Remarks by Jerome Charles
393 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 16
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“Good evening. At this point in time, I'd like to call the meeting to order. Vice Mayor Cantor.”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Here. Short agenda at this point in time it's time for public comments if there are any Three minutes state your name address and please address the council Madam clerk are there any comments?”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“But there's a lot of buts and ifs with that. And in one of the meetings where it was the first meeting that we all had individually, if you looked at the go back to your golf, that golf proposal that they proposed, and you look at where the pump station is sitting and then you see the orange part. If you look on that, there's also his construction area, which was that blue line. That blue line that he's talking about, their opinion is it wouldn't interfere with our golf business the redesign as you do this and they have their construction area what they want and their intent is to work with…”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Rendition of what they proposed to do they brought a map and then when we asked to look at it They wouldn't show it to us I think that I think the map that was in question that they brought that day is the one if you go to the Army Corps of Engineers application or where they it's on the website under that or it's a public records request, but for the one that I saw that the same thing is is the one after their After we let them on the course to do their core sample to move their design further along, that's the new design. And that's the one that came out in, was that, manager, was that, it…”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“And that's what we're expecting in the course condition that it is right now from coming out of summer and then going into the season for 26 into 27, correct? Yes, sir, that's correct. All right. But the capital improvements, they put in the capital improvements that they're anticipating in this budget. There's the aging. We have two pumps on the property, first for irrigation?”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“TODD BANDUCCI- Right. And in this capital budget, the pumps are scheduled? Well, my question is, is it possible, if it does and we have to do it, that when we do the pumps, it would be the pump that would go on the new main line if we have to do the pumps this year. Would that be correct?”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Also for clarification, can you just tell the public the lease that we have on the carts and then what we're also trying to do with timing”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Also, the area is going to be, like I brought up before, the area is going to be part of that Biscayne Canal Action Area also. So there's other, the county is working on things, and the district's working on projects, and we're working on projects, so. think the window for and what I've articulated to residents and members is this two-year time we have a two-year window to but it's start today to to get financing and figure out what we're doing but there's a basically two seasons of golf and the conditions that it is and that's that's also knock on wood and hopefully mother nature is very…”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“But the one thing is with this figure, and this is on historical or based, everybody has the same numbers. I have the same numbers. I think you were provided the same numbers from PCM and this budget here. these are these fees and this this structure is based on the conditions of the course that it is right now go back to your NGF thing you're also looking at a 20% increase on it and then it's a discussion when we do go to bond council is what's the length of the loan for for it and in my personal opinion because a golf course always has to be renovated about every 13 years we should look…”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“But yes, for the public, that's on their sheet, and when they speak, yes, that is it.”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“With the framework working with us, the timeline, I think from what I've heard from the residents is that they would like, the first one was the request to get it for the midterm of election in November to get it on the ballot, and I just don't think that's The second one would be then our special election in April. And the first step would be that survey. And the survey that we do is for the Parks Master Plan total is what the scope of the survey will be.”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“And if we get a negative on that, what that's up to you that's up to you well then we then the other just if we get a negative then we're obviously the other stuff you're budgeting for wouldn't happen correct correct so this is our we're trying to get this we'll look for monies this year so we could get it because the residents are pushing for this because I think madam clerk the the language would have to be or us worth less trying to pass this it would have to be by January to get it on April”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“That would be pushing. So let's not do that one. Let's do how about we try the last meeting before the holidays in December because I know how this village works. How about that one as our drop dead.”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Angie, if you could get back to us for the length, I definitely think that the survey has to be done and probably after the summer is over, so it would be September. Correct. But how long would it take them and then crunch the numbers and then get back to us, do you think?”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Yes. Well, December. Let's stick to the December thing.”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Because otherwise if we have a can to kick and there's a road, we're going to do that.”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“We'll get good data back from it. We'll move forward with it. I just want the public to know the timeline, the realistic timeline for this. And it's important to residents that have spoken to me and met with me about this so ever since we've passed this it's let's get this done and I know that it's running concurrent with with the golf and that's a big thing to do but to me they're two separate tracks same train two different tracks we're through this Dorney for the time yes but thank you thank you Francis”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“In your tenure here, have you ever had a reduction this large?”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“But not 22%? No. Yeah. Malcolm? Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026