Remarks by Anthony Bonna
20 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Madam Mayor, I'd just like to thank you for the proclamation. And as a proud Italian-American, maybe this is a prelude to a Columbus Day celebration next year.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Yes, thank you, Madam Mayor. So I just have to put my comments on the record. I don't know where the rest of council stands. I believe that. Public safety is important. I've always backed law enforcement. I believe that our civil liberties and our constitution is important. I have called personally, me personally, have called for a complete pause on our program until we can develop an ordinance that identifies the city's official policy on this. We need to make sure, and I know a lot of these things are being implemented, But we need to make sure that there are punishments for misuse. We need…”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Oh, thank you. I did. I did see that. I think there's a difference between a policy and a paper that's emailed and a public discussion on an important issue. So I do it with all due respect. I agree. But I do think there needs to be a discussion. And I'm supportive of pause until that discussion happens.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“both sides are available for people to look at well and that's fair and the last time we publicly discussed this i know council was on board with having the city develop an ordinance and so i am supportive of having the city develop an ordinance that addresses those things and i think i think it's irresponsible of us to put the cart before the horse um until you know the policy should the the debated vetted policy with public input should come before um We have these cameras, which are a delicate balance between safety and constitutional protection. So I agree there's difference of opinion,…”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Motion to approve Ordinance 26-87. Second.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Motion to approve Ordinance 26-92. Second.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“that we will i will be one of five coming back i'm sure i'm not the only one that will be asking for further reductions in the millage going forward thank you any other comments yes thank you madam mayor so um on this i think you know it's it's very important um you know these fees haven't been adjusted since you said 2007. so i mean some of them you know i'm looking at them and i'm like they're going up considerably and so I'm glad that we have the you know the yearly adjustments and the three to five-year review because because that's important this the city's general fund should not be…”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Is there any way, I'm just thinking out loud, is there any way to kind of distinguish between a Walmart and a mom and pop? I know we do with like business tax.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Madam Vice Mayor, I just want to say that dragons do exist, and I have slayed many of them. Okay!”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“I just want to bring some fun to the public art discussion.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Awesome. Thank you. I too attended the Best Places to Work. Congratulations again to our city staff and the city of Port St. Lucie for being one of the best places to work in the community. Attended the Children's Services Council Update Luncheon where they honored several champions for children in the community. Attended my final meeting at the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council. attended the Vietnam Veterans POW MIA Ceremony, and attended what was supposed to be my last meeting of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, but the members of the committee wanted me to be there to pass…”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Well, I was just going to say a comment on the trim public announcements, the one that you have to read. That information is true, but it is truth without context. And so I wanted to provide a little bit of context. So one of the reasons, and one of the reasons I've been very passionate about what the city's done, even before I was on the council, is I believe that year over year, decreases result in an overall lower tax bill. And so you could have a taxing authority while everything was quiet that just sat there and left their millage rate the same. So maybe they left it at 6 mils or 7 mils…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“So I'd I'd like to make some comments to address the flock cameras and there's going to be a lot of you know, there's going to be a lot of comments here. So please please stay with me because I want to be very I want to be very balanced and very thorough. So I have always said that I will stand 100% with law enforcement and I will stand with keeping our community safe. I also took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution when I assume this office. I don't believe the two are incompatible. I also want to say that I was the sole vote on this council against our red light camera systems.…”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Spoke with the applicant prior to the last date.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Sure. Thank you, Madam Mayor. You know, When my daughter, she's 12 now, a few years ago, she first drove by Riverland. She had moved here from Palm Beach County, and she sees this sign that says Riverland. And Tara and I are in the car, and she says, Mom, Dad, I want to go. I want to go. And I told her, I said, well, no, it's a 55-plus active adult community. You really can't go. And she just looked at me with this blank stare, and she said, why would they do that to kids? But Riverland is a place that people expect amenities. It's an active adult community, and it has been said is a very…”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Motion to approve ordinance 2679. Second.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Yeah, Madam Mayor. Yeah, I just wanted to clarify. I made similar comments at the workshop that in the past I have not voted for the increase. However, because we had had one of the highest ones, but now looking around the state as we're looking at these fees, Other communities throughout the state are really increasing the cost, and the cost for this has gone up. And so I think $6 puts us right around the middle of where other communities are, and preventing flooding and addressing our stormwater system is very important, and so I will be supportive of the fee this year.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Mayor. Well, the first thing I want to do is I want to congratulate Councilman-elect Jim Norton, who is here for all of the meeting except Council comments. But I know he's going to be a very great addition to the City Council, and I'm very excited to know that he's going to be sitting in this chair. Oh, yeah, I mean, if anything, I'm going to suggest to see if he can sit on, you know, the chair next to Jesus.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“But other than that, you know, it'll be good to have him here. I attended the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council. They just celebrated 50 years and they had a great celebration with some panels. that kind of talked about the history of the whole region. And, um, so it was, it was a nice celebration, um, attended the treasure coast commerce park groundbreaking, uh, serve on the homeless advisory committee for St. Lucie County, uh, Ted did the PSL police department second quarter awards. And I attended the school board meeting as immediate past chair of the education foundation, um, where…”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026