Dori Howington

at 53:49I think we're better off in addressing it ourselves and including it in the plan, because if it's not there, another entity, a court will decide what will be done with it rather than us.

at 54:09So if we include it in the plan, the comp plan, and then we address those regulations through the land development code,

at 1:06:14If you vote yes on the millage and no on the budget, that's even worse because then you're creating unencumbered funds that you're collecting from the residents.

at 1:14:59I was actually just told this evening that some people have been out knocking doors and finding out that some residents in my district specifically are selling vehicles and things just to make ends meet.

at 50:24We're paying $16 million a year to have enforcement of our ordinances as opposed to having our own police department.

at 50:43And by the grace of God, he didn't have the handlebars go through his chest, but he's going to have a scar for the rest of his life.

at 1:48:10So I'd like to challenge staff to come back with even less than 6.4948, given the fact that, as our residents have stated, many people have come back and said that there's fluff.

at 1:48:23And based on that million-dollar lawsuit that never came to fruition, as well as the Amazon giveback, there is fluff in there that we need to be accounting for.

at 1:40:44When people come into the community and are looking at a new-build construction home, they're looking at paying anywhere from between $300,000 to about $600,000 for that house.

at 1:40:55As we all know, the developer and the builder will pass along the cost, but what you're really looking at is an incremental cost of $2,000 being added on to a $300,000 purchase.

at 26:51So, Ms. Blodgett had some questions, and I would like to see if we can get an answer for that since a member of the community is questioning if we're using the same contractor.

at 40:01The former District 4 Commissioner Gardner has reached out to me and he expressed a concern similar to what we've heard from other residents tonight in that he said that he's seen a lot of fireworks communications go out, but it did not list the location.

at 1:58:54So we've gone back and forth, and back, I believe, in November or December,

at 1:59:34And that was echoed by some of our residents who've been here and have seen that.

at 25:27One of the questions that I had asked in the workshop was about looking into the option of selling the utility off, because as we've seen, these rate increases become very political, and so we do see where there may have been some challenges experienced by the utility over the years due to political pressure.

at 54:35Because it says that if somebody's not present, that they can, after making reasonable effort to locate the owner or other persons having charge or control of the property and request entry, explaining the reason, therefore, if entry is refused or cannot be obtained because the owner or other person having charge or control of the party cannot be found after due diligence, the animal control officer or authorized rep…