Remarks by Arthur Griffin
38 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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Board of Commissioners · Sep 22, 2026
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“Commissioner Griffin. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for your presentation. I didn't have this in front of me, but just going through some of the slides, it looked like a lot of the projects under omission, a lot of older facilities, what appeared to be older facilities, like West Charlotte Center, Amy James, Valerie Woodard, Aquatic Center, et cetera. As you... make this recommendation for option C, what's the implication as relates to timing or scheduling of any of those projects on the CIP for future work? For example, if West Charlotte is scheduled for 2029 to be worked on, when…”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 22, 2026
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“I mean, I got that specific from you, but after working with you for... number of years used to always talk about we try to see how to maximize our funding and when we have a number of different issues when we work on a particular space so you know I'm I've learned that from you yeah you're right you're right yeah so I'm just saying if you are looking at West Charlotte not just for HVAC but other things and this energy-saving piece, and I'm just using it as an example, but projects generally, I would hope you'd go back and look at the CIP to see what the implications are.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 22, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and Mike, thank you for your presentation. My comments go to the county manager, basically. I like huddles. This is football season. You got the quarterback. You got Kelsey. You got everybody in the huddle, all right? And I think it's phenomenal. But the goal isn't the huddle. The goal is the touchdown. And what we often do is have a phenomenal huddle. You got Project Lift. You had, I wrote down, you got Home for All. You had Leading on Opportunities. I mean, Charlotte is very familiar with huddles, all-star huddles, from human call all the way down. And when I met…”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 22, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Sep 22, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Sep 22, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Sep 15, 2026
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“Where's the check, Mike? I guarantee you.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 15, 2026
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“Real quickly, what you presented tonight is extraordinarily valuable and informative and will certainly help me in terms of responding to some of the calls I received. The last piece in terms of the program, that citizens and individuals can access is just super. So thank you to you, the brain trust up top there in terms of putting it together, and the whole team. I think that's really great. Some of my calls coming off of Commissioner Powell are out in the far reaches of the county, and particularly as it relates to the lake, like Lake Wiley, Mountain Island Lake, et cetera. Where is the…”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just want to make a comment about something that's been in the news and we've talked about quite frequently, and that was I-77 South. I think the CIPRO is going to meet on the 23rd. We won't have another business meeting. We'll have a public policy meeting, I guess, on the 22nd. But I wanted to say something because there have been a lot of emails going back and forth. And I just want to speak from my perspective as an at-large county commissioner. I represent the entire county. We collectively represent the entire county. And there's seven municipalities in…”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 15, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you for your service. Thank you. We appreciate you.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Take a picture. Squeeze in, everybody. Kind of center a little bit. There you go. There you go.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Commissioner Griffin? Yeah, I'd give Carlton Johnson another bite. He was nominated earlier. Okay. Commissioner Meyer?”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Colin, Hillary, and Marcus for your presentation. There are probably many questions I could ask, but I'm going to hone in on this education space, since it's real dear to my heart. Probably get these numbers mixed up, but somewhere years ago, there was an articulation of some 3,500 or 3,600 jobs being created as a result of the Pearl And about half of them, in terms of qualifications, did not need to have a four-year degree, but needed some additional training and certification, perhaps at the community college level, et cetera. partnered with right now at…”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“The bell's for me, so thank you. Go ahead and follow up. No, no.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yeah, I mean, there is an MOU with the high school with American Airlines that they haven't executed yet. So I'd like to see the results of the follow through.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Leak.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“I don't think I've ever said I don't support second ward since that's my high school.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“The school's coming out of the ground next to the gym. I know where it's coming out of.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“No, I just didn't want to be lost on that one. It's raising the floor and the ceiling at the same time. We've got to certainly deal with the increasing capacity, but also find creative ways to support Gary in terms of programs to reduce people coming back. So you're doing a great job, as I said earlier. I hope we can figure out some creative ways to help you do an even better job in terms of what you're doing.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Can do. Final, it's Bureau Equalization and Review. Do they keep records? They do. In terms of hearings or presentations, et cetera?”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yes, sir. I usually don't have a presentation, but I do. passed out during our closed session this little piece about Alex. I met Alex in the late 70s when they were fighting school desegregation. It's a conservative think tank. They gave you... They gave you school choice in 2006. They pushed legislators to come up with toll roads around the country. They also gave you enrolled, enlisted, and employed, too. So if you look real, just drill down. But as you see, they're being highlighted because of this junk that they got on the ballot that's out now, these constitutional amendments. They all…”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026