Rantoul pays tribute to mayor on the way out
WCIA News
[{'start': '0.400', 'end': '4.720', 'text': 'Ran Tulle is ushering in a new mayor'}, {'start': '2.240', 'end': '6.560', 'text': 'next week and today they bid farewell to'}, {'start': '4.720', 'end': '9.120', 'text': "the man who's been in the position for"}, {'start': '6.560', 'end': '11.200', 'text': "more than a decade. WCI3's Tyler Hill"}, {'start': '9.120', 'end': '14.080', 'text': 'live in studio. Tyler, what did they do'}, {'start': '11.200', 'end': '16.160', 'text': 'to honor him? Brandon, the city building'}, {'start': '14.080', 'end': '18.640', 'text': 'hosted a going away open house for'}, {'start': '16.160', 'end': '20.720', 'text': 'Charles Smith. Friends and co-workers'}, {'start': '18.640', 'end': '23.119', 'text': 'came by to remind him of what he meant'}, {'start': '20.720', 'end': '25.039', 'text': "to the community. Smith says there's a"}, {'start': '23.119', 'end': '26.960', 'text': 'few memories from his time as mayor that'}, {'start': '25.039', 'end': '28.960', 'text': 'stand out. One of them is helping bring'}, {'start': '26.960', 'end': '32.160', 'text': 'a Holiday Inn in suites to the village'}, {'start': '28.960', 'end': '33.920', 'text': 'in 2016 with more than 70 rooms for use.'}, {'start': '32.160', 'end': '36.480', 'text': 'He also pointed to facilitating the'}, {'start': '33.920', 'end': '38.559', 'text': 'sports complex which Smith says now pays'}, {'start': '36.480', 'end': '40.079', 'text': 'for itself.'}, {'start': '38.559', 'end': '42.559', 'text': "It's been really refreshing and"}, {'start': '40.079', 'end': '46.320', 'text': 'encouraging, uplifting,'}, {'start': '42.559', 'end': '48.160', 'text': 'uh very heartfelt and uh so I feel uh uh'}, {'start': '46.320', 'end': '51.120', 'text': 'that uh the work that I did here has'}, {'start': '48.160', 'end': '54.239', 'text': 'been appreciated and I appreciate the'}, {'start': '51.120', 'end': '57.280', 'text': 'public outpour of uh being very'}, {'start': '54.239', 'end': '60.239', 'text': 'congenial, very honest with me and uh so'}, {'start': '57.280', 'end': '62.079', 'text': "that's it's it's warming. I I love that."}, {'start': '60.239', 'end': '63.920', 'text': 'Just six votes separated the two'}, {'start': '62.079', 'end': '65.600', 'text': 'candidates this year. Smith says he'}, {'start': '63.920', 'end': '68.240', 'text': 'believes he left the village in a good'}, {'start': '65.600', 'end': '69.920', 'text': 'spot for the new administration. Sam'}, {'start': '68.240', 'end': '71.600', 'text': 'Hall will replace Smith later this'}, {'start': '69.920', 'end': '73.200', 'text': 'month. He says the transition has been'}, {'start': '71.600', 'end': '75.200', 'text': 'smooth and professional, which he'}, {'start': '73.200', 'end': '77.200', 'text': "appreciates. Now he's planning to fully"}, {'start': '75.200', 'end': '79.200', 'text': 'retire and travel with his wife.'}, {'start': '77.200', 'end': '80.960', 'text': 'Brandon. All right, Tyler. Thank you. As'}, {'start': '79.200', 'end': '82.640', 'text': "Hall takes over, he's got a couple areas"}, {'start': '80.960', 'end': '84.560', 'text': 'he wants to focus on improving. One'}, {'start': '82.640', 'end': '86.880', 'text': 'would be bringing in more businesses'}, {'start': '84.560', 'end': '89.119', 'text': 'like hotels. He also wants to strengthen'}, {'start': '86.880', 'end': '93.200', 'text': "the village's workforce, especially in"}, {'start': '89.119', 'end': '93.200', 'text': 'the 16 to 30 year old age range.'}]