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ATHLETICS TO STAY HOME. WITHMORE, THE PANDEMIC IS HAVING,I'M PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY ANDYCOOK. MAYOR, WELCOME BACK TO THE

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SHOW.>> ALWAYS A PLEASURE, GERRY,THANK YOU.>> WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S

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HAPPENING PROCESS-WISE THERE.HOW ABOUT THE IMPACT?I KNOW YOU HAVE INDICATED ABOUTA MILLION DOLLAR IMPACT THROUGH

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MAY 10, THERE ARE OTHERS OUTTHERE, THIS DOESN'T COME FROMTHE CITY, WHO SUGGESTED THROUGHJUNE 10 IT COULD BE AN 85

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MILLION IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.HOW SUBSTANTIAL IS TO THERESTAURANTS AND OTHERS?>> IT HAS A HUGE IMPACT, JUST

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LIKE THIS WHOLE -- THE WHOLECOVID SITUATION, BUT, YEAH, THE85 MILLION, OR MORE, IT'S NOTJUST WESTFIELD, OUR ECONOMIC

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IMPACT IS REALLY THROUGHOUT ALLOF CENTRAL INDIANA, SO, IT ISVERY WIDESPREAD, AND WE'RE VERYINTERESTED IN GETTING BACK OPEN

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GRADUALLY WITHIN ALL OF THEGUIDELINES THE GOVERNMENT, THEGOVERNOR, HAS PRESENTED US, ANDWE ARE WORKING THROUGH THOSE

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ISSUES RIGHT NOW.>> OKAY. GRANT PARK HASREPRESENTED TO TRANSFORMWESTFIELD, YOU'RE ANXIOUS TO GET

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THINGS OPEN. DO YOU HAVEQUESTIONS THAT YOU AND OTHERMAYORS AROUND THE STATE WANT TOGET CLARIFIED?

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>> YES. YOU KNOW, AS WE LOOK ATTHESE SPORTS FACILITIES, WHETHERIT IS A MASSIVE BUSINESS SUCH ASOURS, BEING THE LARGEST FACILITY

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OF YOUTH SPORTS TRAVEL IN THECOUNTRY, OR WHETHER IT'S A SMALLSET OF DIAMONDS IN RURALINDIANA. WE HAVE TWO ISSUES WE

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REALLY NEED TO DEAL WITH. ANDTHAT IS THE DIFFERENT DATES THATTHE GOVERNOR HAS GIVEN USDOESN'T HAVE GOOD DEFINITION AS

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TO HOW MUCH SPACE THOSE PEOPLECAN OCCUPY SUCH AS THE NEXT DATEWE CAN HAVE 100 PEOPLE PERFACILITY PROPERLY SPACED,

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ET CETERA. BUT DOES THAT -- DOES100 PEOPLE, DOES THAT COUNT JUSTON TWO ACRES, OR DOES THAT COUNTIN WESTFIELD'S CASE, GRANT PARK,

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OVER 400 ACRES. SO YOU CAN SEETHERE'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE THERE.THE OTHER AREA WE NEED TO LOOKAT, AND SPEAKING WITH MY MAYORS,

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AS I DID ALL ACROSS AT LEASTCENTRAL INDIANA THIS MORNING,MANY OF THEIR REC FIELDS ANDSOME OF THEIR REVENUE PRODUCING

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TOURNAMENT FIELDS ARE LOCATED ONSCHOOL PROPERTY WHICH UNDER THECURRENT GUIDELINES IS DEFINED ASTHEY ARE NOT OPEN UNTIL JUNE 30.

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SO WE FORMED REALLY A STATE-WIDEGROUP, BRINGING TOGETHER A LOTOF OUR SPORTS-ORIENTED PEOPLEALL ACROSS THE STATE, AND WE'RE

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JUST ASKING FOR SOMECLARIFICATION. WE'RE NOT ASKINGFOR CHANGES IN DATES, WHATEVER.>> MAYOR ANDY COOK FROM