Remarks by Carol Myers
37 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
- Play at 55:53
“Yeah, I'd like to express my support for this but also reiterate that right now we're not talking about the payment and that's important for me because I have more questions like some of us do on this. I was reviewing the history and I guess it was a good, when it was, it was back last September actually, it wasn't that long ago, that we generally expressed a clear desire that the new judicial center not wait any longer and be built downtown and move forward, and so like Commissioner Culpepper, I'm really glad what our new manager has done in moving that forward. I am concerned, and we'll…”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 1:25:31
“Yeah, I'm in support of this option as well, mostly because I think the transparency on this issue that has to do with affordable housing and those who are most eligible and in need of it, it's very important that we have a trust factor going into this and going through the RFP process will make that more clear for everyone across the community.”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 1:36:36
“Yeah, we are being transparent now. We're having a discussion about something difficult and I appreciate that. We're not all in agreement. We're airing our differences here. So that is part of the process here. I do wanna say that we're really not having a year delay. It's more like a six month delay. So if we envision Athens wouldn't be getting it. And again, I'd say it wasn't personal at all here. This is really going through this process. And I think it's not, hopefully, it's not a one-year thing. This is a loan program that is continuous and is supposed to continue going and going. So I…”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 1:40:00
“similar thanks as well and also to you know repeat that our discussion of the Sandy Creek Basin is not included in this public utility delivery plan and that is something for the future since there's a discussion of that out in the community I just wanted to clarify that but that was not incorporated into this plan”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 1:44:30
“Yeah. When we voted as a body for the CDO, I guess it was two and a half years ago, in December or something, 2024, the last point in that CDO was staff will report back no later than May 225, which was last year, and its determination related to the implementation of the modifications that were in the CDO. And having read through the agenda report, the analysis shows that like one, that the timeline, which is extended because of the increased right of way, that the costs are higher with the five lane because of the right of way, which would be the responsibility. Manager, please correct me…”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 1:52:39
“Yes, yes. Yes, there's a motion to that effect.”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 1:52:54
“No, we, University of Georgia has worked with us here and is going to be, and has worked with Transportation and Public Works to get the name of all the property owners on Bailey Street and its neighboring street. And they're going to be sending something out to all of those people to let them know what's going on in this case. And so it seemed appropriate to do the vote after that. And so I'm appreciative of UGA and the Manager's Office of Transportation and Public Works sort of working to use this new schedule here. All right.”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:02:16
“Yeah, those as our manager's office, Sarah, the two job titles pointing out, the items that are under discussion or have been generally expressed as interested in being added are in on page five of the agenda. salary adjustment to the unified plan, market increase, the additional funding for the fuel, the magistrate court, part-time judge, the funding for the tax commissioner request, increase to code enforcement, very small, the investigative position for public defender's office. So there were six with putting $574,000 back into the general fund, unrestricted fund. And so that's what would…”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:03:37
“So back into those options, you'd just be taking this list and putting it in there as another option? Correct. Okay. But we'll see that on Thursday.”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:09:34
“Yeah, just to be clear, this is probably for Judd in there, that I read that, I mean, one of the reasons we're rushing to do this now is that it has to be published by August 4th, 2026. Is that to be in the, right, so I imagine you have to get it in before, like, to the publisher before that. So that's part of the rush of getting that there. I'd like perhaps staff to follow up next week and be able to tell us a little bit about how we plan on as a community, what the Clark County can do actually to educate the public on this. And because you know with TSPLOST, We we didn't really do that much…”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:11:02
“Yeah, well, not for my budget, right? Not for my, so more for the household. That's what I'm more interested in so that we're just there and we know what we're doing in terms of its effect on people and just have all of those, not just ignore that fact, So anyway, if we could just have some data about how we will address the education and then also consider the effect not just on homeowners, but on people who are living here, not just students, and we know that's great if we could just give it to all those people who are coming to visit, but the people who are living here and struggling and…”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:26:52
“I want to congratulate our new deputy manager, Andrew Saunders. You know, I was thinking about this, and it was prior to becoming committee commissioner, I remember watching him at the presentations for the SPLOST 2020 packages and thinking that that guy was really smart and a great communicator, so I'm really glad that he's now a permanent part of the manager's office leadership team. I want to congratulate, I promise the people, at Dudley Park back in May that I would congratulate them and praise them highly for the production of Midsummer Night's Dream last month in the Green Amphitheater…”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026