Remarks by JoElla Duprey
32 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
- Play at 26:51
“So this is just a formality for us to say that we have no objection.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
- Play at 27:09
“And we provide no services to this area because it's considered county, right?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
- Play at 39:00
“Do you have any idea how many of the parking lot spaces would be taken?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
- Play at 39:15
“Because I did have a constituent reach out. little upset that parking was hard enough downtown without the parking lot being giving up more spaces and then because they aren't going to be paying full we're not going to be taking in as much revenue correct”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
- Play at 39:52
“So that's- The other comment was that they felt that we were giving the parking spaces away to businesses that weren't going to be using them for customers.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“The other thing, if you're going to be doing this, I know that we have talked in solid waste about how our commercial doesn't recycle. Are we going to maybe put something about recycling dispenser dumpsters in downtown area as well?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Well, it's just we're trying to keep it from going to the landfill.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“And the commercial has a lot of boxes that probably could go to recycle versus the landfill. Just saying.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Well, I think picking up the trash and making it look more pleasing is a good idea. I just don't want to be...”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
- Play at 49:29
“Galloway study from 2023. And that just brought up even more questions and there's more things to watch after that. And I would rather... Table it or postpone it until, yeah.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Most of us on council weren't around when all this started, and unless you've done your research, it's really quite confusing.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
- Play at 50:25
“I'll leave that up to the administrator, right?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
- Play at 54:52
“i mean we have a council meeting i agree i want to make sure it's appropriate for our staff too that's why i don't want to keep kicking it down the road i don't want to postpone it forever i just i want to completely understand it so that we are serving not only our constituents, but our employees with what they deserve and what they've been promised and what their interpretation is. And when I read it, I'm confused.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
- Play at 55:29
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“So this was fleet committee was started in 91. So there really was never a policy.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Will that affect the Bridge City Sanitation Company?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
- Play at 1:09:42
“Because they have both their commercial and their residential trucks both on that other side, don't they?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“So that's going to affect. Yeah. Yeah. We want to look at that. I don't want garbage for 18 months.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Yes. Just a little report on the parks. Oktoberfest went well despite the weather. The first two days were pretty rainy, but I hear that it was a success. The parks is beginning to winterize all the parks, so water is going to be shut off. at all the parks. And there's an open house out at the cemetery on Friday from two to four with a ribbon cutting. They're gonna grand opening. So everyone's welcome. There's maybe cookies, but not much food. I have something I'd like to say.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Okay. So the $33,000 payments for five years, that starts after the completion of the project?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 36:27
“Right, but that's after it's completed? Yes. Okay, so it would be after 2028?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 52:42
“When do you expect the project to start?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 52:48
“Will it be completed before winter then?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 54:01
“Okay, thank you. But you expect it to be done this fiscal year?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 1:08:01
“Is that what I'm? We can maybe even put a limit on how much we would, we would have a cap on how much we would waive. depending on the size of the project.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026