Remarks by Cory Crenshaw
177 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 8
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“But is staff going to come back to us next year when we borrow the other $20 million and say that the INS has gone up again and we need to increase again? That's what I'm saying. I don't understand why we broke that up when... Voters already approved it in November. Why didn't staff come to us and say, this is what the rate needs to be because this is what was approved?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And that makes more sense then. So in essence, the $0.03 represents only the $38 million out of the $58 million that we borrowed. And that if we would have borrowed the full $58 million already, that $0.03 would likely be higher, maybe around $0.045 or whatever. And you would have recommended the higher rate. And so that's why we're not doing that right now.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And that's what I said. And to me, it would have made sense if we did it all at once, but now I understand why we're saying we're having to break it up because we can't increase, is it the INS? Okay, we can't increase the INS over what it actually is. Gotcha. So I think I'm still back then, well, for whatever it matters, I'm still back then at the .67.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yes, sir. Chris, just a quick question. On that slide where we're talking about $9 million next year in water improvements, I think it was the next one. Yes. So annual water line replacement, 9.1 million for 2027. What does that 9.1 million include? Is that just the cost of going out and actually replacing the line and the materials? Or does that 9.1 million include the salaries that we pay water people to do?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay. And maybe I'm just not seeing it really quickly, but what's the amount we're going to spend next year to improve the sewer lines so they don't back up in people's houses?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“WHAT'S GOING ON DOWNTOWN? WHY ARE WE SPENDING 4.6 MILLION ON SEWER THERE? THAT SEEMS LIKE A BIG NUMBER AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE CALLS WE GET ABOUT SEWER AREN'T NECESSARILY DOWNTOWN AND THEY'RE IN THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“AND WILL THAT HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON SEWER ISSUES ACROSS THE CITY OR IS IT MAINLY JUST FOCUSED ON DOWNTOWN?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“NEW SPEAKER I HEAR YOU. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. SO I GENERALLY TELL PEOPLE WHEN THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT THE CAN'T FLUSH THEIR TOILETS, I SAY WE SPEND 6 MILLION A YEAR TRYING TO IMPROVE THAT OUT OF OUR ENTERPRISE FUND. WHAT IS, AND I DON'T NEED AN EXACT AMOUNT, BUT JUST A BALLPARK FIGURE, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO SPEND TO IMPROVE THAT FOR FISCAL YEAR 27? could you repeat that question so I generally I tell people when they say they can't flush their toilets to say the city spends about six million dollars a year improving our sewer lines so that you can flush your toilet when it rains it…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Is there a motion. This is item two. Item two, yes, sir.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“You lost your money. At 69.5, and we do that. In order for this to pass at the September 8th hearing, it's going to take five votes.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay. So, but we could approve it today with only four?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“It makes no sense, but okay. State law. I'm against it.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And I'm just clarifying, the no new revenue tax rate of point, I'm just going to say .683, that would require a public hearing? That's what I'm confirming right now. That's what I'm asking. Well, I don't think it does based upon how I just read this. But who's answering that? Nick also for clarification it can be let's just say does require a hearing in September it only requires four votes because it's. The no new revenue rate right.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“So without a hearing and in order to approve this rate in September when we officially adopt it, it would only require a simple majority of four votes. Correct. Thank you so much.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“yeah this is one of the options that we were given in our little option chart and it's the current rate plus the g o debt which the voters approved in november of twenty twenty five and that is point six seven six nine five yes and that is not the only debt that we have though there's additional debt so essentially we have three cents that is going to the is on that fund can only be spent on debt”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And I understand that, but that's not what his motion is.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Which goes to my earlier point that I would wish that we would have made a proposal on the current rate plus the geo debt to include what voters were told in November of 2025 when we said that it was the effective of $3.14 a month for a house of value of $150,000.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I KNOW, BUT PEOPLE VOTED TO INCREASE THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILLS $3.14 A MONTH ON A $150,000 HOUSE. TO ME IT MAKES SENSE IF STAFF WOULD HAVE RECOMMENDED A RATE THAT REFLECTED WHAT THE VOTERS ALREADY APPROVED.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Completely understood, but I don't think that's his motion.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Someone needs to move for the no new revenue.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“current rate plus the geo debt and the 2023 adopted which was proposed have both been denied and just to clarify if you did the current rate plus all debt it would require a public hearing and it would require five votes that's correct and what we're going to get the money for the rest of the day come out of operations yeah”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“But it didn't cut in the 2%. It would be basically dipping deeper into the rainy day fund or our reserve. So instead of us being where I think we're going to be right at 20%.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“What percentage are we at on the no new revenue rate? Are we at? Okay. And just for clarification, because we've never done this before, if we do approve that, do we then later have to vote to change the ordinance to where we don't go below the 20%?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“So we can just violate the policy and move on?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Figure out something to get four votes and.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026