Remarks by Chris Durio
53 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 3
- Play at 53:49
“Yes, sir. I didn't see anything about the terror historical library.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 2:08:36
“Could we raise rates? To me, that's the same as raising taxes. Somebody still has to pay. The citizens still going to have to pay for those services. And if they're going to have to pay more if we raise the rate. And as far as what cuts are necessary, all of them are because we already are short staffed. Right now, there is a house on Marie Street that council approved for demolition two years ago. And short staff, I know contractors do it, but it's still sitting there and it caught fire. It's still sitting there. So we already, the hiring freeze, we're already losing employees, you know,…”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 2:12:31
“This is a problem that has to be fixed. And as I said before, that's why we're up here to make these hard decisions. And everything we do, no matter how we vote up here, somebody gonna be mad at us and upset. And I said before, I didn't say you had to have courage to raise taxes. I said, you have to have courage to be on council to make these hard decisions. So you know which way I'm going?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026