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What are some of the issues that you and and they talk about that you said, OK, that's a local issue that's really important and some action needs to be taken. So give me an example. Housing is huge. Yeah. Tell Florida there. We were just presented with a briefing from the floor to Chamber of Commerce that showed that younger couples in Broward are moving out. So you know how our population is growing, but the younger workforce is moving out because they can't afford to live here. And the older retirees are moving out, right, because they're cashing out or if they're renting, they can't afford to live here. So the only people moving in seem to be the well to do ones that all over the country, all over the country and from Latin America, Correct. So the number one issue there is housing and affordability. You know, in Western we're pretty much built out. We do have some. Development comma in Hollywood putting in a 2 to 3000 rental units coming in soon. But the demand is so high here. So it's, that's what people are are I hear what's going on in the housing prices, but it's supply and demand. So the local officials are concerned about that and they say, all right, how can we spur private investment, spur private investment to come down here and build without being too bureaucratic whilst you're taking care of the resources. We gotta make sure we have enough water. Yeah, with seed level rising, we have to make sure that the salt water doesn't encroach on our water table. Right. That wouldn't be good. And and that we're not overbuilding. So you kind of balance that and all the commissioners, when I talk to them and the mayors. We don't talk politics, obviously we we talk about the housing situation, inflation, transportation, you know, with the light rail coming in along Fort Lauderdale corridor corridor to into the port and how to make. How to make it here more affordable for young families to wanna come here like our teachers, right. They start off 50, 000 a year 50 some thousand. What are you getting for that? You can't afford a house on that when your rents 2700 a month. It doesn't provide the incentive for people to move here and become a teacher. I'm a teacher. Yeah. So I think we just need to reduce our bureaucracy at at that management level across all places, all levels of government and funneled. More of that money down to the people that really have an impact, OK.