Remarks by Jack Allen
53 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 3
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“You do it. I guess my question is, you do it in September, then you got several months in between. What is January getting that September didn't, or vice versa?”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“Chairman, I'd like to make a motion that we accept the July 13th minutes as submitted.”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“I have one question of staff. On the residential piece, do you have any knowledge as to the thought process behind them not allowing it in residential? What was their thought behind that?”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“If you're going to add E1, why wouldn't you add the latter half of E2? If you're concerned that a push cart can use a battery to have flashing or strobe lights, it could also, in theory, have motion pictures, emit visible smoke.”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“Yeah, I agree with that. Good point. Yeah.”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“No, it makes sense. If we're going to do one, we should do both. I agree. Do we have to make a motion to suggest that?”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“Can I add a point to it, though? Because I am pretty firm about wanting it. In Planned Terror Ridge, if they wanted to have a back-to-school or a summer's-out thing, I can see not allowing a truck or a cart to just roll into a neighborhood. But if it was requested by the neighborhood in order to have a neighborhood gathering, I think it's punitive for us to not allow it. Like a block party? Yeah. Sure. If it's unsolicited, not allowed. But if it's solicited...”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“I'm thrilled that they're going to be there. I love the idea. I don't like the awnings at all. I mean, the minute I saw it, I thought it detracted from the beauty of the rest of the building.”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“I was hoping you could just use the, I love the name of it, the obstinate orange in the awnings as well. I think, and I'm not that, my wife's the artist. So, yeah, I found those off-putting, but I'm thrilled that you're going to be there.”
Planning Commission · Aug 10, 2026
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“I'd like to make a motion that we approve the June 8th Planning Commission meetings as submitted.”
Planning Commission · Jun 13, 2026
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“Yes, I do. Using any one of these pictures, could you just describe what you're going to do, where the colors are going to change?”
Planning Commission · Jun 13, 2026
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“I have a couple of questions. One, it says here that The carts aren't currently allowed. Food trucks aren't currently allowed in residential areas or near a home. But I've lived in two different neighborhoods where there's food trucks on the weekends. So how is that rule being bypassed?”
Planning Commission · Jun 13, 2026
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“Or nobody's complaining. Right. All right. That's one question. The second question is, are you familiar with why push carts weren't allowed in the first place?”
Planning Commission · Jun 13, 2026
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“I'll make something up for you later. Okay. I'm not diving anybody out.”
Planning Commission · Jun 13, 2026
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“He's trying to shut down my margarita pushcart. Yeah, exactly.”
Planning Commission · Jun 13, 2026
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“I would like to see some sort of language that, and maybe it exists and I'm not seeing it, but if a neighborhood like Plantera Ridge decided that they want to have a food truck there or a push cart there, on a Saturday, they should be allowed to do that. And if the neighbors wanna complain, they can complain to the HOA and let them know that they don't want that in the future. I don't see that as our responsibility. If you're talking about a general neighborhood that's next to a store or a, like Lion Creek Brewery, which is not near residential, but if there's an establishment like that that…”
Planning Commission · Jun 13, 2026
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“If you don't mind. Sure. I would go farther. If there's an HOA, and I know some are not, they're unincorporated neighborhoods, if there's an HOA, the HOA should be able to make one request, one standing request that says we want to do this when we want to do this. We should be allowed. And again, if the neighborhood has an issue with it, they can tell the HOA they don't want it anymore. that they find it to be a burden. But for an HOA to have to make that request, let's say on a monthly basis, because Plain Territory Ridge did it every other week during the summer, they'd have to make that…”
Planning Commission · Jun 13, 2026
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“Now we're going to push carts, but I would, I would suggest that we change that language. And then as far as food trucks go, if I can make a couple of comments on that, I lived in DC for seven years and lived off of the things and the best hot dog food trucks and push carts, the best hot dog in the city was in a push cart right outside of my office. And they did, as similar as we just changed the rules for golf carts hanging their license, that's the same way that they hung their license. It was readily available, and they were required to follow the same health considerations as a…”
Planning Commission · Jun 13, 2026
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“So if... I'm the coach of a baseball team, and the season's over, and we're going to have a team party at my pool, and I want to have a push cart there for hot dogs. You would not allow that?”
Planning Commission · Jun 13, 2026
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“So we're talking about changing the ordinance.”
Planning Commission · Jun 13, 2026
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“My next question would be where does an ice cream truck fall into this that's driving through a residential neighborhood? Good point.”
Planning Commission · Jun 13, 2026
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“I would like to address the question that we're addressing tonight. Sure. And shut that down. Yep. Or open it up, you know. But I would like to have a conversation about – Because I think that language is restrictive, too restrictive. And I'd be interested in what other people think about it.”
Planning Commission · Jun 13, 2026
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“The food truck not being able to be in a residential area. Got it.”
Planning Commission · Jun 13, 2026
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“We can stop. I don't want to drag you out.”
Planning Commission · Jun 13, 2026