Remarks by Justin L. Frasier
153 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 7
- Play at 46:10
“Okay, because I was about to say, I mean, I could do it. I've been up here for 13 years. I understand how that works. I understand the 10 months that we have.”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 46:19
“And I'm being transparent. I think I truly am. What I'm saying is I understand we go through 10 months. I'm a taxpayer as well. But even with that being said, We are still on a level prior to what we were last year. You just said that. Was that 6.5 last year? We're at 7.1 this year. So even with that 0.6 difference, that's way over $150,000, correct? Yes. All right. That's the only thing I'm saying. I just feel that we have the money. We just have to have the will.”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 47:08
“Sir, I've been up here in some of the most difficult times in American history. I was here when we had COVID. I was here. That was one of the most critical times that this government, locally, state, or federal, has ever been through. And we made it. We have some of our, our, uh, our employees here. You all know what we went through during that time. And during that time, let me, let me tell you the impact that we're still having to this day. Mental health, the mental health is still with us to this day. We call deny it, but it impacted our, our, our kids, even my kids. But again, I'm just,…”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 48:27
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Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 48:49
“Yes, sir. Yes, ma'am. Last year, what was it?”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 48:59
“The year before that. Yes. The year before that. The year before that.”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 49:14
“And that's the point. We discuss to discuss. To discuss. To discuss. I sent out an email earlier. And we're going to get to that, and I have a long speech for that, too, about the Liberty County Economic Development Authority. But now we have it on agenda that we're talking about economics. That's later, and I'm going to leave my spiel for that later. But I've been talking about expansion of recreation since 2013, about bringing on a revenue-generating project since 2013 to offset these taxes that we're about to vote on. A revenue-generating project. I mean, I have receipts from Bullitt…”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 51:03
“Raise it high that you are against expansion of youth development programs. There we go. I love it. Love it.”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 52:02
“You were gone. I presented this a couple times.”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 52:22
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Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 52:45
“And then Commissioner Stevens told me yesterday that, well, my bad, before the election, he said he was in support of it, but I guess he changed his mind.”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 53:19
“And denied, obviously. Well, that's government, young people. That's government. No, no, that's not government. That's being out of touch. That's what you call that.”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
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“Go back and cut it out. And Mr. Chair, again, I mean, I'm the same way. Trust me. I pay taxes, a boatload of them, from residential to commercial. And with all due respect, the flaws don't even affect the commercial standpoint. or their investment properties. I opened up my assessments the other day. The only one I'm saving on is my personal house. Everything else at zero. So that's the clarification right there. I'm saving on my primary residence, that's it. Secondly, since I've been up here, our general budget was 30 something million dollars. Now we're at 72. And back to talking about…”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 1:02:59
“I mean, we're talking about $72 million. I don't think this should be a quick discussion either. I talk longer than this. We've been discussing it. But I know. Even if I go by a house, I have more questions than that. And I mean, y'all, same thing. Oh, we care about the kids, but we don't want to put no money. Everybody has an opinion, my friend. I mean, no, that's factual. We're talking facts. It's either we're going to put the money up or not. There's not no opinion about that. Wow. That's the first time in 13 years I've seen you bring that up.”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 1:03:34
“I got you. Use that first. Understood. I'm sorry. I'm just passionate about our kids. We're having kids getting shot and everything else. No, we don't need no extra programs.”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 1:03:56
“Oh, I'm sorry. Oh, no, it's been a motion and a second. We're just ready to vote. No, no, no. Matter of fact, they voted. No, you didn't ask for the nays.”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 1:04:43
“And it was the yeas. Y'all already voted yay. So it's just time for me to vote nay. That's where we're at for clarification. For him as a neighbor I'm they we and it's not against our employees. I but somebody gotta stand on business. And that's me.”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 1:10:00
“So Mr. Chair, so both of these projects are in District 4? Yes.”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 1:13:27
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Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 1:23:39
“I don't want people to think I'm against everything.”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
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“Chair, I just have one question, sort of what Commissioner Giller was talking about. I mean, I understand this MOU, and I know why we put it in place and implement it, but my question is, So, like, prime example, Gum Branch. City of Gum Branch. They have a volunteer fire department, don't they? No, full time. Oh, they shut that down?”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
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“Okay, and that's like less than a mile away from each other, right? Yes, sir. And that helps the ISO rating? It does. Why, because, all right, is it because?”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 1:32:30
“Yeah, I know. That's why I'm doing that project over there. But what I'm saying is, it's a fire department on Airport Road with a city. 100%. A city. A city.”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 1:32:48
“They don't want to be a part of the city.”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 1:33:14
“Okay, and I guess I have one more question. Let's go back over to the Miller Park, Riceboro situation. You're saying there is a two-minute difference, and I know whenever they get the secondary.”
Board of Commissioners · Jun 18, 2026