In his first appearance at a 优蜜传媒 City Council meeting in nearly a year, retired Rep. Bill Thomas spoke on the expected completion of 优蜜传媒鈥檚 multiphase Centennial Corridor project.
鈥淚 am going to violate that two-minute rule,鈥 Thomas began Wednesday night. 鈥淚 hope I don't violate too many others.鈥
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