Remarks by David Acunto
10 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. I'm not going to say much more about the Thornton Police Department. They know how I feel about them, and I'm glad that officer is safe. It takes a special person to put on a uniform every day and face these challenges. So thank you very much, Thornton PD. I'm just going to take a brief second. There was a mischaracterization of a quote bonus that our employees here in Thornton were receiving. It was described that council's rewarding its faithful servants as bonuses while vulnerable members of our community go without essential services. That may make for a clever…”
City Council · Oct 13, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. I want to begin by thanking everybody who came tonight and everyone who contacted Council. I heard the concerns about drought, water consumption, electrical capacity, noise, air emissions, wildlife, property values, jobs, infrastructure, costs and transparency. Those subjects deserve serious consideration. They also deserve some factual accuracy. Thornton is under a Stage 1 drought restriction, that is a fact, and it's a legitimate concern. What it does not establish is that every data center consumes the same amount of water. Some facilities use evaporative cooling, others…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Touch the nerve. Touch the nerve. and you do not speak for every working family in Fortin. I was not elected to take instructions from the DSA or any other political organization. I was here to represent people who support this moratorium, people who oppose it, and many other residents who are not in this room tonight. and my vote's not for sale, and it's definitely not through intimidation. You don't scare me, I don't really care. I've heard the concerns raised tonight. I support developing strong regulations addressing water, electricity, noise, emissions, infrastructure costs, setbacks,…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. I believe I have submitted a photo just for my comments. Thank you. Just want to point out there is something very beautifully ironic and hard to miss about this flyer. Generic slogans, repeated wording, and awkward phrasing. It's an AI-generated flyer distributed through social media protesting the data centers that make both of these issues possible. which kind of brings me to, there's a lot of scary news about data centers, but the reality is a data center is a physical representation of computer infrastructure, or otherwise known as the cloud that everybody uses on a…”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“To introduce an ordinance concerning the annexation of approximately 26 acres of land situated in southeast quarter of Section 22, Township 1, South Range 68 West of the 6th Principal Meridian County of Adams, State of Colorado, generally located on the southwest corner of East 140th Avenue and Washington Street, and assigning the annexed property to Ward 4, Creekside Gardens Annexation. And I move for its approval. Second.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“I'd like to introduce a resolution supporting the ballot question that City Council has referred to the voters at November 3rd, 2026, special municipal election to provide an automatic vacancy and resignation upon a council member, including the mayor, formally declaring candidacy for an elected office not on City Council. Whereas Colorado Revised Statute 31-2-210 requires city council to submit any charter amendment it proposes to the city electors, and whereas pursuant to Colorado Revised Statute 1-45-117-1B3A, City Council may adopt a resolution taking a position of advocacy on a submitted…”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“I just want to say that was probably the most I've talked in almost seven years of being on this council. And I appreciate you allowing me to read that resolution.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“No report. I'll defer to the wonderful Councilman Byrd.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“I'd like the motion to table this discussion. Second.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Point of order for a motion to table. It's not amendable. It's not debatable. It's passed by a simple majority.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026