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2MC Podcast Eps 56 - Also and Also · 2MC

• 00:00:06:10 - 00:00:08:20 MAK Hey everybody, it's MAK. 00:00:08:22 - 00:00:12:05 Courtney And I'm Courtney. Welcome back to 2MC. It's our. 00:00:12:07 - 00:00:13:05 MAK Weekly. 00:00:13:07 - 00:00:14:12 Courtney Podcast. 00:00:14:15 - 00:00:15:28 MAK I like to call The Pod. 00:00:16:01 - 00:00:22:01 Courtney We are in the pod. We are? Yes. And thank you for joining us. Watching or listening? 00:00:22:07 - 00:00:27:22 MAK Yeah, we're here every week and we talk about Martin County government happenings. 00:00:27:24 - 00:00:28:24 Courtney All the fun stuff. 00:00:28:24 - 00:00:36:13 MAK All the fun stuff. And we had, we got a really special edition. We did. 00:00:36:13 - 00:00:39:06 Courtney Yes. We hope you guys enjoyed it. I know we did. 00:00:39:08 - 00:00:40:01 MAK Very much so. 00:00:40:03 - 00:00:42:01 Courtney Yes. And I think, I think Don enjoyed. 00:00:42:01 - 00:00:58:25 MAK Doing an actual sit down with Don Donaldson, County administrator. I really I mean, we've worked with him, but it was so cool to hear about the projects that that he was part of the all the collaborations with, with municipalities and city and state, all the things. 00:00:58:25 - 00:01:03:18 Courtney Yeah. Yeah, it was really good to emcee special edition. 00:01:03:20 - 00:01:06:21 MAK Yes, I think that, yeah. Yeah. 00:01:06:23 - 00:01:09:02 Courtney So because we had our special session. 00:01:09:02 - 00:01:10:28 MAK Does that mean this is a not special edition? 00:01:10:29 - 00:01:12:00 Courtney Well, they're all special. 00:01:12:04 - 00:01:14:07 MAK Okay. 00:01:14:09 - 00:01:20:11 Courtney So because we had our special edition, though we didn't we weren't able to recap the board. 00:01:20:14 - 00:01:21:20 MAK So we're going to do it right now. 00:01:21:23 - 00:01:25:18 Courtney Have no fear Courtney and Mac are here. 00:01:25:20 - 00:01:27:24 MAK Now, are you going to cut that? 00:01:27:27 - 00:01:30:13 Courtney No, that was great. What do you mean? It was a great lead in. 00:01:30:16 - 00:01:35:12 MAK I see it written right there. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Say, Courtney and Mac are here. 00:01:35:14 - 00:01:36:11 Courtney Have no fear. 00:01:36:11 - 00:01:37:21 MAK Yeah, exactly. Okay. 00:01:37:27 - 00:01:43:06 Courtney Moving on. So we had, a presentation. 00:01:43:09 - 00:01:47:15 MAK I loved that presentation about the household hazardous waste. I did. 00:01:47:15 - 00:01:48:01 Courtney Too. 00:01:48:02 - 00:01:54:00 MAK Right. We love those guys. I do, if you have that visited them. I know they come around to different locations. 00:01:54:02 - 00:01:55:15 Courtney With their has mobile. Yep. 00:01:55:15 - 00:02:05:21 MAK We'll drop that stuff in the show notes. But if you haven't been out there, the lights went out in Georgia and just on the left. Don't worry, we're good crew. 00:02:05:23 - 00:02:11:00 Courtney If you haven't had a chance to visit them out there, you should. They're they're honestly a great group. 00:02:11:02 - 00:02:17:10 MAK They have three technicians out there, and they're also knowledgeable. They are about, the different hazards. 00:02:17:16 - 00:02:18:02 Courtney Yes. 00:02:18:04 - 00:02:20:08 MAK What are they? Courtney, tell us. 00:02:20:10 - 00:02:24:28 Courtney Excitable, corrosive, reactive and toxic. 00:02:25:00 - 00:02:31:17 MAK Yeah. And it really keeps not only residents safe but the environment. Environment. 00:02:31:17 - 00:02:35:18 Courtney Yes. And it prevents accidents and fires. 00:02:35:20 - 00:02:40:15 MAK But keeps sanitation workers safe too, because they don't have all that mixed in with all the garbage and stuff. 00:02:40:19 - 00:02:49:22 Courtney That is very true. And last year they collected 189.25 total tons of hazardous waste. 00:02:49:25 - 00:02:53:02 MAK What do you think that looks like? Like how much is that? How many elephants with that? 00:02:53:02 - 00:02:57:03 Courtney I don't know. Last time we tried to do elephant math, we were wrong. 00:02:57:05 - 00:02:57:29 MAK 00:02:58:01 - 00:03:00:09 Courtney Yeah. So I don't know that we should attempt that now. 00:03:00:09 - 00:03:03:02 MAK Okay? It's just a lot of hazardous waste. I think. 00:03:03:05 - 00:03:06:19 Courtney It's. Yeah. Hazardous waste. A lot of times. 00:03:06:21 - 00:03:10:10 MAK It was 8189 .25 total tons. 00:03:10:12 - 00:03:12:03 Courtney Exactly. 00:03:12:05 - 00:03:16:17 MAK There's a difference between total tons or tons. 00:03:16:19 - 00:03:20:02 Courtney I don't know, I'm math's not my. You know, it's not. 00:03:20:04 - 00:03:21:10 MAK Not my thing. 00:03:21:12 - 00:03:25:01 Courtney So total tons. Tons I don't know. You guys tell us. 00:03:25:06 - 00:03:30:11 MAK Yeah. Yeah. What else we're going to talk about for the meeting? 00:03:30:14 - 00:03:34:07 Courtney Our 2050 long range transportation plan. 00:03:34:14 - 00:03:35:01 MAK Yes. 00:03:35:02 - 00:03:36:06 Courtney Tell us more, Mac. 00:03:36:13 - 00:03:43:28 MAK Yeah, so that's with our MPO, right? Our metropolitan planning organization, and they're all they do, long range planning. 00:03:43:28 - 00:03:46:06 Courtney They long range. 00:03:46:07 - 00:03:47:18 MAK That was 2050. 00:03:47:24 - 00:03:48:07 Courtney Yes. 00:03:48:08 - 00:03:49:08 MAK Which is. 00:03:49:10 - 00:03:49:29 Courtney They're thinking. 00:03:49:29 - 00:03:51:20 MAK Of like 24 years from now. 00:03:51:20 - 00:03:53:21 Courtney They're like they're in the future. 00:03:53:23 - 00:04:10:17 MAK Yes, yes. So anyway, they did an amendment that that will now be incorporated into our comprehensive growth management plan in chapter five. Thank you. Chapter five. You're welcome. Let's say that. Yeah. Okay. Cool. 00:04:10:20 - 00:04:15:01 Courtney Yes. And our next board meeting is going to be February 24th. 00:04:15:04 - 00:04:16:12 MAK That's the last week of February. 00:04:16:12 - 00:04:23:16 Courtney The last week. Yeah. Up next. 00:04:23:18 - 00:04:25:29 MAK Oh, you know what else happened? 00:04:26:02 - 00:04:27:25 Courtney Tell me. 00:04:27:27 - 00:04:29:18 MAK Can we move on from the board meeting now? Yeah, I. 00:04:29:18 - 00:04:30:16 Courtney Was yeah, that was. 00:04:30:17 - 00:04:53:04 MAK Okay. We also had a joint meeting. We did place this week. Yes. And that's between Village of Indian Town, city of Stewart School District and Martin County. It is. And we do those quarterly. Yeah. So open to the public. You can attend to them in person. You can watch them right here. You can tune in to our you know, podcast. 00:04:53:06 - 00:04:59:10 Courtney Yeah, yeah. Also also also another event that happened. 00:04:59:12 - 00:04:59:24 MAK Oh yeah. 00:05:00:01 - 00:05:03:09 Courtney Was the research center's ribbon cutting ceremony. 00:05:03:09 - 00:05:06:16 MAK This, this we are super excited about. 00:05:06:18 - 00:05:12:19 Courtney It's a really cool well the buildings really cool. And then it also. 00:05:12:19 - 00:05:13:11 MAK The function of. 00:05:13:12 - 00:05:14:25 Courtney The the function of the building is. 00:05:14:25 - 00:05:17:26 MAK Very cool. Learning the training. Well. 00:05:17:26 - 00:05:20:06 Courtney Wait. Okay. They might be asking. 00:05:20:08 - 00:05:21:00 MAK Pat, Pat. 00:05:21:01 - 00:05:24:23 Courtney Pat, they might be asking what does reach stand for? 00:05:24:24 - 00:05:26:13 MAK You know, I sometimes forget that. 00:05:26:20 - 00:05:28:20 Courtney Well, don't worry, it's got it in mind. 00:05:28:20 - 00:05:30:10 MAK I mean, education. 00:05:30:15 - 00:05:31:24 Courtney And career help. 00:05:31:26 - 00:05:37:24 MAK That's what I was thinking. Reach, reach out for help. 00:05:37:27 - 00:05:47:16 Courtney Yes. Okay, so the center is going to provide a place where residents can gain knowledge, skills, all that jazz to excel in the workforce. 00:05:47:16 - 00:05:53:25 MAK Jazz hands. I didn't even plan that. Yeah, that's pretty good. 00:05:53:27 - 00:06:08:09 Courtney It was great. And so, yeah, we had that. It was a great ribbon cutting. And we also had a book drop off, but not the kind of books you're thinking, 00:06:08:16 - 00:06:29:15 MAK Kind of book. I don't know if these guys remember, but we did a little video about these 3D benches being printed. A while ago, last year sometime. Yeah. Right. And the benches that are done locally, they look like an open book, but it's a bench and you sit on it. Yeah. 00:06:29:15 - 00:06:34:08 Courtney Pretty cool. It's a book that you can sit on while reading a book. 00:06:34:11 - 00:06:36:08 MAK We should do that. 00:06:36:10 - 00:06:37:08 Courtney We should do that. 00:06:37:14 - 00:06:39:17 MAK Okay. It's at the home. Some library. 00:06:39:24 - 00:06:48:07 Courtney Yeah. And it's part of our Martin County Art and Public Places program. And, they're really cool. Yeah. And they've been installed. 00:06:48:10 - 00:06:54:11 MAK Yeah. So that's I like that. That's a hometown library. They've got cool stuff going on at the Hope Sound library. Yes. I'm just saying they. 00:06:54:11 - 00:06:55:20 Courtney Do in the hub. 00:06:55:26 - 00:06:57:12 MAK Down in the hub. 00:06:57:14 - 00:06:59:23 Courtney Calling all lifeguards. 00:06:59:29 - 00:07:03:28 MAK What? Oh, I thought we were still talking about the whole. 00:07:03:28 - 00:07:08:21 Courtney Nope, I stopped. Okay, we're hiring lifeguards at Silver Splash Water Park. 00:07:08:23 - 00:07:10:17 MAK Wouldn't it be fun if we could do that? 00:07:10:20 - 00:07:11:23 Courtney I don't know that we should. 00:07:11:23 - 00:07:13:13 MAK Do that for a lifeguard. 00:07:13:15 - 00:07:14:06 Courtney No. 00:07:14:08 - 00:07:25:04 MAK I was I'm a lifesaver. Cherry. Okay. Blueberry, I don't know. Blueberry pineapple is my favorite kind of lifesaver. 00:07:25:07 - 00:07:28:01 Courtney Oh, I thought you like the orange ones. 00:07:28:04 - 00:07:30:06 MAK Nobody likes the orange. Lifesavers. 00:07:30:12 - 00:07:33:09 Courtney The orange and met ones. 00:07:33:11 - 00:07:36:03 MAK Oh, that's a different. That's not the traditional lifesavers. 00:07:36:03 - 00:07:39:22 Courtney Anyway, we're talking about the actual lifesavers. Yes, I got you. 00:07:39:22 - 00:07:48:08 MAK Anyway. That's not this kind of lifesaver. These are lifeguards. Yes. And selfish. Selfish splash waterpark? 00:07:48:11 - 00:07:49:04 Courtney Yes. 00:07:49:05 - 00:07:52:12 MAK They're gearing up for, an epic 2026 season. 00:07:52:17 - 00:07:56:17 Courtney That starts in March because they open in spring break. Yeah, that's. 00:07:56:18 - 00:07:59:28 MAK So get on it. If you're looking for a job, do it. 00:08:00:00 - 00:08:02:18 Courtney There. It is. 00:08:02:20 - 00:08:06:18 MAK Oh, also cares, right? You're carrying all. 00:08:06:18 - 00:08:09:13 Courtney Of our leads. Only lead ends are also. 00:08:09:15 - 00:08:11:07 MAK Are they also are we saying probably. 00:08:11:07 - 00:08:23:07 Courtney Change that. We probably should stop saying also we can have a little count meter for also. Yeah. Okay. Let's change it up. You know what? Section two of cares Martin cares. 00:08:23:07 - 00:08:25:10 MAK That's also happening. 00:08:25:12 - 00:08:34:10 Courtney It it is. Yeah. And we just finished what a FAQ last one. It was such a good session. 00:08:34:10 - 00:08:43:19 MAK So we hope you guys if you're interested. It's five weeks five different Wednesdays. And we are your tour guides through Martin County government. 00:08:43:19 - 00:08:52:17 Courtney Yes it's a it's honestly such a great program. You learn so much about Martin County government, how your tax dollars are being used. 00:08:52:24 - 00:08:55:08 MAK The people who are doing the work, what that works like. 00:08:55:10 - 00:08:55:25 Courtney Yeah, looks. 00:08:55:25 - 00:08:58:27 MAK Like and how it's helping our community. 00:08:59:04 - 00:09:01:05 Courtney Yeah, right. So registration should. 00:09:01:05 - 00:09:03:13 MAK Check it out. Dropping it in the show notes. 00:09:03:16 - 00:09:07:23 Courtney Okay. I'm very excited for this. 00:09:07:25 - 00:09:09:28 MAK Yeah I didn't I didn't I don't know what that is. 00:09:09:28 - 00:09:11:04 Courtney The Eliot Museum. 00:09:11:04 - 00:09:11:17 MAK Yeah. 00:09:11:17 - 00:09:19:07 Courtney Is hosting, The Wonderful World of Penguins stories from behind the Lens. 00:09:19:09 - 00:09:27:12 MAK That's cool, I love penguins. I know you're a penguin fan. I love them, you know, they have penguins that are like, our height. Size? 00:09:27:14 - 00:09:29:09 Courtney Yes, yes. 00:09:29:11 - 00:09:31:08 MAK Crazy. Coming up against a penguin. 00:09:31:08 - 00:09:32:20 Courtney Like the same size as you? 00:09:32:28 - 00:09:40:24 MAK Yes. I would love that. Actually need it. Anyway, they probably don't have those at the museum. 00:09:40:27 - 00:09:42:28 Courtney Yeah. I don't think it's cold enough for them to. 00:09:42:28 - 00:09:48:13 MAK Step into the icy, playful, and surprisingly charismatic world of the Penguin. 00:09:48:15 - 00:09:49:09 Courtney Well, you know, Penguin. 00:09:49:13 - 00:09:51:21 MAK Who wrote that? That was good. 00:09:51:23 - 00:10:02:04 Courtney Yeah, but I didn't. But you know, Gary Croson is an international photographer that is doing this. 00:10:02:11 - 00:10:07:06 MAK You know, I love I love that you don't rehearse anybody's last names. 00:10:07:08 - 00:10:08:18 Courtney No, you just go for it. 00:10:08:18 - 00:10:13:10 MAK It's the first time you see them, and then you go. Robson. 00:10:13:10 - 00:10:15:09 Courtney Yeah. So sorry if I butchered that because. 00:10:15:09 - 00:10:16:19 MAK Yeah. No, I like it. 00:10:16:21 - 00:10:17:28 Courtney It's just what I said. 00:10:17:29 - 00:10:18:24 MAK He's a penguin. 00:10:18:25 - 00:10:22:04 Courtney They might be wondering. Yeah, they might be wondering when this is happening. 00:10:22:04 - 00:10:23:24 MAK February 23rd. 00:10:23:26 - 00:10:32:06 Courtney One from 1 to 2. Yes. I want to go to this. So. Okay. We should try to make it. Okay. Cool. 00:10:32:09 - 00:10:36:01 MAK Rollin rollin rollin. 00:10:36:04 - 00:10:41:05 Courtney Big wheels at work. Just add a new video. 00:10:41:08 - 00:10:42:08 MAK 00:10:42:10 - 00:10:46:01 Courtney And it's for street sweeping. 00:10:46:03 - 00:10:47:12 MAK Oh that's cool. 00:10:47:15 - 00:10:53:05 Courtney Yeah. It's super cool right. It's a huge truck. Oh gosh I almost fell. 00:10:53:07 - 00:11:02:12 MAK Off the floor. Do you know what a clean 565 miles of roadway in Martin County? 00:11:02:14 - 00:11:10:04 Courtney I know how fun is that, though. They're just driving around, keeping the roads cleaner, safer and free of debris every day. 00:11:10:06 - 00:11:11:02 MAK For you? 00:11:11:04 - 00:11:12:11 Courtney Yes. And for us. 00:11:12:12 - 00:11:14:06 MAK Me, too. Because I drive on the same. 00:11:14:13 - 00:11:22:02 Courtney Yeah, but that's super cool. And you can check out the video. I was going to say it on our YouTube, but we'll also put it down in the show notes. 00:11:22:04 - 00:11:26:10 MAK Okay. Yeah. What else you got for us? That's it. 00:11:26:13 - 00:11:29:22 Courtney That's all I got okay. You got anything else? 00:11:29:24 - 00:11:30:29 MAK Nope. 00:11:31:01 - 00:11:35:04 Courtney Me neither. All right, well, we'll see you guys next time. On to AMC. 00:11:35:06 - 00:11:35:28 MAK Oh, wait. 00:11:36:00 - 00:11:38:01 Courtney Oh, we almost forgot. 00:11:38:02 - 00:11:38:21 MAK What. 00:11:38:24 - 00:11:40:28 Courtney Like subscribe and follow. 00:11:40:29 - 00:11:43:10 MAK I was going to say that. Then you interrupted me. 00:11:43:10 - 00:11:45:29 Courtney Sorry, I just got so excited. 00:11:46:01 - 00:11:47:19 MAK When Don said it last time. 00:11:47:19 - 00:11:48:15 Courtney I know. 00:11:48:18 - 00:11:52:08 MAK Like, subscribe. Follow. Listen. Yeah, right. 00:11:52:12 - 00:11:58:21 Courtney That's it. Share with your friends. Yeah. Share with your enemies I don't care, just share it. 00:11:58:24 - 00:12:00:07 MAK Share it. Like it. Comment. 00:12:00:07 - 00:12:04:01 Courtney Do it and we'll see you guys next time. Thanks. Bye.