So a couple big, big projects, big investments in our community I wanna talk about, first the Peoria Stadium Dome.

- Yes.

- Can you talk about that?

- So, Derrick, again, he's always a common thread in this.

We went to a football game.

So when he was coaching at Manual, they do a rotation where coaches have to, he coaches basketball, but you have to be engaged in many of the other sports.

And so one particular Friday night, Friday night lights, we were out at the stadium, and he had to do, like, the scoring for a game.

- Okay.

- And I couldn't believe it.

There was holes in the roof.

It was leaking.

It was rusty.

It was a little raggedy.

- Yeah.

- And I was just, like, looking around, and I'm like, "I know we can do better than this."

- Sure.

- Like, our community deserves, so many families within our community, they go there, right?

Many of our high schools play out there.

And I said to myself, "We have to do better."

So I called Dr.

Kherat.

I'm like, "Hey, I was just at the stadium.

Find out what it would cost to redo this dome, or excuse me, redo this stadium turf, you know, new bandstand.

And let's figure out what it would cost to do something that would be sustainable like a dome."

- And this is over 10 years ago.

- Oh, my God, yes.

- 'Cause this was 10 years in the making- - Yes.

- this dome.

- Yes, yes.

- This does not just happen overnight, people.

- [Jehan] You don't do big things quickly.

- You don't.

- Takes time.

- [Blake] Takes time, and it takes people.

- It does, it does.

- Collaboration.

- So just honestly, going to a game on a Friday night and seeing that, it's a thing that I have.

We in Peoria deserve more, and we're working for it, and I think that if you look around, and you see what we don't have, that's an opportunity to do more, and so that's how I look at my role.

I'm looking at what we can do more.

- Yeah, I love that.