Remarks by Ariel Meyer
141 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 6
- Play at 1:45:59
“ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO FINALLY, AND I JUST WANTED US TO THINK ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROJECT WHEN IT COMES TO THE, YOU KNOW, WHAT what they imply in terms of impact to our financials as a village. So at the last meeting, we approved, I believe it was somewhere, you know, a budget, the, assigning a contract to one of the, to the contractor for somewhere close to, I think it was seven million, right?”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“Which is not enough to execute the full scope of the Aleda Maas build up as we saw from, from what was presented to us many, many months back by the design firm. I believe that if we wanted to execute that entire scope, that would be a $13.7 million project. So instead of the 7.5 that we approved. So there's a gap. And the manager said she has a little bit of time to work that out. that it will probably be a topic for our budget conversations to see if we wanted to cover from our next year's budget some of that balance or a portion of that balance. However, the reason why I bring this up is I…”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“I'm not saying that we will. I think it will have to be a consideration. But what we're not discussing is a consideration of rethinking the scope of the project. That if we wanted to keep it at $7.5 million, and delivered at the entire scope, then the scope needs to be adjusted. And that's another scenario that I don't believe we're contemplating. We're going for the scenario that we will do the full vision, as was originally discussed, for $13.7 million.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“I disagree and let me explain why. I'm not advocating for a military decrease. I'm saying that it's a possible implication, a possible implication, not a direct implication.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“However, what I'm advocating for is that we're only considering the scenario of the scope as it was presented to us a year ago for the design of the park. Now we know that scope implies a $13.7 million investment for the buildup of the park. And what I'm saying is we're not considering a different scope for the park. We're not considering the scope that fits within our means, within the budget that we have available for us this year, the funds that we've set aside for the park. And that's what I'm advocating for. I'm saying, should we not be considering a different scope or a different design…”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“Hold on. I mean, it's still dependent on the budget discussions because even if the manager comes back and says, yes, we can afford it, at what cost? And what is it that we won't be able to afford for the next four years as a result of this? And we have a long list of things on the strategic plan that the council has identified our priorities for our community. But it could be an implication. I'm not saying with certainty. I'm saying it could be an implication of the fact that we could make this work within our financials as the manager comes back to us in June. And yes, we can afford the…”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“OK, so what I'm hearing is it's hard to execute this project at a lower cost than 13.7 unless there's a substantial change in scope and design because the manager has done extensive diligence on on this, right? And we've received multiple bids and she's also gone above and beyond and done her own research to see if this could have possibly been anything lower. And maybe it's $1 million less. But other than that, then you're sacrificing scope. So those are the marching orders that she's getting from us. It's like, continue executing this project with the original scope and try to work out how…”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“So just like when you would make any decision on any project the financial implications of a project are a variable that you consider and when the time comes to move forward or not, or whether you need to readjust the code. Now we have a lot more information about this than we had two years ago. So I think it is doing the right, I said, you know what, let's still move forward with what we want because that's what our residents told us they wanted. That was the original vision. It's more expensive, but we learned that delaying is even worse, and so on. So I think it is a conversation at some…”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“So I look forward to that. I have one question. And that is, how many donations have you received so far? It's been the progress.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“And the other thing is, fund-raising and building this up, I get this. What's going to be the cost to run this every year?”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“And what are the impacts to the operating budget?”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“Because I think that is in large part maybe the largest portion of the commitment that the village will make if unless there's other ways There's another way to fund it.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“I have a request for a village council meeting. Oh, no, no, no.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
- Play at 2:20:32
“Not yet. Sorry. I wanted to request if we could have a different date for the July meeting. Oh, wait. July? Yes.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“Maybe not. Right now we have it set for the 14th of July. I'm out of the country. I could do the 7th of July if that's an option for everybody else. If not, then I might have to just join virtually or not join at all. It could be otherwise the 28th of July.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“It's still the same. I'm out of the country. But it's okay. or pre-meeting, but only absences can we have.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“That's tough, because I'm going to be on a very different time zone. But it's OK. So it doesn't work. July 6 doesn't work. Or 7, I'm sorry. That was the option. But that doesn't seem to work.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“OK, we'll leave it as is, and I'll try to join if not be an absence.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“You're getting a little bit of an echo on the new mics.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 33:26
“So what's, I wanted to pull two. It sounds like nobody called that one.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 34:49
“I pulled it because this was deferred from last month's meeting under the premise that the agenda packet included a redesign of the intersection that stems from the days of the True North hearing and the meetings. It is not a design that reflects, however, I think some of the best practices that we have discussed that we wanted to include in the design that protect the students as they cross the intersections, it's gonna be a wider intersection. It also does not consider the fact that we wanted to promote biking and walking to the true north and certainly to the schools in the area as a…”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“OK, thank you. That's the clarity that I was seeking that we didn't get last month.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“I think it's a wonderful idea. I go further in terms of just clarification. Do we charge the same to residents and non-residents throughout this room? And it's available for anyone to rent, whether you're a Pinecrest resident or not?”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“And we're not allowed to charge differently? We are not. We can charge different rates for the community center gym if you're a resident and a non-resident.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 43:44
“I think there used to be different rates for residents and non-residents. Has that changed?”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026