Remarks by Dayana Benmergui
43 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
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“Yes. Okay. And this company that we're paying until X amount of months, it's not going to be in the budget for next month, right? For next year.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Okay. Question. Is it in the budget an increase for Sandra?”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“No, no, as far as I know, because I asked, sorry, I asked Mario, and no, there is no, she didn't get any raise, and she really deserves a raise. And I think it should be in the budget.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Yeah, so two things. One is the budgeting, how much is the salary for a town manager, and one is the town clerk. Even as a town clerk, Sandra's salary is much less than than, for example, what Bay Harbor or other municipalities pay. Because I did my research, because Sandra is, I really appreciate Sandra. She is a lot of, has a lot of value. She is the one and only, really, has a lot of value for the town. And I did the research. I think Bay Harbor, if I'm not mistaken, they're paying town clerk? 220, and if I'm not mistaken, Sandra, correct me, your salary is 160? 165. Correct. So there's a…”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“I mean, I'm just talking out of, you know, I value her knowledge, her expertise, the amount of years and the work she's done. I mean, the other night, she couldn't sleep because her head was spinning. She woke up at 4.30 and she came to town. Who does that? She came to town early in the morning at 5, 5 something in the morning. She was already working. Who does that? And she does it quietly, very humble. So that, to me, has a lot of worth. She should be the town manager, honestly.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Yeah, because we want to keep our employees happy and keep them.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“They took away the mic, right? No, no, this is working, but the other one, it's gone.”
Town Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“I don't know. I mean, it's whatever. I can use this one. It's fine. Yeah, yeah.”
Town Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“I think everybody's position is very clear and I'm ready to move on.”
Town Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Can I have a word? Yes. Number one, there is no chaos here. I feel that now, please, thank you, respect. I feel that now we have a new commission in place, now we're actually getting out of the chaos that we've been in since the last term. What we're trying to do here is basically undo the dictatorship, the Burkett term, that they tried to basically tie our hands. This is very clear, all the things that it was done by Burkett administration. And I want to say a personal experience, me as a resident. I live right there. We live across the street, Commissioner Valdosta. And I remember driving…”
Town Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Vice Mayor Van Merge. Yes. It's a number three. The sixth.”
Town Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“I mean, I studied. It's a lot of stuff in two hours, guys.”
Town Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“I mean, there should be, talking about the sand situation, there should be more. I'm a mother, and I don't let my young kids go alone. So there should be parental supervision in the beach. And I mean, I grew up very close to a beach. I used to dig holes, dig deep holes. But I had parental supervision. We never suffocated because of sand situation. There was no such a thing. Parents were there supervising their kids. And it's part of childhood growing up to dig holes and make fun and make castles. But now you have to like, don't dig, don't do. Everybody's scared to do anything because so many…”
Town Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Yeah. And one day I was having, I mean, I wanted to have a meeting, but the conference was taken. The budget lady was there. So I couldn't meet. I had to basically go into Sandra's office and have a meeting there. No, I want to meet with somebody. Let's have a shared office for all the members of the commission. Whoever they want to meet, let them meet there. Let's have a space for everybody to share. I don't understand what's the, what is the big deal? We don't get paid. We're working voluntarily for the benefit of the town. I don't understand why not having a dedicated space so we can just…”
Town Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“Yeah, maybe we should. I agree with Commissioner Trovani. I mean, I've been going to the beach for many, many years with my kids, and just digging a hole of 18 inches, it's a ridiculous depth. It's not. You need to create a danger. You need to dig a hole of like three to five feet at least, not two feet. I did some research. the only town that really took some type of, that was for Lowther Hill. Yes, I was doing some research. Yeah, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is the only city that did, but there is no other cities doing anything about it. It just doesn't make sense. It's like basically not…”
Town Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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Town Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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Town Commission · Aug 6, 2026
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“I'm just asking questions so I can have my mind clear in my ideas. But 100% I agree with what David, Mr. Commissioner Wingott said.”
Town Commission · Aug 6, 2026