City Council - Regular Meeting

Wayne County
Tuesday, September 1, 2026Official site

The Taylor City Council approved multiple financial items, property sales, and a resolution declaring November as Veterans Month, while failing to pass a proposed fireworks ordinance amendment.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Taylor, MI
Meeting Date
September 1, 2026

Published excerpts

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5 sections

2:00•Gerald Thomas

Motion to approve, Mr. Chairman. Support.

4:31•Gerald Thomas

No, I don't. Yeah, I was just wondering. I thought we were closing it too fast.

12:18•Gerald Thomas

Yes. I'd like to have Chris come back up and explain this to the public so that they're aware.

39:28 – 41:22•Gerald Thomas

Any other discussion? Mr. Chairman, I just wanted to state that I respectfully oppose this proposed ordinance amendment. While I understand the concerns that have been raised surrounding the proposed amendment, and I have previously expressed concerns about the number of fireworks tents operating throughout our city, and I've stated many times before this body that I do not believe it is the role of city council to pick winners and losers in the marketplace by imposing restrictions that favor one type of business over another. Based on the discussions held during our study sessions, this amend

47:31 – 49:42•Gerald Thomas

So Mr. Chairman, ten days from now our nation will mark the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, a tragedy that forever changed America. Nearly 3,000 innocent lives were taken that day at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and aboard Flight 93. There were mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, friends and coworkers. Their families carried a loss that no passage of time can erase. We remember the firefighters, police officers, paramedics, military personnel, and ordinary citizens who ran toward danger when every instinct told them to run away. We remember the courage

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