Controversial South Fulton mayor delivers farewell at state of the city address
Atlanta News First
[{'start': '0.000', 'end': '3.679', 'text': "Bolton's mayor officially says goodbye"}, {'start': '1.839', 'end': '6.000', 'text': "to the job he's held for nearly four"}, {'start': '3.679', 'end': '8.240', 'text': 'years now. Mayor Khaled Kamu, also known'}, {'start': '6.000', 'end': '9.599', 'text': 'as Mayor Kobe, delivered his farewell'}, {'start': '8.240', 'end': '11.360', 'text': 'address during the annual state of the'}, {'start': '9.599', 'end': '13.679', 'text': 'city address tonight. Atlanta News First'}, {'start': '11.360', 'end': '15.440', 'text': 'Alani Latang is live in Fulton County.'}, {'start': '13.679', 'end': '17.279', 'text': 'And Alani, the mayor is not seeking'}, {'start': '15.440', 'end': '19.680', 'text': 're-election following allegations that'}, {'start': '17.279', 'end': '22.680', 'text': 'he misused thousands of taxpayer'}, {'start': '19.680', 'end': '22.680', 'text': 'dollars.'}, {'start': '23.199', 'end': '27.439', 'text': "That's right, Carly. He's not running"}, {'start': '24.800', 'end': '29.199', 'text': 'for reelection here in November. and he'}, {'start': '27.439', 'end': '31.760', 'text': "didn't even address any of that"}, {'start': '29.199', 'end': '34.239', 'text': 'controversy today in his speech. He went'}, {'start': '31.760', 'end': '37.360', 'text': 'into great length about the successes of'}, {'start': '34.239', 'end': '39.280', 'text': 'the city, the new development, but we do'}, {'start': '37.360', 'end': '42.800', 'text': "know that residents here say they're"}, {'start': '39.280', 'end': '46.960', 'text': 'looking forward to a change.'}, {'start': '42.800', 'end': '49.760', 'text': 'State of South Fulton is strong. In its'}, {'start': '46.960', 'end': '52.239', 'text': '8th anniversary as a city, South Fulton'}, {'start': '49.760', 'end': '54.480', 'text': 'highlighting new developments, better'}, {'start': '52.239', 'end': '57.039', 'text': "crime rates. But the city's recent"}, {'start': '54.480', 'end': '59.840', 'text': 'success has been overshadowed by a'}, {'start': '57.039', 'end': '63.120', 'text': 'string of controversies centered around'}, {'start': '59.840', 'end': '65.920', 'text': 'Mayor Khaled Kamau or Mayor Kobe,'}, {'start': '63.120', 'end': '68.640', 'text': 'including allegations of misusing tax'}, {'start': '65.920', 'end': '71.600', 'text': 'dollars. Mayor Kobe says he is not'}, {'start': '68.640', 'end': '73.760', 'text': 'seeking reelection, delivering his final'}, {'start': '71.600', 'end': '76.479', 'text': "state of the city address. He says he's"}, {'start': '73.760', 'end': '77.960', 'text': 'grown as a mayor. I have that we all'}, {'start': '76.479', 'end': '81.280', 'text': 'have as elected'}, {'start': '77.960', 'end': '83.759', 'text': 'officials to role model civility in our'}, {'start': '81.280', 'end': '83.759', 'text': 'political'}, {'start': '85.000', 'end': '90.560', 'text': "discourse. As long as I'm in this seat,"}, {'start': '87.520', 'end': '92.799', 'text': 'I want to try and role model a better'}, {'start': '90.560', 'end': '95.119', 'text': 'way to disagree without being'}, {'start': '92.799', 'end': '97.040', 'text': 'disagreeable. Three people are running'}, {'start': '95.119', 'end': '99.520', 'text': 'to fill the mayor seat. They are the'}, {'start': '97.040', 'end': '102.000', 'text': "city's first mayor, Bill Edwards,"}, {'start': '99.520', 'end': '104.439', 'text': "Councilwoman Carmeltha Gums, who's been"}, {'start': '102.000', 'end': '107.920', 'text': 'with the city since its beginning in'}, {'start': '104.439', 'end': '109.920', 'text': "2017. It's going to take everyone um to"}, {'start': '107.920', 'end': '111.600', 'text': "change the culture of what we've been"}, {'start': '109.920', 'end': '114.000', 'text': 'experiencing here in the city of South'}, {'start': '111.600', 'end': '116.360', 'text': 'Fton. Carmelita says she plans to bring'}, {'start': '114.000', 'end': '118.640', 'text': 'accountability, integrity, better'}, {'start': '116.360', 'end': '120.719', 'text': 'responsiveness. She says she wants to'}, {'start': '118.640', 'end': '123.439', 'text': "get the city's affairs in order while"}, {'start': '120.719', 'end': '125.759', 'text': 'staying out of the limelight. My biggest'}, {'start': '123.439', 'end': '127.840', 'text': 'focus is on economic development, making'}, {'start': '125.759', 'end': '129.679', 'text': 'sure that we get dirt turning. Um, I'}, {'start': '127.840', 'end': '132.640', 'text': 'want to see more businesses coming into'}, {'start': '129.679', 'end': '135.200', 'text': 'the city. A new face, Kelvin Davis, a'}, {'start': '132.640', 'end': '137.599', 'text': 'Navy veteran and South Fulton resident,'}, {'start': '135.200', 'end': '140.080', 'text': 'threw in his bid. I would like to bring'}, {'start': '137.599', 'end': '142.800', 'text': 'transparency day one. Kelvin says he is'}, {'start': '140.080', 'end': '145.520', 'text': 'for servicing the residents. He wants to'}, {'start': '142.800', 'end': '147.520', 'text': 'modernize services in the city. I would'}, {'start': '145.520', 'end': '150.319', 'text': 'like to implement a performance-based'}, {'start': '147.520', 'end': '151.879', 'text': 'based dashboard to ensure that the city,'}, {'start': '150.319', 'end': '154.080', 'text': 'the residents, the voters, the'}, {'start': '151.879', 'end': '156.319', 'text': "constituents knows what's going on in"}, {'start': '154.080', 'end': '158.319', 'text': 'the city. Longtime residents say they'}, {'start': '156.319', 'end': '160.640', 'text': "look forward to the change. I think it's"}, {'start': '158.319', 'end': '162.720', 'text': 'going to be a great next four years for'}, {'start': '160.640', 'end': '165.200', 'text': "whoever's in office because they"}, {'start': '162.720', 'end': '167.560', 'text': 'actually have a lot of citizen support.'}, {'start': '165.200', 'end': '169.840', 'text': 'Um, so the communities are'}, {'start': '167.560', 'end': '173.440', 'text': "involvedization because it's so much"}, {'start': '169.840', 'end': '177.120', 'text': 'potential and I see the beginning. So,'}, {'start': '173.440', 'end': '181.200', 'text': "I'm just looking forward to just getting"}, {'start': '177.120', 'end': '182.959', 'text': 'more into um to the meat and potatoes of'}, {'start': '181.200', 'end': '186.560', 'text': 'the things that we are working on and'}, {'start': '182.959', 'end': '189.120', 'text': 'trying to accomplish um to grow um the'}, {'start': '186.560', 'end': '189.120', 'text': 'community'}, {'start': '190.040', 'end': '195.440', 'text': 'economically. Mayor Kobe chose not to'}, {'start': '192.640', 'end': '197.680', 'text': 'speak with reporters before or after his'}, {'start': '195.440', 'end': '199.440', 'text': 'address and he ended his address saying'}, {'start': '197.680', 'end': '201.680', 'text': "that he's going to focus his last seven"}, {'start': '199.440', 'end': '203.360', 'text': 'months making sure the citizens win.'}, {'start': '201.680', 'end': '207.280', 'text': "Reporting live in South Fulton, I'm"}, {'start': '203.360', 'end': '207.280', 'text': 'Alani Latang, Atlanta News First.'}]