Remarks by George Turner
146 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 6
- Play at 2:32:58
“With these two separate possible, will they be combined as one at some point here?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 2:33:47
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 2:35:08
“Yeah, it's in the package. I have it. I just wanted to emphasize it so you can come back to it, okay? And I keep hearing the word about carcinogens. How do you measure whether or not that is a potential risk? Has that been measured? Either one of you.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 2:36:22
“Although I understand, and I really wanted to see those slides about what is going on on the property right now. So can you describe what the property is being used for at this moment?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Mayor Pro Tem, I yield for this time being.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 2:37:22
“I think I'm about to get my answers before we, okay.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 2:39:41
“Thank you. I accept because I believe we have the option if we were to choose to approve with restriction of some of those uses.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 2:39:56
“Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. I apologize for breaking the air.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 2:59:19
“Let me just say that we've been in this predicament for quite some time with Metro Green. And this appears to be an effort to move a problem from one location to another. And I don't want to say that it is better or worse. But I think that's what we were kind of charged to evaluate. Maddox Road as a potential location for this operation would have less of an impact on citizens, but nonetheless, it will have an impact. So we have to decide between the two, whether we concur with this rezoning for a potential movement of a recycling plant. And while I love recycling, but I don't particularly…”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:01:11
“I said if there are no more comments, I'll offer a motion, but I will yield for additional comments.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:01:35
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:08:30
“That option to abstain has to be accompanied by a written rationale for such. And absent that, I believe the charter is clear that we cannot abstain. We are obligated to vote. I question as to whether or not we have a legitimate tie because When that was written, it was assumed that it would be a tie to approve or deny. And since we never received, it was 3-3, that's when we had six members, six voting members. And we have not achieved that. That's the only question I would have. But otherwise, the mayor is obligated to vote according to the charter.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:15:13
“By definition itself, abstention is refusing to Comply.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:19:24
“considering we only have four seating council members until December, possibly. Elections in November, runoff will be in December if there should be one. So this matter could be unresolved until January is what we are possibly looking at. I'm just perplexed.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:23:30
“A president has been set. We've had this to happen in the past when we failed to get three votes. And three votes are required to deny or approve the item rolled to the next council meeting for a decision. That's how it has been handled in the past. We've been here before, but for different reasons, but we've been here before. When we didn't get the charter required three votes, the item neither failed nor passed. and it rolled to the next council meeting. That's been a precedent that has been set.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:25:46
“Question. Again, I don't know what it was said as a matter of procedure, but when they vote fails to get to requisite, a motion failed to get to requisite three votes. In the past, it has rolled to the next meeting. to the next meeting automatically. So I'm not sure whether we want to follow that or just go ahead and vote to put it on the next meeting, just for consideration.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:58:04
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 4:16:55
“I realize this is a second read, but if we are not ready, I'm not opposed to a third read if I'm in order.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 4:22:17
“That sounds like a deferral. Am I correct on that?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 4:22:41
“Move for deferral of the ordinance to amend Section 2-180, authority to execute checks, written orders, and financial instructions. Second read.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 4:30:38
“Move for approval of the contract for audit services as outlined in the package before us.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 4:35:54
“We have a subsurface in place now, right?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 4:36:02
“You're removing all of the wood chip and you're putting in a rubberized surface?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 4:36:44
“And we're good to go. And all goes well. We'll be dancing on rubber in 30 days, 60 days.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 4:37:13
“Okay, so we'll be in place before the summer is over.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026