Remarks by Joyce Orth
22 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
- Play at 55:43
“Thank you, President Gregert. Yeah, I'm just wondering, is that kind of in line with what you expected bids to come in at last?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:17:45
“Thank you, President Grygert. Director Winters, I wondered if you would speak to the project outside the TID that's included in the packet, the Putnam Rail Crossing project of one million and then remediation and acquisition costs. So I'm just curious more about that particular project.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Can I have one more? Another, just to follow up on the impact of the tax increment district, could you speak to the potential impact it has on school districts and CBTC and the other taxing authorities until it closes?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Thank you, Council President. Director White, if we could go back to the master plan. I just have a question with the development summary box. It was too small for me to be able to tell at all what any of that says. Could you just kind of review the key down at the bottom? Sure. Billy, could you try to blow that up a little bit?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 1:03:00
“Thank you, President Greger. Chief Deputy Thomas. Yes. Hello. Perhaps, I mean, I did not read through all of the certifications and assurances that were in the packet and perhaps it said there, but I was wondering if this is a grant that we get routinely or just how often and what our experience is with it.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 1:57:23
“Thank you. So would we need to take this step of declaring this excess land to go to that next step that you just addressed?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 1:57:53
“Just to follow up, I didn't mean to develop it for housing. I meant for the conservation easement that we were just talking about right before.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 2:13:59
“Thank you, President Greger. Yeah. I've been very conflicted on this as well for quite a while now. I did walk the property yesterday and I had not been there since I was a junior, senior in high school, something like that. And of course the land has changed quite a bit. It was kind of just an open area. I don't remember being so many trees and such but I did enjoy my time there yesterday. And on the other hand, I think this kind of development opportunity could be advantageous because it has the potential to bring down the cost of home ownership for a few people. So I applaud that the city…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you, Council President, and thank you to Council Member on my right, Council Member on my left, for bringing this forward and for all your work on it. I just think it's... Such a great opportunity for us to highlight this and make it known in our community that that 30 to 35% of our landfill doesn't need to be there. And I really appreciate it. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Council President Riggard. I just wanted to note that we did have five community members who did speak to this issue last night. at the public discussion, and I believe all five of them were looking at it as it coming as a referendum question.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
- Play at 33:03
“Thank you, President Grygert. Director White, my question is more broad in nature, not something specific that you just presented. I'm just wondering, I noticed in the packet that the LDL is new, and you just referenced that it started on October 1st, I believe. And I'm wondering, is the Title 17 LDL the same as the Century Code?”
City Council · Aug 10, 2026
- Play at 52:19
“Thank you, Council President. I was appointed to the Seven Mile Landfill and we had our first meeting that I was at a couple weeks ago. And as the landfill manager was giving his report, one of the things that he talked about was fires and that was part of his report. And I see that in section three it talks about public health and safety issues and it specifies fire. And I think if I understood from the meeting, because I asked about that, and it seemed like it was the methane gas from compostables that were creating these fires. Am I remembering that correctly? And maybe you don't know the…”
City Council · Aug 10, 2026
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“Thank you, Council President. I am wondering about, I realize that the excess property declaration is like the first step and then if it goes a different, unless it goes a different way, but that first step and then you come back to Council to find out what the development parameters would be. My question is, is there a limited timeframe between the time that we declare something excess property and before it needs to go to the next step?”
City Council · Aug 10, 2026
- Play at 6:52
“That's a moment I will never forget. Julia either yesterday. That's the front of my mind now for the rest of my life. And it's a compliment to you. They are.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 44:27
“Thank you so much. Yeah, as this is my first opportunity to be involved in a redevelopment project, it's extremely exciting and I too wanted to just thank the RDA and the staff and Jonah for all of the efforts that have gone into this. It's It's very exciting and I appreciate it.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thank you, President Greger. I'm pleased to join Council Member Miller in bringing this amendment for your consideration. Our health department and health departments across the state have had a high return on investment even though they're at that 49th lowest in funding in our nation. So I applaud that what they have been able to do with their unreliable resources, sometimes unreliable, and still to put forth as they do. And especially that this resolution calls for the funding to be outside of local tax levy is extremely important to me as well. So I am pleased to second this motion for…”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 1:12:56
“Maybe I'm stealing city manager Solberg's announcement here, but I just wanted to say congratulations to Ty Fadness on his promotion. That was effective today. He's a resident of my district, so I thought it was appropriate.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yeah, given the three buildings that are currently available, I think it sounds like it's an opportunity. and I think it could be a very exciting development. I don't know, you mentioned dry cleaners and you mentioned brownfield and I don't know what, but what brownfield refers to and I don't know what the laundromat building is.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 1:47:35
“Is it, it's just an empty building right now? Yeah. Okay. Correct. All right, then I know which one it is.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 1:47:47
“Maybe that's why I was wondering. I didn't recognize it as a building.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 2:52:57
“I hate to say it, but what about paid parking for stadium and ball fields?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 2:55:14
“So then just a clarification, the paid parking at Hobbs would be through the organization and not through the city?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026