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>> CHRONICLING THE STORIES
IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY.
STORIES MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
STORIES THAT MATTER TO YOU.
THIS IS KETV NEWSWATCH 7'S
"CHRONICLE."
>> I'VE HAD A GREAT REACTION
FROM THE PEOPLE OF OMAHA SO FAR.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THE HARD
WORK.
CONTINUE TO SPREAD MY MESSAGE
AND MY NEW VISION FOR THE CITY
OF OMAHA.
MY PLATFORM FOR OMAHA IS FOCUSED
ON BRINGING IN NEW REVENUE TO
THE CITY.
RUNNING DOWN COST FOR TAXPAYERS
AND LOOK FOR STRATEGIC
OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE CAN
OUTSOURCE CITY FUNCTIONS SO WE
CAN DRIVE DOWN COSTS FOR
TAXPAYERS.
WE CAN OVERHAUL OUR STREET
MAINTENANCE.
WE REALLY NEED TO REVITALIZE AND
STRENGTHEN NORTH OMAHA.
WE HAVE A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING
TO DO.
ROB: AS YOU CAN SEE, 26-YEAR-OLD
TAILOR ROYAL -- TAYLOR ROYAL
HAS A VISION.
THIS IS "CHRONICLE."
THE SECOND OF FIVE SHOWS
DEDICATED TO THE UPCOMING
MAYOR'S RACE AND THE PRIMARY
APRIL 4.
WE WILL TALK WITH EACH OF THE
MEN AND WOMEN RUNNING.
CHRISTOPHER GEARY, TAYLOR ROYAL,
HEATH, AND GENE STOPPARD.
AND ALL ARE CHRONICLE'S WITH THE
CANDIDATES WILL BE ONLINE AT
KETV.COM.
THIS MORNING, TAYLOR ROYAL.
A FEW FACTS ABOUT ROYAL.
HE GREW UP IN OMAHA, WENT TO
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL.
HE WORKED AT HEIDI AND PLAYED
SOCCER.
A CHECK OF OUR ARCHIVES REVEALED
THE FIRST ROUND OF THE STATE
TOURNAMENT.
HE GETS A CORNER KICK AND THAT
IS TAYLOR ROYAL WITH THE HEADER.
IT IS JUST HIGH, BUT SCOTT WENT
ON TO BEAT THEIR OPPONENT THAT
DAY.
ROYAL EARNED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE
IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH
A DOUBLE MAJOR IN ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCE.
HE MOVED TO DALLAS WHERE HE
GRADUATED WITH A MASTER OF
SCIENCE FROM SOUTHERN METHODIST
UNIVERSITY.
HE NOW WORKS FOR NORTHWESTERN
MUTUAL.
ONE OF HIS BIGGEST IDEAS IS TO
MAKE IT AN EVEN BIGGER FOOTBALL
TOWN.
TAYLOR: OMAHA , NEBRASKA, IS
READY TO HOST AN NFL STADIUM AND
IT SHOULD CROWN A RIVERFRONT.
THERE IS A BEAUTIFUL PATCH OF
LAND THAT OVERLOOKS THE
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AND A VIEW OF
THE DOWNTOWN RIGHT NEXT TO
GALLUP.
IT IS REALLY NEED TO PLACE AN
NFL TEAM.
ROB: JOINING US TO TALK MORE
ABOUT THAT AND MUCH MORE IS
TAYLOR ROYAL.
THINK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS
MORNING.
TAYLOR: GLAD TO BE HERE.
ROB: WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO RUN?
TAYLOR: SPENDING TIME IN DALLAS,
TEXAS, I GOT A DIFFERENT FLAVOR
OUTSIDE THE FOUR WALLS OF OMAHA,
SO TO SPEAK.
I SAW A VERY ACTIVE MAYOR IN
DALLAS.
THOSE GUYS OUT THERE PROMOTING
DALLAS AND TEXAS.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO COME AND
START A BUSINESS.
A GREAT PLACE TO COME AND EXPAND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH.
I SAW THE FRUIT OF THAT.
THE BUSINESSES MOVING DOWN THERE
AND PEOPLE MOVING THERE AS WELL.
AND WHEN I MOVED BACK TO YEARS
AGO -- TWO YEARS AGO, PEOPLE
WERE PULLING UP STAKES AND
LEAVING TO CHICAGO.
IT WAS A BIG RED FLAG FOR ME AS
I STARTED TO DO RESEARCH.
WHAT IS THE HEALTH OF OMAHA?
WAS THE HEALTH OF THE CITY?
PAVEMENT CONDITIONS AND THE
LEASING SPACE.
I STARTED TO CHECK THAT OUT AND
I SAW A COUPLE STATISTICS.
78% IS EITHER MEDIOCRE OR POOR
CONDITION.
THAT IS NOT A GOOD STAT.
DOWNTOWN NORTH ON 680.
WE HAVE BIG LEASING SPACE IS
AVAILABLE.
IT IS SHOWING NOT A GOOD,
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.
WHEN THEY WERE PULLING UP STAKES
AND LEAVING TAX INCENTIVES ON
THE TABLE, IT BEGINS TO BE A RED
FLAG.
I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I
BELIEVE WE NEEDED LEADERSHIP IN
THE CITY.
A LOT OF THINGS FACING US FOUR
YEARS AGO OR BEYOND ARE STILL
PLAGUING US TODAY.
ROB: YOUR 26 YEARS OLD.
TAYLOR: 27.
JUST TURNED 27.
ROB: SOME PEOPLE SEE THAT AS A
LIABILITY?
TAYLOR: I SEE THAT AS AN
ADVANTAGE.
I AM A CPA.
I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND HOW
VITAL TAXES ARE TO BUSINESSES
WHETHER THEY WILL EXPAND OR
HIGHER.
PEOPLE WANT TO PLANT THEMSELVES
IN DIFFERENT TAX PERSPECTIVES.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN
BUSINESS HAVING THE ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCE DEGREE.
BUT I HAVEN'T SPENT YEARS
NETWORKING UNLIKE THE PEOPLE WHO
I'M RUNNING AGAINST.
20 YEARS IN LOCAL POLITICS,
STARTED OFF IN THE SCHOOLBOARD.
AND NOW THE MAYOR.
WHAT BENEFIT HAVE WE SEEN FROM
THAT SO-CALLED EXPERIENCE?
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE SEEN A
BENEFIT.
I THINK KEITH MELLO IS CUT FROM
THE SAFE -- SAME CLOTH.
HIS CLAIM TO FAME IS THAT HE WAS
THE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN.
NOW AS A RESULT OF THAT, HE
FACES A $900 MILLION SHORTFALL
ON THE STATE LEVEL AND ONCE THE
STEERING WHEEL FOR THE -- I
DON'T THINK THAT IS THE TYPE OF
WISDOM THAT WE NEED.
WE NEED A BUSINESS MINDSET.
ROB: YOU ARE PUTTING THE STATE
BUDGET SHORTFALL, IF YOU WILL,
ON MELO'S LAP?
TAYLOR: HE WAS THE
APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN OF THE
TIME AND I BELIEVE HE PLAYED A
HAND IN THAT.
OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE MANY OTHER
FACTORS INVOLVED WITH THAT BUT I
BELIEVE THAT IT SHOWED LACK OF
LEADERSHIP IN THAT REGARD.
ROB: YOU ARE A REGISTERED
REPUBLICAN.
WOULD YOU BE BIPARTISAN?
TAYLOR: I WOULD.
I CONSIDER MYSELF A TRUE
CONSERVATIVE IN MY IDEOLOGY.
I HAVE NOT SPENT YEARS
NETWORKING MY WAY THROUGH ANY
PARTY AND I THINK THAT'S A HUGE
BENEFIT.
THE ISSUES THAT WE FACE,
KNOCKING ON DOORS AND TALKING TO
CITIZENS IS THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE
PROBLEMS.
WE DON'T HAVE A REPUBLICAN OR
DEMOCRAT PROBLEM.
WE HAVE STREETS LITTERED WITH
POTHOLES.
WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY SORT OF
HEADWAY.
WE HAVE A LOT TO DO.
I BELIEVE IT TAKES A BUSINESS
MINDSET TO DO THIS.
ROB: YOU MENTIONED THE STREETS A
COUPLE TIMES.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PAVEMENT
PROBLEMS.
IT IS A PERENNIAL PROBLEM.
HOW DO YOU FIX IT?
HAD YOU PAY FOR IT?
TAYLOR: THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAS
FIGURED OUT LONG BEFORE, LEARNED
A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE AS A
CITY HAVE FAILED TO LEARN.
THERE IS A COMPANY HERE.
THE MATERIAL THAT MAKES UP WHAT
WE PUT INTO OUR CONCRETE.
THEY SOURCE THIS AGGREGATE FROM
NEBRASKA TO IMPORT RAILROAD
TIES.
WE FOUND THE STUFF FOR JUST
DISINTEGRATE QUICKLY AS A RESULT
OF WHAT TYPE OF AGGREGATE THEY
ARE SOURCING.
THEY FOUND THE STUFF IS SO
SANDY.
I STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON
WHERE OUR CITY SOURCES IS
AGGREGATE.
WE POUR IT RIGHT INTO OUR
STREETS WHICH IS COSTING
TAXPAYERS A LOT OF MONEY.
THAT IS WHY WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO MOVE THE BALL FORWARD IN THAT
REGARD.
I STARTED TO STUDY WHAT OTHER
CITIES ARE DOING THAT FACE THE
SAME SORT OF SITUATION.
KANSAS CITY, MINNEAPOLIS,
PITTSBURGH.
WHAT ARE THE CITIES DOING TO
ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS?
WE FACE THE SAME AGGREGATE
PROBLEM WE FACE.
TO SOURCE HIGHER SPEC AGGREGATE
FOR OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
WHERE THE ROCK IS MORE DURABLE.
AND WHAT THEY ALSO DO IS TO
BEGIN TO LAY DOWN ASPHALT.
IT IS RESISTANT TO THE SALT AND
STAND -- SAND THAT WE LAY DOWN.
SOME THING QUICK AND EASY TO LAY
DOWN A FIVE-MILE STRETCH FOR
WHERE THE TAXPAYERS A RELATIVELY
EASY.
ROB: IS THE HIGHER QUALITY MORE
EXPENSIVE ON THE FRONT SIDE?
TAYLOR: IT'S OK IF IT'S
EXPENSIVE ON THE FRONT SIDE IF
IT WILL LAST LONGER.
WE WILL NOT FACE THE PROBLEMS WE
SEE FROM A ROAD PERSPECTIVE.
ROB: VISION AND STRATEGY ARE AT
THE HEART OF ANY ORGANIZATION
TOSS SUCCESS.
-- ORGANIZATION'S SUCCESS.
YOU SAY YOU CAN UNLOCK NEW
SOURCES OF GROWTH?
WHAT IS THE VISION AND WHAT ARE
THE SOURCES?
TAYLOR: THE BIG THING IS TO FIND
WAYS TO RETAIN AND ATTRACT
TALENT IN THE CITY.
WE ALSO NEED TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE
IN BUSINESSES TO THE CITY.
IF YOU LOOK AT OMAHA'S HISTORY
SINCE THE YEAR 2000, WE HAVE
LOST CONAGRA AND LEAVES TO HAVE
THE HEADQUARTERS TO ACI, FIRST
DATA, ACQUITTAL ENERGY, CSG, AND
ENRON AT THE TIME.
THESE COMPANIES CAME HERE
ORIGINALLY, BUT THEY HAVE SINCE
LEFT.
WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS?
I HAVE A LOT OF CLIENTS IN THE
CONAGRA ORGANIZATION AT THE
SENIOR EXECUTIVE LEVEL.
I START TO PICK THESE GUYS HIS
BRAINS AS WELL AS THE KEY AREAS
THAT OMAHA IS MISSING OUT ON.
ONE OF THE IDEAS WITH THE NFL
STADIUM -- ONE IS THAT WE
ALREADY SENT THOUSANDS.
RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS IN OVER A
QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS IN
ECONOMIC BENEFIT.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA JUST
CAME OUT WITH A STUDY AND OVER A
QUARTER OF A BILLION DOLLARS OF
ECONOMIC BENEFIT GOES TO LINCOLN
BECAUSE OF THE CORNHUSKERS.
THEY'VE CREATED 3400 JOBS, $87
MILLION IN SALARIES.
WHY NOT HAVE THAT SAME REVENUE,
THAT SAME BENEFIT THAT GOES TO
LINCOLN COME RIGHT DOWN TO THE
RIVERFRONT?
IT IS A DRY COMMUNITY ACTIVITY.
IT IS NOT OFF THE BACKS OF THE
TAX PLAYERS -- TAXPAYERS.
WE ALSO HAVE THE RESTAURANT TAX,
PARKING METERS DOWNTOWN, AND
HIGH PROPERTY TAXES.
HAVE TO LOOK FOR OTHER SOURCES
THAT ARE NOT OFF THE BACKS OF
TAXPAYERS.
ROB: ON THE NFL ISSUE, SOME SAY
THAT IS REAL PIE-IN-THE-SKY.
GETTING A BRAND-NEW TEAM IS NOT
GOING TO HAPPEN.
TRYING TO GET AN EXPANSION TEAM
IS DIFFICULT AS WELL.
AND WHERE ON THE RIVERFRONT DO
YOU PUT IT?
YOU START BUTTING INTO CARTER
LAKE.
TAYLOR: I THINK IS A GREAT SPOT
NEAR GALLUP.
IT JUST OVERLOOKS THE PEDESTRIAN
BRIDGE.
A GREAT VIEW OF DOWNTOWN.
IT IS A GREAT SPOT FOR IT.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
IT HAS BEEN PROMISING TAXPAYERS
FOR MANY YEARS.
WE HAVE 450,000 PEOPLE IN OMAHA.
WE HAVE THE PEOPLE AND THE
FOOTBALL OF TO BE ABLE TO --
LOVE TO BE ABLE TO FILL A
STADIUM.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TD
AMERITRADE THAT SITS IDLE.
IT CAN BE MULTIPURPOSE WHERE WE
HAVE CONCERTS, VENUES, WE BRING
IN PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TEAMS
THAT WANT TO TRAVEL THROUGH LIKE
THE USA SOCCER TEAM.
TRAINING CAMP, PRESEASON, ALL
THE REGULAR SEASON GAMES.
IT EXPANDS FOR MORE THAN JUST A
COUPLE WEEKS OUT OF THE YEAR.
WE USED TO HAVE LEADERSHIP THAT
SAID, LET'S FIGURE OUT HOW TO
GET THIS DONE.
IN 1954, THAT SOUTH OMAHA MEGA
OPERATION THAT HAD 5000 PEOPLE
FACILITATING THE MOVEMENTS OF
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS PER
DAY.
THE LEADERSHIP GOT TOGETHER.
HOW CAN WE BEAT OUT CHICAGO?
WE BECAME THE WORLD'S LARGEST
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE
DEFINITELY OTHER ISSUES FACING
OMAHA.
I UNDERSTAND THAT AND I'M GLAD
TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
ROB: HAVE YOU TALKED TO THE NFL
AT ALL?
TAYLOR: I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF
PHONE CALLS WITH THE NFL.
BUT IT WILL TAKE A CITY MAYOR
AND THE GOVERNOR TO MOVE THE
BALL FORWARD.
TAKE A COMMUNITY TO RALLY AROUND
IT.
GET AT THE TOP OF THE LIST FOR
AN EXPANSION TEAM.
GO AND TALK TO OWNERS, TALK TO A
G.M. ABOUT DOING THIS.
WE HAVE SEEN MOVEMENT OF TEAMS
FROM CITIES.
IF WE WANT TO BE FORWARD
THINKING, THIS IS SOMETHING WE
CAN CHASE AFTER.
I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES
PLAGUING US THAT WE NEED TO COME
IN ADDRESS.
BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL
BE A HELP.
ROB: WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT
PUBLIC SAFETY, TAXES.
BUT WE WILL TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE WILL
CONTINUE OUR CONVERSATION WITH
MAYORAL CANDIDATE TAILOR ROYAL
AND COMMITMENT 2017 CHRONICLE.
ROB: YOU ARE WATCHING KETV'S
NEWSWATCH 7'S "CHRONICLE."OUR
CONVERSATION WITH
TAYLOR ROYAL.
ARE WE DOING A GOOD ENOUGH JOB
IN PUBLIC SAFETY?
WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
TAYLOR: THE MEN AND WOMEN IN
PUBLIC SAFETY, THE MEN AND WOMEN
IN UNIFORM.
FIREFIGHTERS I HAVE THE MOST
RESPECT FOR.
I KNOW THESE GUYS POUR THEIR
HEART AND SOULS INTO MAKING SURE
THE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM ARE
PREPARED.
I THINK THEY'RE DOING A GREAT
JOB.
I WANT TO GIVE THEM EVERY
SUPPORT I CAN FROM THE MAYOR'S
PERSPECTIVE.
THE ARE TWEAKS I WOULD MAKE IN
REGARDS TO THEIR SCHEDULING.
AND HOW MANY DAYS A WEEK THAT WE
WORK STRAIGHT.
KEEPING THEM SAFE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE RATIO OF
POLICE OFFICERS AND
FIREFIGHTERS, WE NEED TO BEEF
THAT UP.
THAT WILL HELP US ENSURE THAT WE
PROTECT OUR CITIZENS BETTER.
ROB: YOU WANT MORE FIREFIGHTERS
ON TRUCK'S?
TAYLOR: ABSOLUTELY.
ROB: HOW DO YOU PAY FOR THAT?
TAYLOR: MODERNIZING CITY
SERVICES IS HOW WE WILL BE ABLE
TO EXPAND AND PAY FOR SOME OF
THESE THINGS.
PART OF MY IDEA IS HOW WE
PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR
TAXPAYERS.
I WILL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
IT TAKES USUALLY TO TRUCK'S OUT
THERE.
A BUNCH OF GUYS STANDING AROUND
IN UNIFORM THAT THEY ARE PUTTING
THE ASPHALT OR FILLING THE
POTHOLE.
THEY ARE PAYING FOR THE TRUCK.
IF WE CAN LOOK FOR PRIORITIES TO
OUTSOURCE THAT TO A PROFESSIONAL
COMPANY LIKE HE WENT, HAWKINS,
OR VERONANNA.
IT CAN DRIVE DOWN COSTS FOR
TAXPAYERS.
THEY HAVE LAY DOWN THOUSANDS OF
MILES OF INTERSTATE AND OTHER
ROADWAYS.
IT IS MUCH CHEAPER TO MANAGE A
CONTRACT FOR THESE COMPANIES
THAN IT IS TO HAVE WHOLE AYERS
OF DEPARTMENT OR PERSONNEL OR
PUBLIC WORKS.
IT IS A WAY THAT WE CAN FREE UP
COSTS TO MAKE INVESTMENTS.
ROB: TAKE MONEY OUT OF PUBLIC
WORK AND PUT IT TOWARD
PRIVATIZATION.
TAYLOR: IT IS MORE STRATEGIC
WHERE WE ARE PUTTING OUR
DOLLARS.
ROB: ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD
PRIVATIZE?
TAYLOR: WE NEED A TOP-DOWN
REVIEW OF ALL CITY SERVICES AND
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE STEWARDING
AND TAX AIR RESOURCES ARE
SPENDING OUR DOLLARS WISELY.
FROM LANDSCAPING TO THE WAY THAT
WE CHECK THE PARKING METERS.
WHAT WE WOULD DO IS WE COULD PUT
A LOT OF THESE SERVICES OUT TO
BID.
YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF COMPANIES
RAISING THEIR HANDS THAT WANT TO
HELP THE TAXPAYERS.
ROB: AND THE RESTAURANT TAX?
TAYLOR: AS MAYORAL CANDIDATE, I
HAVE SAID THAT I WANT TO REMOVE
IT STRATEGICALLY.
I THINK WE CAN GET RID OF IT 25%
AT A TIME.
I WILL PUT FORTH FOR SEPARATE
BUDGETS.
IT EQUATES TO ABOUT $8 MILLION.
LESS THAN 1% OF OUR BUDGET THAT
WE WOULD BE GETTING RID OF EVERY
SINGLE YEAR.
AND, YOU KNOW, FOLLOW THROUGH ON
WHAT WE WILL DO.
DOING THE RESEARCH, IS THIS
SOMETHING WE CAN GET RID OF?
THE MAYOR WAS AGAINST JIM SETTLE
AT THE TIME.
YOU CANNOT GET RID OF THIS THING
JUST BECAUSE, IF YOU DO, WE WILL
HAVE A HUGE BUDGET SHORTFALL.
SHE IS SAYING THIS IS SOMETHING
-- FOUR YEARS LATER, THIS IS
WHERE WE STAND.
SHE DIDN'T LOOK AT THE BUDGET
AND DIDN'T KNOW SHE COULD GET
RID OF IT AT THE TIME.
SHE WAS MAYBE IGNORANT ABOUT IT.
IF SHE KNEW SHE COULD NOT GET
RID OF THE RESTAURANT TAX, IT
SHOWS A LITTLE DISHONESTY.
I WANT TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH
WHAT I SAY SO WE CAN BE A LITTLE
MORE STRATEGIC ABOUT IT.
ROB: AND YOU THINK THE SIDDLE
COULD HANDLE THAT $8 MILLION HIT
EVERY YEAR?
TAYLOR: ABSOLUTELY.
YEP.
ROB: SHOULD OMAHA BE A SANCTUARY
CITY?
TAYLOR: NO.
ROB: WHY NOT?
TAYLOR: WE HAVE AREAS OF TOWN
WHERE WE CAN REALLY PROMOTE
YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN TO FIND JOBS
THAT POSSIBLY, PEOPLE WHO AREN'T
HERE LEGALLY ARE TAKING.
I THINK THAT THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT ISSUE AND I HAVE SPENT
A LOT OF TIME AND HAD THE
INCREDIBLE FORTUNE TO MEET WITH
THE ROOT FAMILY AND HEAR THEIR
DAUGHTER'S STORY AND TALK WITH
THEM.
I WILL PROTECT OUR CITIZENS IN
THE CITY AND PROMOTE THEIR
WELL-BEING.
I DON'T THINK OMAHA SHOULD BE A
SANCTUARY CITY.
ROB: DO YOU LIKE THE IDEA OF A
STREETCAR?
TAYLOR: I DO NOT.
AS A TAXPAYER, I DON'T THINK IT
IS STEWARDING OUR RESOURCES
WELL.
IT WILL COST $130 MILLION.
WHY DON'T WE PUT THESE INTO THE
STREETS.
WHAT A WE REALLY STRENGTHEN OUR
STREET THAT EVERYBODY USES?
THE IDEA OF A STREETCAR, WHAT IS
THE BENEFIT GOING TO BRING?
PROBABLY DURING WINTERTIME, YOU
WILL NOT HAVE PEOPLE THAT WILL
CAR, GET OUT OF THEIR CARS, GET
TO A STREETCAR, AND TAKE THAT
THING TO THEIR PLACE OF
BUSINESS.
WE ARE A 20 MINUTE OR 30 MINUTE
DRIVE CITY.
IF WE HAVE THAT $130 MILLION, WE
SHOULD PLOW THAT INTO THE
STREETS.
IT WILL COST $8 MILLION TO RUN
EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
IF YOU LOOK AT OMAHA'S METRO, IT
TAKES AT THE ANNUAL OPERATING
COST WE HAVE.
IT MAKES UP 14%.
THE REST OF THAT IS TAKEN FOR
PROPERTY TAXES.
THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT WE
WILL FIND OURSELVES WITH THE
STREETCAR.
WE POOR THAT MONEY INTO THE
STREETS.
ROB: IS THERE A POLITICAL FIGURE
WITH WHOM YOU CLOSELY ALIGN
YOURSELF?
TAYLOR: THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I VOTED FOR DONALD TRUMP FOR
PRESIDENT IN A VERY OPTIMISTIC
WAY OF HIS VISION AND THE WAY IT
WILL TAKE THE COUNTRY.
IT SEND ME WHEN THIS VOTE CAME
UP BECAUSE I TOOK THIS VERY
SERIOUSLY.
THE MAYOR PRETTY MUCH PUNTED ON
THIS ISSUE.
SHE WROTE IN JOHN MCCAIN WHO
WASN'T EVEN RUNNING.
SHE HAS HER REASONS FOR THAT.
IF WE ARE LOOKING FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING AND
LOOKING TO REALLY STRENGTHEN
OMAHA, I THINK THAT WE WILL
REALLY PARTNER WITH OUR
PRESIDENT AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND
HIS VISION FOR AMERICA.
THAT IS WHAT I WILL DO IN THIS
CITY.
ROB: I WILL BE BACK FOR SOME
FINAL THOUGHTS.
YOUR COMMENTS ARE AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THE SHOW.
IF YOU WANT TO BE HEARD, EMAIL
YOUR COMMENTS TO NEWS@KETV.COM.
TELL US WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT
TAYLOR YOROYAL AND HIS
CANDIDACY.
WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
ROB: FOR THE PAST 30 MINUTES, WE
HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH TAYLOR
ROYAL.
HE WANTS TO BE THE NEXT MAYOR OF
OMAHA.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT BUT
GIVE A FINAL PITCH TO THE
VOTERS.
TAYLOR: I BELIEVE OMAHA IS READY
FOR A NEW VISION AND WE NEED NEW
LEADERSHIP IN THE CITY.
IF WE KEEP ELECTING THE SAME
POLITICIANS WHETHER YOU ARE
REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, WE WILL
CONTINUE TO GET THE SAME
RESULTS.
WE FACE CHALLENGES FROM A MATH
AND STRATEGY PERSPECTIVE.
THIS IS HOW WE SOLVE CHALLENGES
IN OMAHA.
EVERYTHING FROM MAINTAINING
STREETS IN A WAY THAT MAKES YOU
PROUD AND KEEPS YOU SAFE.
AND DO THE HEAVY LIFTING THAT WE
DO.
IT TO SPEND OUR DOLLARS WISELY.
I WILL BE TRUTHFUL AND HONEST
WITH YOU.
I HOPE TO EARN YOUR VOTE AND
YOUR TRUST ON ELECTION DAY.
ROB: TAYLOR ROYAL, THANK YOU FOR
SHARING YOUR IDEAS WITH US.
THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, WE WILL
TALK TO THE REST OF THE
CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR MAYOR.
WE WILL HAVE THOSE SHOWS, THIS
ONE, AND THE ONE WE DID WITH
CHRISTOPHER GARY AT KETV.COM.
LOOK FOR THE LINK ON HER
FACEBOOK PAGE -- ON OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE.
THE PRIMARY IS APRIL 4.
THE DEADLINE TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE
REGISTERED TO VOTE IS MARCH 17.
THE EARLIEST DAY YOU CAN VOTE IS
MONDAY, MARCH 20.
WE WILL SEE YOU BACK HERE NEXT
SUNDAY MORNING FOR ANOTHER
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