Remarks by Carina H. Santa Maria
13 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
- Play at 55:08
“I don't want to remove an item, but I would like to recuse myself from item A.”
Village Board of Trustees · Oct 5, 2026
- Play at 1:57:27
“Sure, thank you, Mayor. Thank you to Ryan and to St. Viator for your presentation today. I understand why St. Viator wants to make this investment, and I see a real value with the students wanting to be there. My nephew actually played football at Viator, and I hated driving to Forest View for it. And I am supportive of the dialogue and the project going through the process moving forward, but I also think that we really need to acknowledge the problems that all of us have talked about today. I see it, again, as the intensity of the land use is an issue for me, specifically when we're looking…”
Village Board of Trustees · Oct 5, 2026
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“Mayor, can I ask another question? Yes. Okay, so Ryan, I've been on your end where I had to ask for the world and then negotiate as a petitioner. So I feel you. So thank you for doing that. And I really thought that you were going to beat my latest, my record of being the latest village board meeting, but I guess not if we're going to be out by 1030. But have you as a staff already thought about what potential concessions you could make now and how you could possibly grow into this project pending some relationship building and community buy-in? Like, do you have a plan B, C, D? Yeah.”
Village Board of Trustees · Oct 5, 2026
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“All right. I have one more question. George, it might be a question for you. Is there a way to... experienced the lighting that is being proposed, how do we, how do I as a trustee see what that might look like? I just wanted to give you some face time. I thought I was gonna make out with, not having to say anything tonight.”
Village Board of Trustees · Oct 5, 2026
- Play at 3:44:59
“So, if we wanted to see that, we could contact you or Ryan or someone from Viator to just see. Yeah. Okay, thank you.”
Village Board of Trustees · Oct 5, 2026
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“Thank you Trustee Santa Maria thanks mayor first. Thank you so much for all your work This was one of the first things that I remember from orientation as a trustee that was discussed so to see that it's here And I'm sure it's a big accomplishment for all of you as well to take you know check that off your your to-do list, but thank you for putting this together. Quick question, Director Weber, do you know how, off the top of your head, I'm not going to hold you to this number, but how many people request permits for solar panels on an annual basis? Are we talking about five or are we talking…”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
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“I just didn't know if, you know, are we trying to make something work for, I do think, I like what Trustee Dunnington's asking. I think it's a good question. It's a good move, and I think it could be some low-hanging fruit, but I also hear Manager Recklaus about the unintended consequences. So whatever we do, I think we have until the end of the year to think through. Just was curious about what that number was.”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
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“John, do you have any data on how many residents reached out specifically asking for swings?”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
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“And Randy, or maybe Attorney Passman, this might be for you, is there a way toward the motion to say that we would allow the Park District, that we would agree with this and we give the Park District the ability to choose where the location of the swings is?”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 1:11:33
“I mean, we have attorneys on this board.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 1:11:38
“to make it work. That's your job. So I'm throwing that out there in case that's something that we would consider having a motion where we allow this to happen. We say yes, but the motion gives the ability to the Park District to select where they put the swings and that takes us out of it since it's their own taxing body.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
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“Or we don't have to look at a map because it's not our responsibility to, right? Because it's a different governing body.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 1:59:24
“last call anyone else in the audience all right seeing none we'll come back to the board final thoughts final comments I see trustee Santa Maria sure I think I appreciate what everyone has been saying I think there's been a little bit a different thought about what this means to some and it's it's just as if you were waiting for a reservation so what you're doing inside the restaurant you're just doing outside of the restaurant so I think the liability is still the same I think the training still happens that's still the same it's just being able to take your beverage and walk out to maybe go…”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026