Remarks by Chris Durio
53 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 3
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City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Your ideas about the relationship between the Botanical Garden and the city of Beaumont. I mean, you with them.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“NEW SPEAKER I'VE BEEN OUT THERE AND WEEDED THE FLOWER GUARDS BEFORE.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“On discussion on this, I'm just going to ask counsel.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And we can also, I mean, they said more than once, we could approve it. And when we have the public hearing, we can go down on it, we just can't go up. That's correct.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“NO NEW REVENUE AND CURRENT RATE PLUS VOTER APPROVED PROP 8.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“What are we approving? I thought we had removed it.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“What do we use that truck? Because I've seen local cement companies working on City of Beaumont projects. So what do we use the concrete mixer? I have to have our own concrete mixer. We're already using local cement trucks. What is it used for?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Is this a cement mixer? Is that something that can be leased? And would that be more cost effective leasing it than buying it outright?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“So what do we want to do if we want to table this? Make a motion. Do we have to first change the motion that's already out there, or?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“What kind of delay... With this cause, as far as actually being out there and pouring sidewalks and things that's part of the bond.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“I just want to say that I used to ride Engine 10.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Make a motion so we can discuss it. I'll make a motion.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“This process here, If for some reason we was to vote against it, you would still be able to proceed. You wouldn't at all without that tax credit. Well, without your support.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Okay, well, every... I've heard it more than one time. If you bring people to downtown, then the businesses will follow. And it seems like this might be a help do that.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Just for the information for the public at that meeting, he really didn't have a clear plan as to what he wanted to do with that property, and it's right in the middle of a neighborhood.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. The young lady sitting right here on the front row, we're not eliminating any of the van rights, are we?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“I just wanted to let her know that to put her mind at ease about it. Thank you, staff, for your presentations today. It wasn't as painful as I thought it was going to be, and I think Council might disagree, but we are able to work together, believe it or not, and get stuff done for the citizens of Beaumont. And, oh, happy birthday to myself on Thursday. I'll be 64 years old on Thursday.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“I think that's all. I know that's hard to believe, but yeah, I'll be 64. Three of our concrete mixers.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Yes, most of the folks that ride the bus, this is like their only means of transportation. These new routes, I want them to have as little impact on the people that use it as possible. I don't, they shouldn't be able, I don't want them to not be able to go to the doctor or not be able to go shopping. And also we got to inform them of the new routes. So is that correct?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Okay, I just want to... Like I said, these folks, it's their only way. A lot of them, that's the only transportation that they have. So we don't want to push anybody away or not give them what they're used to, you know, give them a way to get around. So as long as we put that information out and it's not really going to affect the riders, then I'm good with that.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Okay. And we still have the students being able to ride free in the summertime when school's out?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Councilman Duryea. So if we do that, we're going to hear what I hear from my constituents all the time. I bet that library in the West is still open. That's how they're going to take it. If we have one library over there on Darling Road that's open more hours than the Johns or the Willard, That's my phone going to be blowing up because of that. And that's where they're going to take it because I hear that every day. I bet it's not happening in the West End. I bet it's not happening in the West End. So we're going to just have to be fair. And I don't think it would be a good idea to have…”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026