Remarks by George Burch
186 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 8
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“against case law at this point because like I said this is a another First Amendment protected area of the law but I really think we need to in if our if our residents unfortunate they don't know this exists even or I'll say this I didn't know it existed And if they knew that, it could be a common thing. Sure. But first of all, let me see your peddler's permit or your, you know.”
Village Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Okay. No, you're right. I agree with you. But I mean, let me see your permit.”
Village Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“I think I'm pretty clear thank you so much okay so this is we got three minutes left real quick this is still back to the peacocks we've already discussed it a couple of times I would like to see us get some signs put up in the main entrances into the village that say Miami Shores is a bird sanctuary Now, fortunately, as you read the ordinance, there's something about if they're a nuisance or I forget the exact language, whatever, and maybe we can do something about the peacocks legally and still be a bird sanctuary, which would be the real goal. How do you all feel about that?”
Village Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Oh, bird feeders, bird waters. You know, maybe a group that, a society. We had robins down here this winter. You know, we've always got mockingbirds.”
Village Council · Jul 21, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“designation or D designation or something this is effectively well I guess it would only hurt you if you decided to have the signs but you no longer want this policy so I think first establish if you want to keep this as is and if you do”
Village Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“I have a tremendous amount of knowledge in municipal bonds. That's what I live on.”
Village Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Move to approve the consent agenda. Do I have a second? Second.”
Village Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Discussion on this item the chair This is a basic philosophical difference You're looking at a group of people that were elected to represent the residents of this village We all ran for election Whoever got the highest number of votes got to sit on this council. I don't want you blaming our village manager. The village manager comes here and makes a recommendation. We don't have to follow that. There have been many times we haven't followed it. He puts together a committee and that committee gives him information and he's trying to help us. But in the end it's this group of people and our…”
Village Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“They had the LLC based with professional course management, and now it's going to be based with Miami Shores Village. But it's the same.”
Village Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“It's not that they didn't have an LLC, that it wasn't operating there. It simply is a change of ownership of the tennis facility.”
Village Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“You haven't gotten a dime. Johnny Lopenzina had an agreement with the tennis facility. They gave him a flat rate of money regardless of what went on there. He did not want to personally have his group involved in running it. He personally told me that. So that, and you all are here, you can correct me if I am mistaken, but that's what he told me. And so the relationship was between professional course management and the tennis facility. And he ran both as being the manager of the club and the only money that we got on a $7 million gross was $368,000, I think, last year. from Johnny based on…”
Village Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Yeah. I mean, again, I just don't want to lay this on Esmond. I agree with everything he said. I think 99% of the time we have gone along with whatever he's presented. There have been a few times we have not. And it's nice that he puts the committee together and tries to get the information. But in the end, we have to look at things he doesn't look at. And what we have to look at is what do the residents in this community want? That's what we have to look at. That's what our responsibility is. They elect us and put us here to do that. And they have spoken very, on this particular issue, the…”
Village Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Well, he already does that. I mean, we've had instances before. Do we need it?”
Village Council · Jul 7, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Excuse me. Isabella, can you answer a question? You said that Kahang was more interested in education, but did she mention whether she was willing to serve on two boards then or not?”
Village Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“All right two things then Neil if I'm stepping on your toes here Stop tell me that I want to say and there's mostly to the community because everybody else here knows that Doctors charter school our village charter school got an a rating their rating was 67 points higher than it has ever been before and They're doing a fantastic job there, and as well as Miami Shores Elementary, we need to support them because things are really going well and getting better. And the other thing I'd like to say is that the July 4th meeting at the country club, to me, was a booming success. The place was sold…”
Village Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“To the chair, I'm sorry I forgot one thing that I think is important. We've had the offer, which you all have read, on the 9900 building for $2.3 million. That property belongs to the village, and it would require the village to vote in favor of selling that. And in order to get that on the November ballot as opposed to the following April ballot, Isabelle told me that has to be done by the 28th of this month. 24th of this month so I wish we could discuss that a little bit and maybe get a consensus of how you feel I would say this I don't think that the village wants to get into the business…”
Village Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“MR. Well, the only thing I would add to that is this, and that It's always easy to pass that and I'm glad you're willing to take that on. But each of us has a group of people that have put us in the position that we're in or we wouldn't be sitting up here. And those are the people that each of us needs to go to once we've got all the facts. And, you know, your group of friends and my group of friends, they're not going to be the same. You know, I'm going to be 79. I've got a different part of this community that, you know, I deal with. And we all do. And so we need to go to them and... And…”
Village Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Well, it does certainly increase. It's not like we're giving it away, and we're also increasing tax revenue, and we've also done two studies that I know of looking for different ways to use it and had professionals evaluate it as a building, and none of that has worked. Well, that leaves you, Delaney. What do you think?”
Village Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“On the top. On the top. Yeah, the problem's already inside on that one. Right.”
Village Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“To the chair, I hope that you all will think some more about this as far as the village getting into businesses. Yes, we're in the business of the golf course because, as you know, we were receiving a very small amount of money for a very a big asset, and I think we're in a better position there than we were. But we're laying a lot on the Village staff and the employees that are here. We are not developers. We are not business creators. We, as the village gets into more and more businesses, we're putting responsibilities on our management that You know, I mean, we all did different things, or…”
Village Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Okay. All right. To the chair, two questions. One in the last sentence. At one point you stated it would be two feet higher and then almost in the same sentence you said it would be two and a half feet higher. So my first question is how much higher is this seawall going to be than the one we have now and my second question is if you are putting dirt on top of the old seawall then this dirt is not going to have to go through two seawalls to get outside is it are you putting dirt under on the old seawall as well to come up to your height or are you simply putting concrete there so as far as…”
Village Council · Jun 16, 2026
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“So the second question, you're going to put fill in You're going to remove the slab that's there, and you're going to put compacted fill in then in dirt from there. But as far as over the old seawall, is there also going to be dirt put there before you pour this slab for your new sidewalk? Clean compacted fill. Clean compacted fill. So then back to my first question with the picture you showed. You show that grain of sand going through two seawalls. In fact, that's not the case, is it? The dirt that's on top of that is only going to go through one, correct?”
Village Council · Jun 16, 2026
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“Right, and then you're going to seal that gap, I assume, at the bottom of the seawall cap against the slab? Right. Yeah, because that's the other way the dirt could get out, right? Especially with the rain and water and whatnot, yeah.”
Village Council · Jun 16, 2026