HedgeRow in Winnetka, IL, and the 51 unit Optima Center Wilmette in Wilmette, IL. In 2012, Krone founded Coda Management Group – a firm who specializes in managing real estate assets. Since its inception, Coda has manages a wide range of real estate including single and multi-family homes, retail, commercial warehouse and self-storage and multi-use flex athletic spaces. Currently, the platform of investments is in excess of $55 million. In 1998, Krone founded Coda, an award winning Design + Build | Sustainability | Consulting firm. Since its inception, Coda has won numerous design/build awards including the international Green GOOD Design Award in 2010, Best of Houzz 2014 and 2015, and Design Evanston Award. Their work has been featured in notable publications as Dream Homes - Chicago, Midwest Luxury Homes, Crate & Barrel 2010 Best Catalogs, NBC TV Show Taste, and national ACE Hardware Commercials. In addition, Krone has authored High Performance Homes – Navigating the Green Road to Your Dream Home, a book for homeowner's seeking to incorporate green technology into their home. Krone resides in Wilmette, IL, with his wife and three children. hank you so much for listening! WE ARE SO GRATEFUL!!!! Our Sponsor: Multifamily Foundation If you are serious about learning how to buy apartment buildings then don't wait, go to www.multifamilyfoundation.com and let us help you build your foundation. 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The founder of Coda Management Group, teamed up with investors to purchase strategically located undervalued warehouse space and convert it into climate controlled self storage facilities that are managed by a top three operator. So a little bit more, he's done 47 syndications over 400,000 square feet of property, 2,759 storage units currently under management and 25 years to develop and design build experience. So Scott, thanks so much for coming on. I see that you are actually converting warehouse space into climate control itself storage. Was that intended or was there a certain time when you were doing these syndications and it looks like you were in residential and a couple other points where this just fell into your lap and you, and you did it without knowing really the after effect and all of a sudden it became your business plan. Uh, it's something that's certainly developed. I began in multifamily and that's predominantly where the syndication began when I was working for other people. And, um, you know, the first project, which was my master's was a 400 unit, all Thai multi D uh, family development. So we had condominiums, we had townhomes, we had single family homes and it was on 50 acres and it was a, it was a ground up development. And I worked for them for six years and, you know, each, each and every one that we did was along those lines. And so when I started Coda, we began in single family and then we got into multifamily, got into mixed use. Um, we were also have done five churches we've, um, just on a lot of different things. And then the crash came in 2008 and 2009. And that whole market on the residential side completely dried up and everyone was going into apartments. And because that's the only thing that banks were lending out at that point in time, whereas we're apartments, we did buy some apartments and, but there was a tremendous cap compression and it was very competitive. And so we had one client who wanted us to find him a distressed self storage facility. And I couldn't find it. I was looking all over and nothing was quote unquote distressed. And this is like in the heart of the, the, you know, the, the previous recession. And there was absolutely nothing that was truly fit the qualifications and distress. And I was like, this is an amazing product. And that's where I began learning about it. And we actually had a warehouse where we were going to convert it into another use for our client. And we officially got the nonverbal verbal approval from a mayor. And then three months later she had a change of heart. And, um, so now we were hard on a contract, had this warehouse and I called up my client and said, you know, if you really want to get into self storage and make money development is the way to do it rather than trying to retrade on, you know, moving from a nine cap to an eight and a half cap. You're not going to see a lot of appreciation there. If I said, you know, we have this warehouse, let us know if you think it's a good location. If it fits the economics of what you're trying to do. And they came and looked at it, they said it meets all the things that we need. We need it to be, but we don't have anybody to develop it for us. So we did that, and that was our, that's how we got into self storage. Wow. So the lots that we could unravel there, and if you look at that today, what makes the conversion process that much more buyable than the ground up in terms of being able to maximize space? Is there a certain size of product that you have to be into to make this make sense? Is there a certain number of units that you have to get out of? It is there, and is it location savvy compared to, you know, being close to the city or being out in the suburbs that you're trying to focus on? Well, it's very location specific. It's within a three mile radius. That's, that's what we're looking for. So when we're converting, we're looking at class a, so within class a, um, that is the type of thing that is conducive to more of an urban setting. Um, one, because that's, you have density too, you have a larger building. Um, I haven't seen any conversions in a rural or suburban market for a class, a type facility. So it's predominantly only in urban areas that we're doing this. So we're, we're focusing on the Midwest. So we have Wisconsin, Illinois, um, Ohio, and we just went to contract on one in Kentucky. So that's the market that we're focusing on. And because there's, there's unmet demand in those markets, that's why we're going after these products, after these buildings. And the reason why we're doing conversions is one we're buying these buildings somewhere between like 11 and $13 a square foot. So the replacement costs, I can't buy the property and build these buildings for that price. Um, the other thing is they, the buildings that we have been buying lend themselves well to the layout of self storage. So they're predominantly rectangular in nature, a very common column line. Um, the one that we bought in Dayton did not lend itself to multifamily, which is why it was not converted. If the building was sitting vacant, we came in, we had the zoning, as of right, we had an existing building. And so to buy the land, have the building and have the zoning, um, for, you know, these for $11 a square foot, it's a no brainer for us at that point in time. Yeah, absolutely. And so is there a size of building that you're always looking for, that you won't look for something smaller than X number of square feet or a certain number of units to get out of the space? Yeah, we're, we're looking between like, you know, 8,200 and 1,000 and 20,000 square feet. The building that we bought, we haven't bought yet. So the building that we're under contract for in Lowville is actually close to 140,000 square feet. The market does not demand 140,000 square feet of self storage, but there's existing tenants. And so we have a rent roll already. So we're going to have a combination of flex warehouse space and then also self storage. And so we're going to be converting a portion of the building into self storage and then Maintaining the existing tenants. Okay. What are some of the metrics that you're looking forward to, to show that the market is, um, not meeting demand? Well, first we look at is the population growing or is it decreasing what is happening with it? So in each of the buildings that we bought, so the last three Toledo date, and now the one we're under contract for it in Louisville, we're seeing a tremendous amount of development right around what's going on, so that that's always encouraging to us. So there's like 3,500 rental units coming online and local, right. Within two miles of our building. So for those of the site, I should say, so that's, that's exciting for us that we're seeing continued growth in there. The second thing that we're looking for is what is the market saturation? How much lockers per square foot per capita is in the marketplace in context of the overall. And then we look at, is there unmet demand? And so in each of those cases, you know, the PR our competition is like 90% leased up. We're well below the saturation level for our product type. And then we look at pricing and, you know, are they getting good, strong pricing and what's been happening with the pricing. So that's one of the things that we've really like about self-storage compared to when I was in multifamily, when I was working for a top 20 developer in the country, you know, there wasn't feasibility studies out there. It was just like, if you build it, they will come. Right. And, you know, we're doing a lot more due diligence now than what I was doing when I first started. I mean, we were doing, it was a hundred million dollar project, you know, it was like three or 400 units. I mean, that's a tremendous amount of change to a community, right. And we didn't have a feasibility study to say like, is there going to be a demand for 400 people to come in and buy these condominiums anywhere from 100,000 to half a million dollars? Wow. You know, and so, you know, for, for us, we have a market study that says, is someone going to rent a locker for a hundred dollars? Or, you know, is it, are they going to rent it for $25? So we know exactly what the market is going into the product. So thinking about what's happened today with COVID, you're where you're going to see a lot of space open up within, you know, retail and some of these other places to have, unfortunately, just aren't going to have the power to come back, potentially, maybe warehouse stay strong. You know, we started seeing a lot of, uh, shipping, maybe some, some, some of business come back, you know, from overseas that, that start being made here for certain reasons. Do you, are you, is this, now, is this making you bullish again on the industry? Cause there's going to be more opportunities that you could find space in predominantly maybe areas that were oversaturated with retail and office space that maybe you can use for this conversion process. Well, there's two points to that. The first is, you know, we've studied the last four recessions and based upon the gray hair that I have, you know, that I've been through a couple of these recessions before. So, um, maybe that's wisdom, maybe it's, I don't know, old age, I'm like, my kids tend to say it's moral day than wisdom, but yeah. Yeah. We've, we've gone back and looked at the recessions in the past and, and each of the recession's self storage has either held or gone down like one or 2% and then rebounded very quickly. So they're not recessionary proof, but they're certainly recessionary resistant. So they they're, they're holding their market. In fact, the greatest, the lowest cap compression that we saw was when extra space bought up a portfolio of a billion dollars and it was at a four and a half cap, and that was at the last recession. So they do well in a downturn, which is why we've gotten, we were bullish on self storage before the recession because of the fact of how they resist the, the re they're not as, you know, they don't vary as much within the recessionary market as other products. Um, people would argue that multifamily that they're expecting to surge within multifamily. I don't know. It's all gonna depend upon what the lending capacity is going to be. Certainly hospitality, retail. It's no, it's a no brainer. These things I've been hit and hit hard. So there is going to be a change. What we did see in the last recession is to the communities that needed something to be built, were willing to rezone the communities that we're not, we're going to hold fast to the fact that they weren't going to change the zoning. So there could be a big box that would be prime for self storage, but if we can't get the zoning, then it's not, it's not going to happen. And that's where you will see the pressure, you know, because obviously the is losing tax dollars tax revenue, but they want the sales tax in self storage or not, there's very little sales tax. So they want to keep those products on there. And who knows what if communities are gonna allow it to be rezoned to self storage. Interesting. Yeah, that's actually a great point. Right? So if the community is looking to find out where to come back, they're going to push out across cause really the tax dollars that makes up what's happening in the, in the, in the area. Is there a reason that you focus a lot on middle, middle America States and you know, w we invest in so many States, you know, we're in Louisville is in terms of, um, focusing on some of the other States that might have a, um, a bigger flight to them, like the, the Florida's or the North Carolina or South Carolina. Is there a reason that you, you stay location specific in the States that around you, There is. I mean, it's, it's, it's based on saturation. We've had plenty of people call us up and say, Hey, I want to do self storage in my town. There's no self storage. And I'll ask them where they live and I type it in, and there's like 18 facilities, like within two miles of where they live and, you know, they're, they're oblivious to it, right? So along the East coast, the South, the West coast, the saturation is that it, you know, we're supply equals demand is typically around seven square feet per locker. And the salvage is actually nine because of the fact that there's so much self storage and there's so much demand. So we have avoided those areas because the competition is incredible. But more importantly, if we can go into a market, you know, date and check the one, we just, we just opened up in Chicago when we bought it, it was two. So there's plenty of, there's plenty of demand that we can meet. Um, each of the ones that we bought Toledo, Dayton and Louisville have all been under four. So there'll be between two and three and a half. And so we know that there's, there's a lot of margin for us to meet in there. Wow. Interesting. When you're doing your build out, do you look at a certain per square foot number that you have to come in for your construction costs to make this, or is there, is there a range or how do you look at it from that site? And that has a lot to do with the condition of the building, and then we back into what we can pay for it. So the building in Lowville that we're under contract for, it is very aggressive pricing because of the fact we have to do so much for, to the building. We're actually going to be spending a lot more per square foot on Louisville than the other buildings. Um, just because of the fact that we have mixed use and it is larger. So we, we always base the purchase price based upon what it's going to cost to get us to the place where we need to break even and make money. Was there a pinnacle point here? You talked a little bit about, you know, moving on from, multi-family just completely shutting off the point. Um, but was there a pinnacle moment or something that you, you talked about, the conversion that you had with, uh, the partner or the person who was looking for space, um, was there a moment that you said I will no longer do residential or any, any kind of play with multi-image strictly just going to go all in, uh, with self storage, there was, there was two points. The first was when we sold our multifamily, you can accuse me of a lot of things, but, you know, being the smartest guy in the room is you're, you're not going to accuse me of that one. So, um, you know, I, but I do watch what's happening in the marketplace. And so when the, the crash came in the last crash, the last two crashes, Oh one and Oh eight and Oh nine, we weren't sitting on a lot of property because I stopped buying because I was listening. And I think that's the key thing within the marketplaces. I was listening and paying attention to what the market was saying. I wasn't trying to force the market. And so I stopped buying in Oh one, I stopped buying in Oh eight and I was, I was selling and, you know, I was being criticized by my competition for selling my properties too low, to undercut them. I'm like, look, I'm in cash, I'm out. You know, I don't want to be holding it because I'm not comfortable with what's going on. So when I saw that, you know, the cap compression for our apartments was lower than what I expected. That's when I began selling my, my apartment. I'm like, I'm just out or done now, did I time it perfectly? I don't know. You know, perhaps it's gonna do a little bit better now, but I'm also out, you know, I don't have to worry about if I'm gonna make a half point or a point better or worse, you know, that's, that's my philosophy. So we're in real estate, everything's for sale at the right price. So if I, if I feel that the market's going to be turning, then I will liquidate the other indicator for us was we, we were doing a spec house in when, uh, in the North shore was not in one actor, but in the North shore of Chicago. And we had originally projected it to be like 1,000,050. And this was, you know, right. You know, we were right around the election time and the, the market opened up and we weren't quite done, but in January, like three homes all sold for like over a million dollars comparable to us. And then the rest of the year, nothing sold the new construction. And this, this is a brand new house. We pick it up for two 35, you know, we thought this was this, not a home run, but you know, a triple double for sure. Good deal. And we, we sat on that for a year. We had to rent it out and then we then sold it at breakeven. So we cut the price by over 20% in order to sell this thing just to get out. And so that was the next thing is like, there were so much fluctuation in the single family market that was like, there's too much risk. So when I, when I'm evaluating risk, those are the things I'm looking for is like, what's the volatility, you know, and so far it was the cap compression. And then the volatility within the single family that we're not investing in those things. But if people are asking us to build it and develop it for them, then we will certainly do that. I think there's, there's obviously there's no risk to us, but I think there's less risk to someone else because they're not paying the premium of buying something new from someone else as a finished product or working with us and getting that benefit of being the owner from the front end. So we have built new homes recently. We just finished another church, we're working with another. So we just finished a church last year. We're working with another church right now. And, uh, you know, we, we just finished a house. So people hire us to do those things. But from an investment point of view, our portfolio is strictly self storage. Yeah. I love that. And so from a self storage, um, aspect, when you're building out the property, is there any value as a, you always look to add that, you know, that maybe other operators are missing or other people leave out that you think is, is definitely a mistake and you put this in there because you know, it really takes your property to that next level. It's not that complex. You never Know. Right. So it could be anything, you know, automation, the key. Yeah. I think right now I actually, you know, I think one thing I said to her today is like, you know, what makes self storage, um, something that multifamily is, is going to take no two is it, it, it, it can be a touchless experience. Right? And so with the scarcity of what it is, I mean, you could walk in there and sign up for a locker, get key, you know, go through the kiosk, go through your gate, go in there, go in your thing. And you'll have cameras around. There's gonna be some point where, you know, I'm seeing that, you know, virtual, um, touring and apartments that people are getting adjusted to that, right. When they said, Oh, this might work because, but now that's the thing. So now, you know, people are selling houses through and everything else. There's certain things where multifamily we'll take that, take that lesson from what they're seeing in self storage, but in terms of what you're doing, what are some of the other income drivers or other points in the properties that, that really, um, instead of like multifamily, right? So sometimes people just strictly focused on the rent, but they're missing all the ancillary parts from the income or the expense side that can really make the property because they're so focused just on the drive. Right. Right. Anything from a self storage component that you could add to note that you really think is, um, is lackluster on lots of other properties. Yeah. Well, the, the big thing is, you know, people want try safe and secure, know those are the big driving factors. And yes, we like like most things in society today, it has gone to a touchless process. So even though we do have someone onsite that can help upsale provide other materials, boxes, packing, paper, tape, whatever it is, they have that ability that you can't always get at a kiosk location. So some of our friends who operate class B the kiosks work, wonderful class, a, you still need someone there because they're a lot bigger, you know, they're, they're about twice the size of a class B facility, and most of the class B or you drive up to versus going into the building. So everybody has their own individual key number where they can get access into the building. And, you know, they can, they can go in at any point in time. So one of the things that we were offering, because we just opened it up, was like, we could say like, look, your locker, won't be within six feet of another occupied locker because we literally opened up like a week before the shelter in place. So it was pretty safe for safe. You come in, you'll be six feet away from somebody we'll insure it. You know? So that was one of the things that we offered. Um, but the big thing that we look for is what the market is demanding in terms of how big, so another reason why I like self storage over multifamily is I, I take the Henry Ford approach where he said that people could have whatever color car they wanted, as long as it was black. Got it. So for us, you know, they can have whatever color, self storage locker they want, as long as it's white, but more importantly, it's the size. So what, when, when we're going through it and part of what our research and our due diligence is, what, what size is appropriate for that community. So if we just go in and build like really big units that they can't afford, then we're going to sit empty. Conversely, if we build too small of units, then no one's going to buy them because they don't want to rent like it's 20 little units. So in each community, we dictate what that size is in order to make sure that we're meeting the demand. But then we have the flexibility, as well as like in one of our facilities. We, we, we were sold out of the 10 by twenties, but yet we couldn't sell the 10 by tens. So we took out the inner wall of the 10 by Denzel man, 10 by twenties, and then they at least stop. That's great. So we always look for that flexibility in terms of our layout or design, to make sure that we have a lot of variations. So we're not just, or unit configurations, not exactly the same throughout the entire building. What are some mistakes that are commonly made when people go into self storage investing? Well, I, I don't think it's any different than real estate. They overpriced, they overpaid, you know, and then they over leverage it. And then when the market turns or there's a change, they can't react and then their stock. And so that, and also due diligence, you know, what is the existing condition of the building? So some of the things that we're fortunate that we're doing is when we're, when we're buying these buildings, we're putting a new roof on, we're putting all new mechanicals in them. We're putting new energy efficient lighting that is motion sensor. So it cuts down on electricity and a timer. Um, so all these, all these systems are brand new in our building. So we don't have to worry about, you know, is the boiler going to go out? Is the furnace going to go out the roof and those sorts of things. So we bring that, we're bringing the building up to state of the art technology. So the fact that we don't have to worry about a lot of ongoing maintenance concerns and the, the business plan is you go in there, you do the complete conversion process, and then you'll bring on third party management from what are the, the players there to manage the property for the life of the hold. Is that absolutely? Yeah. W I mean, my expertise is in real estate, it's not in managing self storage lockers. I'm granted, it's, it's apartments without toilets, right. You know, that's where 35% of operational costs compared to multifamily, which is 55. There's a reason why it's 35% because there's, it, there's not as much to do, but there is a science to it. There is there isn't a logic to it. I let I hire them to do what they do best. And that way I can focus on what I do best, which is identifying properties, repositioning them and getting them ready for the marketplace. Is there a typical hold period that you find is, and I know that you talked a bit debt, you know, for multifamily, you're always bullish and just looking for the right angle. And when capris compressors is that the whole true again for what you look for in a self storage? I mean, typically for our development lease up, it's a three to five year hold. That's what we conveyed to our investors is, you know, we're, we're going to plan on holding it, excuse me, for three to five years, the last three have all been an opportunity zone. So we we've, you know, we're, we're cognizant of that as well, to make sure that our investors are getting the maximum advantage of their taxes, um, through the opportunities on, so we balance all things in there and it spoke to the really, the city's openness for, for rezoning. Are you finding that traditionally, a lot of the properties come in there, you have to go through that process. And none of them are zoned correctly is, and that's not a huge hurdle, or is it ultimately standoffish based on town town, it's town to town, but it's becoming more difficult. Um, so storage is the ugly stepchild, make no bones about it. It is not the sexy, you know, rolls Royce or CA you know, Lamborghini in real estate. And people have this negative perception about it, but yet everybody needs it. You know? So, um, I shouldn't say everybody cause about 10% of the population utilize the self storage, but it's the type of thing where communities, I grew up in a town that didn't want to have fast food. So they banned McDonald's. So when McDonald's was finally able to come in, they couldn't have their sign. Right. You know, they tried to push it down, but ultimately people bought the McDonald's and they make the, you know, 40 years later, the McDonald's is still there. Right? It's like, it's that way it was self storage. So the towns that we've had to rezone it, one actually told us to write the zoning because they said, you know, our zoning is so antiquated. We don't have the time. So why don't you just write it and we'll approve it. I mean, I have a master's in architecture, not urban planning. So I'm like, I've never had to write a zoning chapter, you know, definitions, those sorts of things. And the one we did in Wisconsin, we had to rezone it because it was zoned storage. And then they changed the definition between storage and self storage, because they were trying to block self storage. So they zoned us. And I said, you guys already gave us our certificate of occupancy. And they said, well, you have to go through the process, but you won't have any problems. So we were the last ones. They PR they were preventing other people from being self storage because they didn't want more self-storage in Milwaukee, um, Toledo, Dayton, and Lowville all have the zoning. And interestingly enough, Dayton fought us. You know, they, they were trying to withhold our pace financing, um, because they didn't like the fact that we were coming in with self storage and they claimed that we didn't talk to them, which was really ironic because of the fact that, you know, we went and met with them. They made comments on what we were doing. We altered it, we showed it to them, but they were, they were trying to block it because they wanted retail on the first floor. Interesting. And so we, we worked with them. We were, we were able to cooperate with them, come to an agreement that we both could, you know, live by. But, um, you know, they were, they were resistant to having self storage in downtown, even though it was zoned. And I said, if you don't want this, then why is it zoned that way? That was, that was my whole argument. Like, and they're like, well, we want it, but not there. I'm like, but it's zoned there. So I don't, I don't understand your argument. Yeah. The talk track doesn't quite align, but I think forward, you know, we'll see Where we come out the other side of this, but, but you might find that cities start to take another look at it, just because it is a viable option of need when you have a lot of other things that are going to be hurting to come back. And a lot of things are going to be going digital. So, you know, Scott, I really appreciate your time. Really appreciate all the context and all the great feedback you gave on a self storage space for people don't want to learn more about you, your company, what would be the best way for them to connect? Well, our website is www dot Coda, C O D a M G for management group.com. So that's Coda and g.com. And if they have questions, they can email us at info at dot com. And we have a lot of, we have a resource pages that shows like feasibility studies and different things, so people can learn about Salesforce on our website. So there's lots of information. That's awesome. Scott, thank you so much for coming on the show. Super appreciate the time. My pleasure. All right, everyone. Thank you so much. I'll talk to you shortly. Join us way. Your second cup of coffee. Every Monday through Friday at noon live every day, bringing us our best content we've done so far. Super excited, super engaging, a bunch of great guests. We're here to answer your questions and so appreciate listening. 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Abram D. Smith is a forgotten figure in American history. Smith was born in either Lowville or Cambridge, upstate New York, in 1811, just before the post-war boom years of rapid social and economic change. As a young man, he experienced and contributed to a wave of nationalistic romanticism, enraptured with the wonders of American republicanism and democracy. He was in these regards fairly unremarkable, and yet in September 1838, probably in some Ohio forest, surrounded by blazing torchlight, a circle of revolutionary conspirators called the Brother Hunters elected Abram D. Smith—Mr. Average American—to be President of the Republic of Canada. Further Readings/References:“Abram D. Smith: Nullification,” on Classics of LibertyBonthius, Andrew. “The Patriot War of 1837-1838: Locofocoism With a Gun?” Labour/Le Travail 52 (Fall 2003), 9-43.Dunley, Ruth. “A.D. Smith: Knight-Errant of Radical Democracy,” (PhD Diss.). The University of Ottowa. 2008.Kinchen, Oscar. The Rise and Fall of the Patriot Hunters. New York: Bookman Associates. 1956.James Gemmel, “Two Years in Van Dieman’s Land”Benjamin Wait, Letters from Van Dieman’s LandMusic by Kai Engel See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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it’s been a while i remember your sandy pines and stone quarry hill your racetrack fairgrounds deep gully ravine remember me we have unfinished business car wrecks and near misses the first kiss that never was what did you do to earn your name how low did you go what else can you bury i miss your mystery and red brick ubiquity you were so close yet so far away i only made it once by bike it was a long ride home bhagiti 6.25.07 lowville, ny