Trussville fall Pinson Valley carnival begins, clinches playoff page 5 spot, page 13 www.trussvilletribune.com TheThe TrussvilleTrussville TriTribunebune October 22 – 28, 2014 Your news source for Trussville, Clay and Pinson 50¢ Trussville, Utilities Board agree to land swap by Gary Lloyd subdivision. The city May voted in favor of two million. originally purchased this new elementary schools, to Both schools are Editor property from a developer, be located in the Magnolia expected to open for the and later sold it to the Place area and at the 2016-2017 school year. The Trussville City Utilities Board. historic New Deal-era The Utilities Board, Council last week agreed The land has routinely school on Parkway Drive as part of the land swap, to a land swap with the been identified as the in the Cahaba Project. will receive 46 acres off Trussville Utilities Board. “Mary Taylor Road 39 Each school will house Trussville-Clay Road With the swap, the city acres” but will now be roughly 400 students, with for a possible tank site. gets a 39-acre tract on addressed as 5400 Hidden a capacity of about 500. Trussville Mayor Gene Mary Taylor Road that photo courtesy of Trussville City Schools Way Lane for the new Construction, including Melton said the city owns will be the future site of elementary school. equipment necessary for about 800 acres near a new elementary school A rendering of the elementary school that will be built in The Trussville City students to move in, will near the Magnolia Place the Magnolia Place area Board of Education last cost a total of about $18 see TRUSSVILLE page 5 Pinson could Husky Parkway, Hewitt-Trussville Clay to start garbage Stadium open this week clean up lots pickup April 1 affected by by Lee Weyhrich 2012 tornado Staff Writer by Lee Weyhrich The city of Pinson could have garbage Staff Writer pickup by April 1, 2015, if a bid is accepted. The Pinson City Council last week voted on The Clay City Council on amendments to the trash pickup proposal, and Monday voted to abate six extended the period to receive bids through lots in the Paradise Valley the end of October. subdivision affected by the Jan. Changes were based on advice from experts 23, 2012 tornado that ripped and industry standards. The biggest change through much of Clay. involved bagged garbage pickup. Since most According to the city modern garbage trucks are automatic, only of Clay’s Emergency garbage that has been placed in compatible Management Agency report, bins can be picked up. 98 structures were destroyed The city has specified that bins be in the in the tornado. There were 95-gallon range. file photo by Gary Lloyd 241 with major damage, 194 In other news, work on the Alabama De- with minor damage and 138 partment of Transportation sidewalk project Hewitt-Trussville Stadium, as seen on Sept. 29 affected. Most of that happened near Pinson Valley High School on Inns- in the Paradise Valley and “The opportunity to open beginning of next season, city brooke Parkway has been completed. by Gary Lloyd Georgebrook subdivisions. a new football stadium could and Trussville City Schools The sidewalks are part of a federal and state Many lots have been cleaned be a once in a lifetime event officials will determine how program designed to make walking safer in Editor up but a number of vacant and for many Trussville commu- to handle game parking in the cities. The council received a grant through a overgrown lots remain. nity members,” said Truss- future. federal and state safety program that was sup- The time has finally come. With the vote to declare the ville City Schools Superin- As for the Husky Parkway posed to have paid for the entirety of the proj- Trussville City Schools six properties public nuisances tendent Pattie Neill. “We are bridge, the Trussville City ect, but ALDOT underestimated the cost by pulled off a whammy and abate them, the city will thankful and thrilled to open Council in August 2013 ap- $23,607.50. Roughly $10,000 of that overage last week when it announced cut the grass and clean up the this new stadium, which re- proved Birmingham-based is for a mounted radar unit that will help with that Husky Parkway will properties. There are roughly flects our effort and excel- Brasfield & Gorrie to con- traffic control. The council is responsible open Thursday, Oct. 23 at 4 17 other lots in the Clay city lence in football, cheerlead- struct it. The contracting for paying for the overage, even though the p.m. after Hewitt-Trussville limits in need of cleanup, City ing, band, track, community company was approved with project went over through no fault of its own, High School students have Manager Ronnie Dixon said. pride and sportsmanship.” a base bid of $3,281,445.13. Mayor Hoyt Sanders said. been dismissed and that the The six properties voted on Because of the stadium’s The bridge is three lanes and Sanders recommended the money be taken new Hewitt-Trussville Stadi- are currently the only ones opening, the Trussville Civic includes a pedestrian lane. out of the miscellaneous road funds account, um will open Friday, Oct. 24 that have met the 75-day Center will close at 3 p.m. on The more than 300-foot and stressed that even with the unforeseen for the football game against notification requirements the Friday, Oct. 24 so the park- bridge spans the Cahaba cost the project cost a fraction of what it Hoover. state mandates for abatement. ing lot can be used for game River and will alleviate traf- would if the city had to foot the entire bill On the day of the game, Even once city employees have parking, Mayor Gene Melton fic congestion on Deerfoot itself. Trussville City Schools will cleaned up everything within said. Melton said this plan is Parkway. Melton has said Sanders hopes the city can save money hold a pre-game stadium rib- the city limits, there will still bon cutting ceremony on the just for this season. Between see PINSON page 5 field at 6:30 p.m. the end of this season and the see STADIUM page 3 see CLAY page 2 Garrett leaves Trussville City BOE: ‘Tremendous privilege’ to serve by Gary Lloyd mented him as a board warding to see Trussville board’s vice president, member. City Schools grow and de- said he will be in Mont- Editor Garrett’s last board velop. gomery but his heart will meeting was Monday, as “It’s been one of the be in Trussville. He said he The meeting was diffi- he prepares to leave for most rewarding experi- could be involved with the cult to adjourn. 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Offer ends September 30, 2013 Page 2 October 22 – 28, 2014 | The Trussville Tribune News District 6 hopeful makes campaign stop in Trussville by June Mathews happened. After regularly the overwhelmingly Republican traveling to and doing business in 6th Congressional District For The Tribune the nation’s capital for more than will go his way. After that, the two decades, he’d seen the worst solutions-oriented co-founder Local civic and business the city has to offer, and running of the Alabama Policy Institute leaders gathered at Bryant Bank for office held little appeal. plans to the ground running. in Trussville last Wednesday As he expressed it: “The shiny Faced with tough issues for a meet-and-greet with Gary wore off on Washington a long ranging from decreasing Palmer, Republican candidate time ago.” dependence on foreign oil to the for Alabama’s 6th Congressional But when Bachus decided not growing threat of the Ebola virus, District. The Hackleburg native to seek another term, Palmer his Congressional road won’t be seeks to fill the seat currently was encouraged by friends and easy. But Palmer is optimistic. held by Rep. Spencer Bachus, colleagues to , and he initially “I think we have an opportunity R-Vestavia Hills. thought he would. But after a photo courtesy of Phil Sims to get our country back on the “This has been a campaign particularly grueling round of right track,” he said. “But you’ve that a lot of people have said meetings with Congressional From left are Sen. District 17-elect Shay Shelnutt, Jefferson County got to be willing to make some Commissioner Joe Knight, Gary Palmer, House District 44 Rep. Danny they’ve never seen one like it leaders in October 2013, he Garrett, Trussville City Councilman Alan Taylor and Clay Mayor Charles hard choices.” before,” Palmer said. “We’re decided against it. Webster. And cooperation, he said, is so accustomed to everybody “I thought, ‘I do not want to be key. being so mean and negative in that dark place,’” he said. “But decision. So when he sat down I’ve even heard you comparing it “We need to work together,” and just beating each other up, at the same time, I thought it was at the kitchen table to break the to having to go to war. How can he said. “We cannot keep being making it personal. But I made something I was supposed to do. I news, he fully expected relief you expect someone else to go if a bunch of divided little interests. a commitment right at the very was having a Jonah moment, but and smiles. Instead, she used you won’t?” We’ve got to come together if we beginning that we were going I wasn’t waiting for somebody some of his own words to change So the race began. After a want this country to survive.” to run a campaign we could be to throw me off the boat; I was his mind. hectic primary season that Palmer’s Democratic opponent proud of and that the Lord would getting off.” “For years, I’ve heard you included six opponents and a in the Nov. 4 general election is bless.” Palmer figured his wife Ann, say that what’s wrong with the mid-summer runoff against State Birmingham-Southern College Palmer, however, said who had never wanted him to country is you can’t get good Sen. Paul DeMarco, Palmer history professor Mark Lester. the campaign almost never run, would be thrilled with his people to run,” she told him, “and suspects the general election in Former SEC official speaks to Chamber From staff reports Championship game. announcers when they make a He’s now an SEC staff adviser mistake and suggest they correct Former Southeastern on officiating and evaluates this mistake or “look foolish” Conference football official and officials’ performance each Monday morning. retired general Dick Burleson Saturday. On any given Saturday His book, “You Better Be was the featured speaker at the during football season, he and Right,” named by borrowing a Trussville Area Chamber of the evaluation team watch quote in a conversation between Commerce monthly luncheon seven games at once on 80-inch himself and coach Paul “Bear” Oct. 16. screens from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Bryant, has reached the No. Burleson has been a football They are connected to the instant 1 Best Sellers list at Barnes & official in the Southeastern replay booth in each stadium. Noble. Conference for 25 years and An observer at each stadium The chamber also recognized submitted photo worked a full schedule of calls Burleson after each game Chase at Nelms Pharmacy as top SEC games every year as From left are Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce Board President to compare notes. They’re also its October Customer Service head referee. He officiated 15 June Mathews, Dick Burleson and Trussville Area Chamber of connected to CBS and ESPN to Award recipient. major bowl games and an SEC Commerce Executive Director Diane Poole. talk about the calls. They can tell CLAY continued from page 1 be a lot of blighted areas, Bryant Park closed due to storm preparedness items. people that are looking from Deerfoot Parkway down. Jackie Hambrick NOW OPEN IN Dixon said. the lights falling Now rather than voting into it, but at this time there to Trussville-Clay Road and Jane Anderton have “There’s a lot of these down. Dixon said the for the tax holiday each is no one looking into that from town center to been nominated to fill CENTERPOINT AND TRUSSVILLE! properties we can’t lights fell like dominoes as year, it will go into effect space,” Johnson said. “If highway commercial, those positions. touch,” he said. “Even in the wire tension from one automatically each year you’ve heard rumors that opening up the area for Paradise Valley there are a pulled the next one over. unless future councils Kroger or any other such more businesses. Call now and place your lot of properties that were The city council has been decide otherwise. grocery chains are coming In other news, Dixon put messed up by the tornado discussing renovations In other news, in, that is simply not true.” out a request for proposal Valentine’s Day orders! that were never annexed to the park, and Dixon Councilman Bo Johnson The Coco Bistro is for restrooms at Cosby into the city. 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STADIUM continued from page 1 that once the Husky Park- days, 92 of them -- or 31 The final varsity football towering above a new turf way bridge is open, traffic percent -- had been delayed game at Jack Wood Stadi- field will be seen from In- patterns in Trussville will due to inclement weath- um will go down as an Oct. terstate 59. Cars, old and likely change. Conges- er, according to National 3 45-38 loss to Oak Moun- new, will still vie for the tion will move away from Weather Service records. tain. best parking spots, at the Chalkville Mountain Road “The stadium has pre- Come Friday night, the Trussville Civic Center, and the downtown Truss- sented its challenges with Cahaba Project will be qui- Hewitt-Trussville High ville area. weather this year,” Blalock et. Jack Wood Stadium will School and likely Hewitt- The Trussville City Board Building Company Presi- be empty. Tubas and trom- Trussville Middle School. of Education in July 2013 dent Steven Blalock said in bones won’t be heard down When the football is approved Trussville-based an email earlier this year. Oak Street. The echo of the placed on a tee on the 40- Blalock Building Company The news of Hewitt- voice coming over the PA yard line and kicked off at to build Hewitt-Trussville Trussville Stadium’s open- system won’t reach Lake Husky Field at 7 p.m. Fri- Stadium for $14,626,550. ing means the end of var- Street. Old cars and new day, a new era will be ush- Ground was broken at the sity football games at Jack file photo by Ron Burkett SUVs won’t fight for park- ered in. Hewitt-Trussville Stadium Wood Stadium in the Ca- Hewitt-Trussville head football coach Josh Floyd looks to ing spots around The Mall, Things will most certain- site on Sept. 25, 2013. haba Project, where home the stands at Jack Wood Stadium before the Sept. 12 parked bumper to bumper. ly be new. 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On Wednesday, Oct. 22, more than 5,000 people, representing more than 200 community partners across the cities of Trussville, Clay, and Springville, will unite together to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research. The Tri-City Pink Out was organized by the Audie and Kathy White Cancer Research Foundation, an organization working in partnership with the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. A celebration and check presentation ceremony will take place at NorthPark photo by Lee Weyhrich Baptist Church in Trussville (5700 Deerfoot Parkway, The Clay City Council wearing pink at their Monday meeting Trussville, AL 35173) at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday. Turn Hewitt Pink in 2006 grown beyond the city representative, District 17 Principal Ron Tillman, be donated to the Audie and City councilmen, mayors and again in 2007 in honor of Trussville to include State Sen. Shay Shelnutt, Clay City Councilman Ben Kathy White Foundation at and representatives from of two of his teachers the cities of Springville House District 44 Rep. Thackerson, Springville the UAB Comprehensive all three cities will come and also his mother, and Clay, bringing 5,000 Danny Garrett, Springville Principal Robert Harris, Cancer Center. together as the Audie who were battling breast people together in the first- Mayor William Isley, Clay Springville teacher Sara and Kathy White Cancer cancer. The campaign ever Tri-City Pink Out. Mayor Charles Webster, Whiteside, Springville Read more about the Research Foundation was so successful at the City and school Clay City Manager Ronnie coach Cody Wilkerson, Tri-City Pink Out Day in presents a check to the high school that White leaders participated in Dixon, the Chick-fil-A Hewitt-Trussville Middle next week’s issue of The UAB Comprehensive and his family expanded a dunking booth at the cow, Deana and Greg School band director Trussville Tribune. Cancer Center. the project to include the Trussville Chick-fil-A on Carroll from Carroll Brandon Peters and This is the seventh annual entire city of Trussville. Wednesday. Scheduled to Pharmacy, Clay-Chalkville Hewitt-Trussville High Contact Gary Lloyd at Turn Trussville Pink. Last year, the event raised be dunked on Wednesday High School band director School teacher Tim Stull. news@trussvilletribune. Founder Joshua White $20,000. for $1 per ticket were: A Joel Henson, Clay- A percentage of sales com and follow him on created and coordinated This year, the event has Trussville City Council Chalkville Middle School raised from the contest will Twitter @GaryALloyd.

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City Council consists of Taylor will serve as the council since 2012, while Each councilman makes Taylor, Montalto, Choat, city council president. Montalto has been on it $500 per month now, Brian Plant and Perry Councilman Anthony since 2008. and the council president Cook. Montalto will serve as When the current makes $1,000 per month. file photo council president pro-tem. council was elected in Council positions are part Anthony Montalto, left, and Alan Taylor Contact Gary Lloyd at “Well deserved,” said 2012, it vowed to serve in time, and don’t include news@trussvilletribune. Trussville City Council a one-year rotating basis insurance coverage. The rate of pay for 2016 will be $750 per com and follow him on all council positions month, an increase of Twitter @GaryALloyd. Trussville pays for final beginning in November $250 for council members Husky Parkway, Trussville- Final JefCoEd zone Clay Road improvements forum at PVHS Tuesday by Gary Lloyd Burke then lists six hallmarks of an by Gary Lloyd permit assistance and the provisional Trussville “effective” strategic plan: right-of-way acquisition Parks and Recreation Editor • Collaborative development Editor assistance, as well as final superintendent effective • Regular monitoring and evaluation Alabama Department Oct. 27. Tommy Trimm was The final Jefferson County Schools • Measured against recognized standards The Trussville City of Transportation appointed to the Downtown community zone forum will be held at and benchmarks Council last week voted coordination on the Redevelopment Authority Pinson Valley High School on Tuesday, • Changes to meet emerging needs and to amend its contract with Husky Parkway bridge and the city has created Oct. 28. newly identified challenges engineering firm LBYD and Trussville-Clay Road a magistrate supervisor It will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. • A framework for decision making for Husky Parkway and improvement projects. position. The forum’s purpose is to discuss • A tool for demonstrating accountability Trussville-Clay Road The amendment totaled the school system’s strategic plan The board in July voted to award an improvements. $27,800. Contact Gary Lloyd at with employees, parents, students and $80,000 contract to consulting firm The amendment is for In other news, the city news@trussvilletribune. members of the public. Burke Enterprises, LLC to oversee the additional charges for council voted to hire com and follow him on The Jefferson County Schools strategic development of the five-year strategic the Corps of Engineers’ Andrew Lee Peterson as Twitter @GaryALloyd. planning sessions will focus on six plan. The goal of the development of the hallmarks to make them effective, strategic plan is to include all municipal according to a presentation made to the mayors, stakeholders, parents and school Trussville fall carnival begins Jefferson County Board of Education by employees. From staff reports Attendees that night will $1 each (multiple tickets Burke Enterprises, LLC. also hear contemporary may be required for some The 20-slide PowerPoint presentation Contact Gary Lloyd at news@ The Trussville Area Christian music. rides) for those who only by Marcia Burke begins by asking three trussvilletribune.com and follow him on Chamber of Commerce’s Tentative hours on want to experience a few questions: Where are we now? Where do Twitter @GaryALloyd. fall carnival begins Wednesday and Thursday of the activities. Coupons we want to be? How will we get there? Wednesday, Oct. 22. are 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; are available for $1 off The carnival will be Friday 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; the price of the wristband PINSON continued from page 1 held at Magnolia Park in Saturday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Trussville Area by doing projects that as well as education re- association (has) a holiday downtown Trussville. The and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Chamber of Commerce, have historically been quirements and pay scales luncheon in December, and carnival will feature rides and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 in Trussville City Schools’ outsourced. He’s asked for each position. Library ‘library champions’ are and activities for all ages, p.m. Dates and times are “In the Loop” e-newsletter for permission to seek a Director April Wallace awarded,” Wallace said. “If as well as some favorite subject to change due to and online at www. used bucket truck that has discussed the process for you have someone in your fun festival foods. weather conditions. trussvillechamber.com. roughly a 30-foot lift and reviews, and several re- community who has made The carnival is scheduled A wristband may be For more can be used for replacing cent and upcoming library a significant contribution to for Oct. 22 through Oct. purchased for $14, which information, visit www. lights at schools, putting announcements. A recent the library, you can nomi- 26. On the first night, is good for unlimited trussvillechamber.com or up banners and flags, and event with a theme based nate them for the award. bringing a friend means rides. Individual tickets call 205-655-7535. decorating for Christmas. on the movie “Frozen” We nominated (Council- buy one, get one free. will also be available for The council briefly dis- brought 120 people into the man Robbie Roberts) for TRUSSVILLE continued from page 1 cussed the job require- library in just over an hour, the award at our meeting ments for a park director as a new record. (last) week.” Trussville-Clay Road, and a possible tank the green space. well as annual reviews for The library also received Wallace said Roberts was site could be perched at its highest ridge No money was involved in the land city employees. Both will a $1,000 grant from Wells nominated for his support for the Utilities Board. swap, Melton said. be discussed further at a Fargo. That wasn’t even of the library, his recruit- Melton said that if the Longmeadow later meeting. Wallace’s biggest an- ment and all the extra work subdivision eventually reaches the area Contact Gary Lloyd at news@ The Pinson Public Li- nouncement. he has done for the library. behind Sam’s Club and Kohl’s, there trussvilletribune.com and follow him on brary already has annual “Every year the Jeffer- could be a park area constructed as part of Twitter @GaryALloyd. reviews for employees, son County Public Library EVERY FAMILY NEEDS AT LEAST ONE. FUNERAL SERVICE THAT IS.

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Let me know if you don’t understand… October 22 – 28, 2014 | The Trussville Tribune Page 7 Alabama Speaker of House Mike Hubbard indicted on 23 charges by Scott Buttram jury hearing for months 36-25-5(a) of the Code of Section 36-25-5.1(a) an executive department and word of the pending of Alabama (Counts 1-4) of the Code of Alabama or agency for a fee, in Publisher indictments began • One count of voting (Counts 6,10,15-23) violation of Section 36- circulating Friday. for legislation with a • Two counts of using 25-1.1 of the Code of A Lee County grand Hubbard is accused of conflict of interest, in his office as a member Alabama (Counts 8-9, jury has indicted Alabama violating the following violation of Section 36- of the Alabama House 12-13) House Speaker Mike ethics laws: 25-5(b) of the Code of of Representatives • One count of using state Hubbard, R-Auburn, • Four counts of using of Alabama (Count 5) for personal gain, in equipment, materials, on 23 charges of public his office as Chairman of • 11 counts of soliciting violation of Section 36- etc. for private gain, in corruption. the Alabama Republican or receiving a thing of file photo 25-5(a) of the Code of violation of Section 36- Hubbard had been Party for personal gain, value from a lobbyist or Alabama (Counts 7,11) 25-5(c) of the Code of the subject of the grand in violation of Section principal, in violation Mike Hubbard • Four counts of lobbying Alabama (Count 14) Board OKs letter to city Hewitt-Trussville regarding disposition of tax funds forms mountain by Gary Lloyd proceeds to the Trussville the proceeds and retain City Board of Education them in a separate account biking team net of school debt. Kirkland of the city and invest them Editor by Gary Lloyd to begin in the spring, he said the bonds have not as permitted by Alabama said. The Trussville City Board been sold yet, which gives law with terms to maturity Editor “We’re excited about of Education on Monday the city authority to hold of no more than 90 days. that,” Salem said. approved a letter to be sent the funds until the bonds Seven additional mills The Trussville City Math teacher Rhonda file photo by Ron Burkett to the city of Trussville for have been sold and a final in property taxes will cost Board of Education on Brittain will be the team’s funding agreement can be Trussville residents $70 per the disposition of funds An altered sign at the Feb. Monday voted in favor sponsor, Salem said. He from the Feb. 25 property approved. 25 property tax vote watch year on homes appraised of Hewitt-Trussville said practices will start tax vote that was passed to The letter states that party in Trussville at $100,000, $140 per High School forming a in December and all fund two new elementary the property tax will be year on homes appraised mountain biking team. coaches associated with schools. collected for a 25-year agreement regarding the at $200,000 and $210 per Principal Tim Salem the mountain bike team Trussville City Schools period beginning with the payment of the principal year on homes appraised at said the team will be are trained. Assistant Superintendent levy for which municipal of and interest on the $300,000. part of the National of Business Operations taxes became due and warrants.” Interscholastic Cycling Contact Gary Lloyd at Jim Kirkland said the payable Oct. 1. The letter requests that Contact Gary Lloyd at Association and already news@trussvilletribune. tax vote -- which passed The letter states that the the city, upon receipt of the news@trussvilletribune. has about 20 students com and follow him on 2,813 to 1,935 -- stated the city and school board will proceeds of the property com and follow him on involved. There are Twitter @GaryALloyd. city would pay over the enter into a “definitive tax, segregate and set aside Twitter @GaryALloyd. currently four races set up Trussville City Schools adds sex offender policy by Gary Lloyd adult sex offenders who to the principal of the on school property or at principal, his designee, or any “activity sponsored have been convicted of a school or his designee the K-12 school activity any other employee, agent, by a school in which Editor sex offense involving a upon entering the The approved policy or representative of the students in grades K-12 minor must: property or arriving at states that adult sex school or school system.” are the primary intended The Trussville City • Notify the principal of the K-12 school activity offenders “have a duty The Jefferson County audience.” Board of Education on the school or his designee • Cooperate with any to comply with this Board of Education Monday approved a policy before entering school efforts undertaken by the policy, and it shall not be is considering adding Contact Gary Lloyd at for sex offenders. property or attending the principal of the school or construed as imposing a similar policy. The news@trussvilletribune. The policy states that K-12 school activity his designee to discreetly an affirmative duty of proposed policy states com and follow him on • Immediately report monitor their presence any kind on the school that a school activity is Twitter @GaryALloyd. REBATE SCHEDULE

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