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Catching up with Rashad Young

Rashad Young is wasting no time getting down to business in Greensboro.

He’s been in charge for just three days and he already has met with some City Council members, attended a community public safety meeting, decorated his office and had a ride along with a police officer.

When Scoop caught up with Young Tuesday morning, a few hours before his first City Council meeting, he said he was putting in 15 hours a day studying up on the city. He’s got a long list of folks to meet and planned briefings on economic development.

“We’ve got to get things done. We’ve got things to do,” he said. “I’ve got to be really aggressive about this.”

Young’s wife and two young boys will be moving to Greensboro next month. In the meantime, he’s living in the New Garden Road area.

He has not picked his favorite type of barbecue yet. But he is growing accustomed to the laid-back southern living. City hall’s casual Friday will continue – for now.

But one Greensboro tradition he won’t continue is being a blog reader. Dayton had its share of blogs, too, Young said. And they served as an unneeded distraction.

“I don’t have time for the noise,” Young said.