Remarks by Andy Ryder
92 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 4
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“for a recommendation or not. And that's when all those things can be discussed of ongoing maintenance, you know, all, all those things.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah. With hopefully a council member being a part of that committee. Yeah. Where, yes, no?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“like the library board, yeah. Okay, I think you've, yeah, or the store commission, right, depending on what it is, yeah. Okay, I think you got, do you got what you're waiting for?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“See, that's why I think it's important that it goes through an ad hoc committee because it could be under $7,500, but it could also then be very controversial. And so for that to... not have gone through a process doesn't seem appropriate. I don't know.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And I don't want things being turned away, too, and say, oh, that might be controversial. I don't want to be in a circumstance like that. I like to go through a process before, yeah. Okay, I think you, do you have enough? Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I think... Yeah, it's not for so much a dollar amount in my case, it's more of like, there should be more than just a dollar amount process for approval. You know, so I'm still not, I'm not sure about that.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I'm happy with that. I'm happy with that.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay. Not that we don't trust you, Rick.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“He could drop dead in like any second. Okay, let's go. First meeting back for a while. Yeah, let's see here. Okay, next up is our flag policy update, Shannon.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Is the Washington state flag not an approved flag?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Well, that's their concern. poll, right? Well, no, there are polls. But there are brackets. There are brackets?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“But it sounds like what we're saying here is that the lions get first right. And if there's anything left over where the lions aren't Doing that.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Within 60 days, I think that it's been tradition enough in this community that 60 days, they have the first right of refusal to put flags wherever they want during that. Formalize that, and I think we're going to be...”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah. Can we make that change too? Because you're right. It doesn't make sense coming back. We can add that, right?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And any future city flagpole. Correct. Adding that language so we don't have to come back and approve a new flagpole, a new, yeah.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“No, I do think they do have a lot of places, but they've been main, it is a sort of a lacy tradition for a long time. You know, there are other, places, I guarantee you, that we could do this, that outside of the, we need to, here's what we currently have, you know, they can then, Sunrise Alliance, you know, basically say, okay, we want to use this mini, we need to take an inventory and know what the inventory is. And then, so, in the future, we could add to more flag, you know, to other pools or whatever. Yeah. Thank you, yeah.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay. I think you got what we're looking for, right?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Perfect. Our next agenda item is the economic development update. Sarah.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“So the two projects that are out by Northeast Lacey off the first roundabout, I also know there's a hotel going in there somewhere. Yeah. What's going up right now, are they both multifamily, and the hotel hasn't gone up yet, but?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay. I was wondering what they're gonna do that other spot.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah, where's the hotel then? I thought one of them was gone.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“There is a lot of value of going out and actually looking at the project and knowing what each project is, where it's at, and its phase and completion because the public, we get this all the time as elected officials. It's like, so what's going on on this corner and that? Well, if it's... If it's gone through its normal process, we've never seen it. You know, if it's a part of the approved zoning, right, and it will not go in front of this council. And so it's nice to get a little more heads up on what's going on just because we get asked the question all the time and it's really tough like I…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Especially all that northeast Lacey. It really is amazing. Every time I seem like I go over that side of the freeway, There's something new that's popping up, and so that area has expanded so much. Anyway, thank you.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay. Did someone in the area appeal it?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you, Sarah. And our next agenda item is the Council of Vacancy appointment process. Rick, if we need to jump in there.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026