Remarks by Bernard Einstein
270 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 11
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“It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. I realize there are minimums that people need to live by. And you can't live on $20 an hour. In Dade County. I agree with that. You know, I don't know if $20 an hour is our beach attendance. Do they get paid benefits or do they get flat?”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“You know, so, whatever. It's all a matter of our budget.”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“I mean, we got I think you got to take a look at that. Yeah, let's review it. A good hard look at those numbers to support this building.”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“Where's the calculator? 5 times 14. It's $100. 90 hours. 90 hours.”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“98 hours. So whatever you figure times 20, 25, 30, whatever the number.”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“In terms of custodial, just throwing this, do you need that much?”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“So roughly at a minimum, what do you think it'll cost?”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“Yes. Just real quick, Glenn. If these were independent contractors, then the other portion of this would not apply. Correct. Right?”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“And my dog's available. But he eats the rats.”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“Does he ever go over the bridge? Does he go inside, outside?”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“So let me say this because Coral Gables had the most rigorous, I think, zoning requirements, didn't they?”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“Okay, so When we did our plan, this guy was adopting some Val Harbor ideas when we came in the last time, which didn't make any sense either. Because, you know, for example, I was in a 75-foot lot. And when I built, there was this theory that if there was anything in terms of high space in your house, And even though you did not build in that high space, if you were capable of drawing a plane and later on making a floor through that, they thought that they would architecturally not have a box type of house looking thing. But it didn't solve the problem. Because in the front, you could have…”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“Typically, the setbacks are the primary thing that we need to look at in a town. The town has no coordination. We have Mediterranean, we have modern, we have old Mediterranean.”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“Well, if you're in Connecticut and you're in Greenwich, these houses look somewhat alike. They're Stepford houses.”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“Okay, so you don't want it there, but here they wanted to architecturally say that they'd be... Different, but we do have a hodgepodge of different structures.”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“They're all beautiful. I mean, no one's going to build a $25, $30 million house and make it look ugly, right?”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“I mean, the typical person that comes to Golden Beach and buys and builds a new... They're building their dream house. You know, and on the ocean, forget about it. You're $30, $40, $50 million. GARY GENSLER- A dream spec house. Yeah. Well, but like most people have come here. I built my house. Ken built his house. The number of people, unless it's a resale, the stuff that is going up. It's a case by case almost.”
Town Council · May 19, 2026
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“tremendous job and transparency that the administration did all of the wellness presentation the The gym equipment the park equipment that we had the workshop on I think that was a tremendous meeting in which we were able to vet and which type of equipment we wanted, and also for the furniture package that is going into the Wellness Center. And last but not least, I got to go around while we were looking at audio video up there to kind of make selections. look at what needed done. So, you know, the town has had the opportunity to make their input on all of these items. And I think we're going…”
Town Council · Apr 21, 2026
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“It has no financial impact. Zero. Correct.”
Town Council · Apr 21, 2026
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“Just a real question. Just as we're on this topic. So I've got one of those situations where the house that's being built across the street from us, you know, lateral to me. Their house is on a new elevation, and I see their physical pool pump now. They do have a retaining wall, but the pool pump is up pretty high, and so I can see the mechanicals currently. I assume they're going to have a bush or something camouflaging it. Yes. But should we make that a requirement? I don't know if it has to. It is. It is.”
Town Council · Apr 21, 2026
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“The second part of this, but before you get off the set, pull up that picture.”
Town Council · Apr 21, 2026
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“Yeah, the first one you had. First page. With the picture. That's the back of the house. There you go.”
Town Council · Apr 21, 2026
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“Alex, are you saying this is currently there?”
Town Council · Apr 21, 2026
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“So it has four car, with the second story is there also? Yes, yes. It's all there.”
Town Council · Apr 21, 2026
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“No, if it were existing and they were not going 20 feet further, you know, so they're not, they're adding. They're adding to the base. Quick question. Scott Schlesinger's house. Okay, he's close his Outstruck whatever you want to call those structures, right? They're close to the road, right? He has two little garages garages, but they're they they're not back.”
Town Council · Apr 21, 2026