Remarks by Jerry Greenberg
195 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 8
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“I think you raise a really important point. My thought on it, look, I do think the last month, that thing last month that we talked about, it was a one-off. And some of this may be the difference between having been on the council for, what is it, 18 years and a year, a year and a half. So I understand it takes time. I think there are things that, and this may be, something for whoever the next mayor may be to address. But I think, just speaking generally, but I think that how they want to space it out. But I think there's certain things that perhaps Like when there's a quasi-judicial matter,…”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“I guess a couple of thoughts. I mean, one is, you know, I actually have to say, before this was an issue, I had emailed Public Works. I liked the one-on-one.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“And I was told, you know, the first one they showed. And I liked it even before I knew the reason, which was for trees. Now, granted, I'm biased toward the running or walking, so I get it. I just want to make sure we have some flexibility. Because when we talk about whether it's a shared use path or a sidewalk, whether it's 60 seconds, 60th, 111, 132nd, whatever, one of the biggest concerns and one of the biggest oppositions is, well, there's trees, or there's something that's been there, or there's this quirk in the road. And the only way to get these projects done or I think maybe the best…”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“Your house, the vice mayor's house, the vice mayor's mansion has a nice.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“She's going to kill me, but our deputy clerk, Nicole Tobias, on Monday is going to be getting her master's, who has earned already, but we have bestowed upon her her master's in public administration.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“And I think it's something I'm eager to hear more about. In addition to the cost, I'm interested in the impact on, and we've talked about some of this, the impact on neighbors. Because I know there's some concern about that. And also the well-being of the birds. And if not wanting to have birds, it could otherwise be free, be confined. And I know this is all stuff that's looked into. Those are all just topics I want to explore with you and with the folks pursuing this.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“different topic you can do baseball related.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“So I'm, these things are picking up everything you said.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“At the risk of being that guy, I'm gonna pull three.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“I just pulled this because I simply wanted, this is an issue that's gotten a lot, I've gotten a lot of communications about over the last year. And I just, this is a big deal in a very good way. And I just wanted to note that and commend the manager and staff for getting this, moving this forward. The concept here is the county is gonna pay But we are accelerating the process, because if we just wait and let the county do all of this, we'll keep waiting. And this is a badly needed improvement of that shared use path covering between Kendall and the end there at 136th. It'll make it safer.…”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“To me, the question is also what we're doing, what we do at Greer, what we do at Sunnyland. Thank you. Sunnyland and the other. So because if we have different levels of options, this room, I haven't seen it. But if this room is state of the art, that may be the more expensive one. And maybe we can. My take is, I think, Council Member Meyer, I think everyone's making good points. I would be OK with this for now. And it could be something that we revisit entirely. I'd also be fine if we want to put it off a little bit. But I do like the idea, frankly, at all of them of having, these aren't in…”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“A motion or? Yeah, sure. Are we moving to amend it to allow the one night?”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“Sounds like you just made the motion. All right. We have a motion.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“When, and these are well taken, Points. When will the facility be usable, rentable? Do we know? I know we have a ribbon cutting soon.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“if we're done with this one. I mean, look, I'm happy to, if the consensus is that we either want to start a lower number until then or kick it till May, kick it a few weeks to hear back from staff, I don't want this to be what I don't want. And the reason why I wanted to vote for it now is I don't want this to be, and I'm not saying this at all critically, I just don't want it to be that we're going to leave the status quo for too long, because I think it was part of the understanding that we would be raising. It is a much better facility. But if people want to wait a couple weeks to be more…”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“Only pink lemonade? Yes, only pink lemonade.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“OK, look, my thought on this, and I appreciate the clarification or the amendment from the manager, This is a tricky one, obviously. My view is that we should, as amended, I think it's, the amendment is significant because I think we cannot and should not bind ourselves or bind the village to anything beyond what's already been budgeted on this. That doesn't mean we're not gonna go above that going forward. It doesn't mean we're gonna abandon the park project. But what it means is that we're gonna, until we have clarity on the budget going forward, next year's budget and beyond, we have to be…”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“Look, I'd filibuster and fire some time, but I have nothing to say on this one. I got nothing.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“I just pulled this. I have one. thing that I think we may want to talk about, which is in Section 2, which is the maximum membership of the Youth Advisory Council. Vice Mayor Fehrman, first of all, thank you for leading the YAC this year. I know, by the way, we have Mayor Lerner and former Councilmember Abbott here who have led the YAC in the past. And I just wanted to get everybody's thoughts or the thinking behind putting the number at 20. It's currently at 28. And from 2020 through 2025, it was 24 members. I certainly understand, based on everything I've learned, the impetus behind…”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“Sure. Yeah, I mean, I would go for 24 if you think it's fine. I don't want to be meddling in how you're doing it.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“So with that in mind, I mean, I would propose amending it to make it up to 22.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“Yeah, this was, I wasn't really, she just reached out to me to speak, so.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“Yeah, I would just say, and again, also, thank you, Chief, for opining on this. I think it's a very important first step. It is truly one of the most frequent questions that we get. And I know a number of people in response to the survey that just went out in the village talked about concern about this. And while, as the Chief has explained, a lot of the concerns are things on the road and things that we can't really regulate. This is an issue on the sidewalks, and I think we are absolutely doing the right thing. I view this as just a start. Let's see how it goes. I know there's also the…”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
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“I mean, I think there are questions. Look, there are questions. We've had them in two separate settings tonight about the cameras, about the enforcement. I think on the whole, the program is a good and important one. I think it enhances safety, including some of our most vulnerable residents around the schools. That doesn't mean it's perfect. It doesn't mean it shouldn't be tweaked. I'm okay on the understanding that what's at issue in this program And this ordinance is limited what it's actually doing. I'm comfortable advancing this to second reading. As I've said in other settings,…”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026