Remarks by Chris Allgood
85 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 4
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“Okay. And one more thing. The contract we're considering is in the budget, correct? Correct. Yes.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“So thank you. Okay. Okay. So. I'll just make a quick statement since we're all doing that. Go ahead. So this anti-ALPR thing is a bait and switch. In comparison to the data that's being collected on every American, the ALPRs are a tiny fragment. They have a huge data center being built in CUNA. They're building another one out in the desert in Boise, and these data centers are collecting every single thing that every one of us do. And when we talk about the gentleman's side here, mass surveillance, we are subject to mass surveillance on a basis that is un... And so for those of us that were…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Yeah. If you think that these are invading your privacy, it's just a drop in the bucket compared to what it is. And I mean, believe me, I hate it. I grew up in the 60s and 70s when we were all about people surveilling us. And I hate it. But the fact that we're thinking that A camera on the side of the road is watching us when every single move and every single conversation we have is actually being watched. We're missing the big picture. We're looking at this little shiny object, and we're missing the big picture that everything we do every day is being infringed upon. And so anyway. Thank…”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“And for either you or Sergeant Heisman, It says customer has opted out of the ACE IP program. Would you tell me what that is, please?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Just a quick question. Is it because of city code that we split this lot or is that just the owner's decision to split the lot?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Good evening. So looking at this, I'm glad you got this picture up. All of the businesses would be inward facing. Am I understanding that correctly?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“And Katie may, Katie's probably aware of where I'm going with this. it's really really important that when you're driving up and down the boulevard that you're looking at something nice we don't want the back of a bear building or or anything like whatever you're seeing going down the boulevard has to look like a storefront mayor and council are all good as we've discussed before our design review requirements would require that the parking be concealed in the rear”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Yeah. I just, Again, we want the appearance along the boulevard to be as good as we can get, so. Definitely. Thank you.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I'm tired. Katie, would you go back to the lot layout? Yes. I'm aware that all of this is owned by the same party. You can see down there an exit onto Cleveland. I'm Referring to the same lot that's not involved in this that Councillor Tillmont talked about, I want to make sure we don't do anything to landlock that corner. That corner still has access and can be developed individually.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Okay, yeah. So I just want to make sure that we're not... I'm kind of surprised that they allowed a...”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I'm Lou the council approved development project number dv2 6.0 5 and SPP 2 6.0 7 I think your council are all good for that motion.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“I'll sponsor. Oh, this was written wrong. I'll sponsor bill number 48, ordinance number 3782, and bill number 49, ordinance number 3783, annexing property into the Cobble Municipal Irrigation District with a request to pass by title only and approve for publication.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“Pardon me. Sorry, you're green still, so it wasn't. I'm already moving on to the next thing.”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“So how long before a council meeting would a counselor need to send something in?”
City Council · Oct 5, 2026
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“So Do that that's all I have and I'll follow up with any questions Thank You counselor all good I don't have a question but counselor Tillman and I sit on the Finance Committee and We we had a finance meeting last week in which our auditor from I'd Bailey was president present And I had the opportunity to ask them how they felt about this setup and if they had any issues with or concerns with this change. And they said they were fine with it. They felt like with a controller in place, we would have the oversight or a second set of eyes, whatever is needed. And so going forward, our auditors…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Mr. Mayor, I move that we approve the 2026 through 2029 collective labor agreement between the City of Caldwell and And the Caldwell Professional Firefighters, IFF Local 1056.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Would you tell us again what date they'll be completed by?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“And what is the expected lifespan of this master plan?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Okay. That makes more sense. Yeah. Yeah. That's better.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Mr. Mayor, I move to ratify and approve the installation of a security fence at the Caldwell Police Department firing range by Meridian Fence in the amount of $44,478. All right, we have a motion.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yeah, we, and Director Collins, please jump in whenever you want. Part of the situation that I perceive that we're facing is some of this stuff that we have parked on the streets just needs to be towed away. However, it costs us a lot of money. We get charged for that now where that didn't used to happen. I don't know, Director Collins, have we experienced that recently?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yeah Previously when I worked with Sylvia BAM towing vehicles There's no value in these old RVs. The tow companies don't want them. They cost them money to get rid of them and so it's a money loser for them and so they don't want to take them and and so We need to come up with some idea of compensating them or figuring out some solution because a lot of the stuff that's sitting on the street has no resale value for the tow company.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I move to approve accounts payable in the amount of $8,225,925.76, represented by check numbers 195445 through 195886, and lock electronic payments and payroll in the amount of $1,785,432.08, represented by check numbers 40941 through 40977,”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“A meeting to continue the discussion on the local option registration situation in Nampa this week. I just want to know, do we have someone from here going? Is that covered? Do we need to?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“And Councilor Stoddick as well? Okay, I just wanted to make sure that we knew someone was attending that. That's all I have, sir.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026