Remarks by Bill Rosacker
177 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 8
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“Other questions for Rachel? I do have one. I noticed in the, you talk about an interpreter, both for, and also somebody who does sign language. I have a friend who is deaf, and just a week ago or so, he was telling me how much his life has been improved because of AI, because of his phone. Would it not be reasonable to, instead of hiring an interpreter to come in, to make those sorts of things available and should”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“I'd just like to say that the newest and best technology seems to be on the phone that everybody has in their hand. So let's make sure we're using the lowest cost options. Would anybody like to make a motion?”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“Okay. Been moved and seconded that we pass resolution number 20264029. Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, all in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. All opposed, nay. Motion passes unanimously.”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“Well, Rachel, you might as well just sit there and list the next item on the agenda, the ADA accommodation request policy.”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“All right. Thank you very much. Thank you. Next is item 7.4, surplus of properties near the airport. Welcome once again.”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“Questions for the... All right. Someone like to make a motion? Go ahead, Robin.”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“Second. It has been moved and seconded to approve resolution number 2026-4036. Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, all in favor signify by saying aye.”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“All opposed, nay. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you, Will. I guess you get to remain there. So the last item on our agenda is the Illinois street closure discussion.”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“So I'm going to suggest that we table this item so that it can go to the Traffic Safety Committee this next week and then come back to council at our next meeting. Is there any opposition to that?”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“My intention is to table this and give those folks the option. If I were, I would recommend. that they take their comments to the public, to the Traffic Safety Committee next week, and then they can have new comments to come back to us with that are more appropriate given the additional information. On the other hand, since they are here, they signed up for public comment, it is absolutely their right to speak tonight, so it would be their choice. So is there any objection to that? All right, let's table this till the next meeting. Oh, Mike, go ahead.”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“If we're going to have this discussion, then the next order is going to be the public comments. My question is, and always has been, do we want to continue with this discussion tonight, or do we want to wait until the next meeting after the Traffic Safety Committee has had a chance to weigh in? Robin?”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“So next will be public comments. And Liliana, thank you. Sorry about that. Welcome. Good to see you.”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“Next, we have Brianna Oliver-Palmquist. Hi, Brianna. Welcome.”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“And next we have Johnny Zimmerman. Hi, Johnny. Welcome.”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“All right, Mike, did you want to continue your discussion?”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“All right. I was, it has been pointed out there are four more public comments. So our Our normal time for public comments is three minutes. We let it go to five when there are fewer. So we're going to do these last four at three minutes, I hope. The next one is Kathy Meyer. All right.”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“Thank you. Next on the agenda, we have Kim Trask.”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“All right, well, that's a great segue. By the way, I take exception to any comments that this council is not business friendly. We've done more to attract business in Newburgh than most councils have done in my lifetime. You're correct. We did not take this to the Traffic Safety Committee, and they did come in here and complain, and That's why, before we made a decision on this, the city manager said we were going to take it to the Traffic Safety Committee. I see no harm in stopping this discussion today. Let the Traffic Safety Committee listen to the citizens, look at the comments. I'm not…”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“Thank you. So I heard no motion there. Motion starts with, I move that, and it's short enough that Rachel can write it down.”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“All right. It's been moved and seconded. You want to read the motion again there, Rachel?”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“I know that there is more discussion. So who would like to begin? Robin, you had your hand up.”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“I believe that that contradicts what your motion was, which is to tell staff to change it or open it immediately or as quick as they can. So, no, that's not what your motion says. The thing that I would like to remind council of is where we began here. That is an odd intersection that was created 15, 20 years ago, that bulb out there was to slow traffic down coming off of Main Street or off of 240 Head and straight up Main Street. And the problem was that it created a site problem for the people who are on Illinois trying to turn left. And a lot of times, there are double stop signs there, so…”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“Is there any further discussion on that motion?”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“Should we go through the process of... The first motion was moved and seconded. Are we retracting that motion and restating it in this new fashion?”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026
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“All right. It has been moved and seconded. Rachel, one more time.”
City Council · Jul 6, 2026