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conversations easier. And now, let's get to the show. Zach, thanks for joining us today.

Glad to be here. Yeah, man, it's a pleasure to have you. So how would you get it started by

telling us a little bit about yourself and what you do? Yeah, my name is Zach Gwynn. I am an assistant city attorney here for the

Columbus City Attorney's Office for City Attorney Zach Klein. My current role is that in the

Zone initiative, now Zone can be a bit of a misnomer. zone really means the part of the city that I am assigned to,

and I am assigned out here on the west side of the city,

and that includes the neighborhoods such as Franklinton, the hilltop,

parts of what are considered Hilliard and Grove City.

My role is to be something of a community attorney. So two, three nights a week,

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