Remarks by Joy Cooper
307 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 13 of 13
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“It's actually like to wrap. And this is how I phrased it. yesterday and thought about it. To me, and I keep saying it's called curb appeal. And while code enforcement is important, it stops when the sidewalk, where the sidewalk ends, that's where it is involved with public property. The idea of even just replacing and getting rid of the clutter on the roadway, cleaning the roadways, I brought up even power washing, making sure that we're doing those things. And I don't know how that translates translates into actionable items. I'll give you an example. When I grew up, the sidewalk was ours to…”
City Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“But you're going through other areas that aren't 100 years old. They're not as urban as us. Or they're a different type of community than what was a planned design community. So it's a difficult thing.”
City Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“And homeless, too. Homeless all over the place and the trash and the shopping carts.”
City Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“They're doing better because they're foreclosing again. You lost the component of how our legal department is moving on foreclosure.”
City Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“Yeah, so I'm feeling you. I just talked about it yesterday. Yeah, it's good. So we're good. Yes, ma'am. Talked about the water tower, talked about that. I think we're good. I think we can take a pause for 10 minutes, give everybody a break. Anybody else for budget?”
City Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“Yeah, I usually give everybody props. I'm a little tired today, so. Yeah. Okay.”
City Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“We're going to take a recess. Thank you.”
City Commission · Aug 19, 2026