>> ALL RIGHT. IT’S TIME FOR MAYOR MONDAY. AND THIS MORNING WE’RE HEADED TO A SMALL COMMUNITY JUST OFF HIGHWAY 99. E IN MARION COUNTY, THE CITY OF IS US 30 MINUTES NORTH OF SALEM IS KNOWN FOR ITS CELEBRATION OF HISTORY. AND
JOINING US LIVE RIGHT NOW, COMMUNITY UPDATES. THE MAYOR OF AURORA, BRIAN ASHER. GOOD MORNING. THERE. >> THE MORNING. HOW ARE YOU GUYS TODAY DOING? WELL, ALTHOUGH HOW IS THE CITY OF AURORA PLANNING TO IMPROVE ITS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE FUTURE?
WE’RE WELL, LAST TIME WE LAST TIME WE SPOKE A COUPLE YEARS AGO, WE A HUNTING FOR MONEY AND WE HAVE GOT SOME WE’RE JUST GETTING THROUGH OUR ENGINEERING. ON THE 2 OF 3 MAIN ARE GOING TO START OUR WATER WELL.
>> AND ARTS OR PLAN WILL START LATER IN THE YEAR. YOU KNOW, THEY’RE IN THAT WHICH GOOD, BUT IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET PROJECTS STARTED. EVEN IF YOU HAD THE CAST IN HAND WE ARE STILL SHORT AFTER 2 YEARS, PRICE OF EVERYTHING KEEPS
GOING UP. SO WE’RE LOOKING FOR MORE AND MORE MONEY. DON’T HAVE LOVE THAT MILLION DOLLARS TO. UP THE WATER TOWER TO THE MAIN LINES AND MAKE THAT ALL WORK. SO I WAS. MY KNEES, WORKED AGAIN AT THE LEGISLATURE. BUT WE CAME UP
SHORT. SO WE’RE BE BACK THERE IN THE FALL, ASKING FOR SOME MORE MONEY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. YEAH, DOUBT ABOUT WE WERE TALKING BEFORE THE SEGMENT AND THE 2 THINGS THAT POP INTO INTO OUR MINDS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT AURORA IN
MY MIND, IT’S ANTIQUE SHOPPING. I REMEMBER GOING THERE ALL THE TIME WITH MY MOM AND MY GRANDMA POPPING THROUGH AND EAT. >> AND THE STATE AIRPORT, IT’S A IT’S A BUSY AIRPORT OF WHAT ARE THE PLANS THERE WITH THE ROAR AIRPORT?
>> OK, WELL, LET’S START WITH THE AIRPORT AND THEN WE’LL MOVE THOUGH. WHAT’S WHAT’S WHAT’S GREAT ABOUT BEING HERE? THE AIRPORT IS NOT IN THE CITY OF AURORA. IT’S THE 3RD BUSIEST AIRPORT IN THE STATE. AND IT’S ONLY 1500 YARDS FROM
OUR CITY. SO WE DO NOT REALLY BENEFIT FINANCIALLY FROM ANYTHING AT THE AIRPORT. WE DO NOT PROVIDE ANY INFRASTRUCTURE OR SORT WATER TO THE AIRPORT AND NOW WE’RE CAPABLE OF ALL OF THAT. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING THAT IN. ARE YOU GB
EXPANSION BRING THE AIRPORT IN SO WE WOULD HAVE A STEADY YEAR. OF TAX REVENUE TO HELP US. AND STAY UP A BIG CITY. IS STABLE. YEAH. SO THAT’S OUR PLAN. WE’RE WORKING ON A NEW TV RIGHT TO >> YOU KNOW THAT IS QUITE A
COMMUNITY ASSET, EVEN THOUGH JUST OUTSIDE OF YOUR CITY LIMITS. THERE. SO GOOD LUCK WITH THAT AS WELL. WE HAVE TALKED WITH GOVERNOR KOTEK ABOUT THE STATE’S GOAL OF CREATING MORE HOUSING ACROSS THE STATE. SO HOW IS OUR AURORA TAKING PART IN THAT HOW
CAN YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO OUR HOUSING ISSUES HERE IN THE STATE OF WAR? WITH THIS INFRASTRUCTURE GOING IN, WILL NOW BE ABLE TO SOME COMMUNITY IN THE SOME TO THE SOUTH OF US. >> SO LOOKING AT MAYBE 30, 40
ALMS EVENTUALLY TO BE BUILT THERE WITH POSSIBILITY OF MORE. BUT SMALL THERE’S PROBABLY 60 80 OF US OUT THERE ARE IN THE SAME BOAT WITH NEEDING INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE IT GROW. AND IF WE COULD GET A STEADY. FLOW OF INCOME FOR
THAT PROFIT PROP PROJECTS THAT HAPPEN. EACH ALWAYS CITIES. I CAN SEE 75 CITIES PUTTING OUT 30 HOUSES, YOU KNOW, SLOW AND STEADY WINS. THE RACE. THAT’S MY MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNOR AND STATE LEGISLATURE HELP US OUT WITH A STEADY FLOW OF MONEY.
OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME SO THAT WE CAN CONSTANTLY FIX THESE THINGS UP INSTEAD OF NEEDING HUGE CHUNKS OF MONEY, WHICH ARE PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE TO MAYOR, BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF REFERRED TO IT THERE, YOU
KNOW, STILL SOME SOME FUNDS, BOSTON AND THINGS TO GO AND THINGS GO DO IN DOWNTOWN AURORA. WHAT’S HAPPENING IN AURORA RIGHT NOW THAT YOU HIGHLIGHT? >> SEE, WE HAVE EASTER EGG HUNT GOING ON ON SATURDAY AND HAVE ONE OF THE BUZZIEST
VARIOUS TO EASTER BUNNIES THAT THE KIDS CAN COME YOU KNOW, THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON HERE EVERY WEEKEND OR EVERY MAJOR HOLIDAY EVERY WEEKEND AND THAT PEOPLE COULD FIND THAT OUT OF AURORA. CONNIE DOT COM. ONE THING ABOUT IT HERE IS DOCTOR KYLE HAD TEACHINGS
OF YOU KNOW, GIVE MORE THAN YOU TAKE. I THINK THAT’S THE MAIN THING THAT PEOPLE TO HEAR IS. WE GIVE MORE THAN WE TAKE. WE WANT THAT EXPERIENCE TO GIVEN TO EVERYBODY THAT COMES HERE. EVERY VISITOR, EVERY PERSON. AND I KNOW TRAVIS,
YOU’VE BEEN HERE A COUPLE OF AS A CHILD. YOU KNOW IT. IT’S A GREAT PLACE. AND NO ONE SAYS ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT AURORA. AND THEY SAY, WELL, THIS JUST A GREAT FEELING AND IT’S SO WONDERFUL. COMMUNITY THAT DOES A LOT OF WONDERFUL
THINGS SENT MY SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HELP US MAKE THAT HAPPEN HERE OUR CITY. WELL, THAT’S A GREAT WAY TO END THAT. THANK YOU OR MAYOR BRIAN ASHER, WE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US THIS MORNING. >> THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH
FOR DOING. THIS IS A GREAT THING AND STAY UP DATE ON WHAT’S HAPPENING IN CITIES ACROSS OUR AREA. CHECK OUT OUR PREVIOUS MAYOR MONDAY SEGMENTS ON KOIN DOT COM. JUST CLICK ON THE AM EXTRA TAP. ALL RIGHT. IT’S 7.40 AND UP NEXT ON AM
EXTRA. A NEW PLACE TO SMOOTH OUT YOUR ROLLERSKATING SKILLED AFTER THE BREAK
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