Remarks by Gerald Thomas
10 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Motion to approve, Mr. Chairman. Support.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“No, I don't. Yeah, I was just wondering. I thought we were closing it too fast.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yes. I'd like to have Chris come back up and explain this to the public so that they're aware.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Any other discussion? Mr. Chairman, I just wanted to state that I respectfully oppose this proposed ordinance amendment. While I understand the concerns that have been raised surrounding the proposed amendment, and I have previously expressed concerns about the number of fireworks tents operating throughout our city, and I've stated many times before this body that I do not believe it is the role of city council to pick winners and losers in the marketplace by imposing restrictions that favor one type of business over another. Based on the discussions held during our study sessions, this…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“So Mr. Chairman, ten days from now our nation will mark the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, a tragedy that forever changed America. Nearly 3,000 innocent lives were taken that day at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and aboard Flight 93. There were mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, friends and coworkers. Their families carried a loss that no passage of time can erase. We remember the firefighters, police officers, paramedics, military personnel, and ordinary citizens who ran toward danger when every instinct told them to run away. We remember the…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Chairman? Yes, sir. I just wanted to point out that the Planning Commission recommends denial based on Wick Road being a two-lane road with a single lane that has 14 residential driveways backing onto it and three residential streets. Wick Road's limited capacity to handle additional truck traffic, creation of additional safety issues, and the infrastructure is not designed for the proposed industrial request.”
City Council · Aug 5, 2026
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“Thank you, sir. Any other discussion? Through the Chair, I'm really thrilled that we have this program, especially with the affordability of housing nowadays. Anything that we can do as a city to help first-time homebuyers with down payment assistance will go a long way toward that affordability.”
City Council · Aug 5, 2026
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“I just wanted to make a comment that even before the planning commission met on this issue, people were tagging me, asking me to opine on an issue that eventually comes back to city council. And I put a statement out there that it's inappropriate for myself or any council member to opine on an issue that is going to become before the city council. And I just want to thank everybody for respecting that. They understood it. There's a process. The process was followed. And, you know, you have no idea what we're thinking. We don't live under a rock. You know, we saw the news. We saw what was…”
City Council · Aug 5, 2026
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“Thank you. Showing my age again, many moons ago, I was one of the first backflow inspectors in the city. Okay. You were? Like with your phone?”
City Council · Aug 5, 2026
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“There's a lot going on in the month of August in the city of Taylor, that's for sure.”
City Council · Aug 5, 2026