| Thank you all for coming to our community meeting. |
| As you know, we are excited to unveil our improvement plan as we look forward to the influx of tourists in the summer months. |
| I'll start with a quick overview of the main points of interest in the area |
| for anyone who may not quite know his or her way around yet, |
| and then I'll get into the improvements made. |
| First off is my favorite, the Science Museum, |
| which is on the corner of Saint George Road. |
| If you have not visited it yet, I encourage you to go before the busy season. |
| It is absolutely spectacular - |
| there is even a flight simulator you can try out! |
| Just west of the Science Museum is the National History Museum. |
| It's a site not to be missed as well, |
| with each floor devoted to a different era in our nation's history. |
| There are special exhibits for children with interactive games and fun history lessons, too. |
| If you're looking for parking, it is available on the intersection of Queen Street and South King Street in the Car Park. |
| Standard hourly and daily rates do apply. |
| The best place for souvenirs is the Shopping Mall, |
| though it gets extremely busy during peak times. |
| You can get there from the tube, or the entrance on Timber Road, |
| just south of Cornwell Road. |
| This area has students everywhere, |
| usually from the Primary School across the street from the Shopping Mall. |
| Classes often take field trips and engage in guided tours through the area. |
| So that's the overview of the main sites |
| and hopefully by now I've given you a general idea of the area. |
| Now I'm going to outline the improvements we have made in our efforts to make the experience even better |
| for each and every one of our visitors. |
| You probably noticed when you first drove into the Car Park this morning, |
| that there is now additional signage to help avoid confusion. |
| The directions were not entirely clear at first, |
| so we have increased the number of one-way signs indicating the correct direction of traffic flow. |
| Not far from there, in line with our mission of giving back to the community, |
| we constructed a brand new playground for the Primary School. |
| It is really something to be excited for - |
| the equipment is state-of-the-art and includes swings, a small climbing wall, and even an obstacle course. |
| Now we'll head north and take a look at the Science Museum. |
| In response to our feedback from past visitors to the museum, |
| there is now free information available outlining not only upcoming IMAX showings, |
| but also natural wonders like meteor showers, eclipses, and other cool natural events. |
| The Science Museum isn't the only Museum improving the experience of its visitors. |
| The National History Museum has added an entire new wing to its facility |
| to accommodate the large crowds of people gathering to see the Civil War exhibit, |
| inventions timeline exhibit, and other wonderful sections of the museum. |
| The increase in space will definitely give a more calm, comfortable experience for visitors. |
| And finally, remember when there was actually a line at the mall entrance from the Tube Station? |
| It was terrible trying to get anywhere from the Tube |
| because foot traffic got so backed up sometimes. |
| We have addressed that by adding another entry point into the mall from the other end of the platform to disperse the crowd. |
| So those are the major improvements we have made. |
| Clearly having too many people that want to visit and enjoy what our community has to offer the public is a good problem to have, |
| and I am confident that we have made the changes necessary to accommodate the growing interest in the area. |
| As always, we welcome any questions, comments, or concerns about the new improvement plan. |
| In a few minutes I will open up the floor for questions |
| but you can also contact me or any other board member by email or through the city website. |
| Thank you for coming, |
| and I now encourage you to stay for the Questions and Answers panel occurring between now and... |