Remarks by Andrea Travani
143 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 6
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“Well, so there's some homework that I ran the budget with the CHUG GPT just to see if there were any inconsistencies. So there's just a couple of minor inconsistencies. things that I think need to be fixed, like there's a mismatch in the general fund operating expenses. In the summary it says 7.339, no, summary says 7.639, and then the line item total shows 7339. So there's like a $300,000 difference.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Yeah, yeah, maybe, you know what, yeah, I think these are clerical errors. We don't need to spend time on those. Anyway, going to the heavy stuff. So... Ah, okay. All right, so we have to balance what we want to do in terms of... the capital improvement projects and what we want to do in terms of the recurring costs that are growing because we picked up some costs on the professional services, lobbyists. Well, the general fund operating went up 25%. And so from 6.12 to 7.64. So I don't know if maybe there's, I mean, it is true that there's a trade off. If we're talking about the…”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Yeah, exactly, so it's approved. I don't know if we're gonna be able to start the construction project by September next year, Maybe, I mean, so then we should allocate a little bit of money to that. And maybe this $250,000 could be money for the street ends and the street lighting. And finally, the last comment I have is for the Colonies Water Main, Colonies Avenue Water Main replacement. so now it's off the ballot, but my understanding is that that water main is not doing well. This is pretty corroded, so what are we gonna do there?”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. No, the $250,000, oh.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Yeah, yeah, yeah, we wouldn't be able to use that for, let's say, street lighting or.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Yeah, yeah. Yeah, we tried, but so far we only have one. I mean, if... We got two. Ah, two. Okay. Oh, we got a second one. Okay.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Can you remind me one second, what is the rollback rate?”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Yeah, I'm a little confused because last year the millage was 3.8 or eight and we want to bring it”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Question, what is the money difference between 35221 and 38743?”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 48:29
“So it would touch the reserves, it wouldn't touch... Well, you could cut other things. Yeah, yeah, it has to.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Yeah, that would be this, 35221. That would be dollar value would be the same as last year.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“So instead of having then $3. Down to $1 million. There you go, 2.9 to the reserves, they go down to one.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Well, you know, we're gonna have to try.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“I mean, well, it's a separate conversation anyway.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“One thing about what you mentioned about that urban planning, it's going to be more than 200,000 because the quotes that we got back where the scope was basically mostly focused on aesthetics, which is not what we want. I'm thinking it's going to be, I don't know, between 300 and 400, somewhere around there. Yeah, yeah. But because it's actually, like, the idea is that we have to focus on actual projects. It's not a conversation about just aesthetics. It's got to be a plan, and it's got to include also these things that we want to achieve within two years. So...”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Yeah, so what's going to happen is they will get to a, I believe, what did we say, 60% design, and then they're going to show us the... fixtures and all that.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“For input, and probably at that time, we're going to have the opportunity to address the solar, or do they need to know earlier?”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Yeah, because we're just talking about design now. So I wouldn't imagine that the design portion is going to change. But anyway, you ask. But just to clarify, 1.4 is just to get to the workshop or to get to 100% design?”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“because then I can tell you what is the construction value.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Yeah, now I remember the points. And actually, FPNL is going to do the detailed design on the electrical part. So, yeah, you will need to go out to Kimley Horn and ask them. Because at that point, then, we wouldn't be relying on FPNL. It would be a standalone project. Kimley Horn does the whole thing. And then we hire a contractor ourselves, I guess, without going through FPNL because it's solar panels.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“But even if it's solar panels? That's what we're going to ask.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Okay, yeah, but still, if you get a feedback, maybe we can circulate it with the Commission. We'll do it.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Don't we have it already? Yeah, because there's 2.5, 2.5, 2.5. You see them? 2027, 2028, 2029. It's one, no, actually 30.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Yeah, yeah, so there's four projects included.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026