Remarks by Amanda Silvestri
18 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
- Play at 7:23
“you want to say anything else thank you guys for what you're doing i know and thank you to the troops i my daughter used to be in girl scouts i know how much work it is to find all these special things for them to do and for you guys to dedicate this extra time when you're busy with school and sports and other stuff we really appreciate you taking the time to make wellington better so thank you so much i just want to say thank you for setting an example”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Oh wait, you need to be in the front because you're shorter.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 40:10
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Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 42:22
“Obviously, that's something that we could consider, and then we need to always keep an eye on what's going to happen with Amendment 3. But I would like us to make a plan that we're going to look at reducing it another 0.02, maybe for the next two to three years, because we could get this down by 2029 to about 2.39. If we stop at 2028 and we feel like we're good, we're at 2.41. So we are essentially saving our residents some money. As you see, it would go up. a small amount here per year. And then I know we like to say it'll be $8 a year, but it's really $38 a year because it's going to go up…”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“I can understand where you're coming from. I can. I think that we're not in that current climate. The current climate will be after Amendment 3 passes, and I think that this is something that we can do. I certainly would never do anything to be symbolic. This is just, in my opinion, an easier way to get to a number that makes sense. I don't see if Amendment 3 passes that next year we're coming in with some bigger millage rate cuts. I don't really think that that's happening. I think we're just going to, if we did, we would just be approving 2.47 and then we would move on with our lives and…”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Right. I just think that there's things that we could look at. I think that our staff is treated wonderfully, and I don't think a single one of them would go anywhere, and I think that they would understand that we're looking at things that don't take away from our residents. That is not a necessity. That's a perk to the job. And I'm sure we could find a couple other things like that if we really needed to in order to make it make sense to cut the millage. So I would really like us to consider going down just because I think that we really need to show our residents that we're trying to go in…”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:07:56
“Well, then I'll make my motion, which I know I'm not getting a second, to lower it to 2.45.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Well, here's what I will say. We have a job to do here tonight. We have to approve this.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“We do. This has to happen. Obviously, you've heard my arguments. You know I want to go down. We are going to do the job tonight. I will vote for the 2.47, but I really do want in the next year for us not to just say it. I want us to look at a serious reduction, and next year I won't be the fourth if we don't.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“And based on our discussion, you guys don't like the idea of multiple reductions. So this would be a more significant reduction, not 0.02, because we're not doing it this year. So this is not a... What did you call it?”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:09:37
“Symbolic reduction for next year. If we go that route, I want to see a nicer reduction since we are not doing it this year. So it'll almost be the placeholder for what we didn't do this year.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“I just want to thank you for putting together such a beautiful project. I will say when this first came before me, I was, you know, we went through the motions on this one, but honestly, I'm very proud of this vote. I'm so excited to bring this to Wellington and I can't wait to see the finished product. I'm excited when you come back to us and you just want to make your buildings more beautiful. So thank you so much. I'll move to approve resolution number 2026-45. I have two questions.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:38:45
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Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:38:52
“And his beautiful wife. Thank you guys for a more robust conversation tonight on the budget. It's always good to have these open conversations. So thank you. I'm so proud of us that we have different opinions, but just keep it classy. So thank you. And thank you to the residents that came out to listen and give their input. And that's it.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Yeah, thank you. I'm excited about this. My only concern, and I don't know if this was the county's concern, do we believe there'll ever be any backup onto Southern from that area?”
Village Council · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 1:01:19
“It was more on the financial side. Go on.”
Village Council · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 1:10:56
“So if we don't go the assessment route is this no longer a private road is it?”
Village Council · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 1:16:36
“Because if you get more than 50% that can't afford this, I don't know. I mean, the roads need to be fixed. So I guess if they don't want it, then we have to come back and figure out what's next.”
Village Council · Aug 24, 2026