Remarks by Karmesha Washington Smith
105 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 5
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“Now it's my turn. I'm sorry could you repeat your motion.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“I have one question miss Cowie property owners within a a 1000 feet were email notifications. Bills actually mail mail sorry yes mail that's what I mean. About how many properties it is that I don't have that number on me okay. Map of my you.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“I move that we open public hearing. Or trying to find it. Or are the 26 dash 0047224 and 7226 med ox road.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Thank you, Councilman Turner snatched it from me, but it's okay. I do have a few questions, actually. On the same note as Councilman Turner, I just want to be explicit here, and this is probably for the applicant. With the current zoning and the list of things that you all are planning to do, is there anything on your list that you are planning to do that you can do within the current M-1 zoning?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Director Cowie. Don't go anywhere. Director Cowie, you heard what was just stated. Can you confirm or deny?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. And from what we've heard, it is not in existence right now. There's nothing going on in the property right now.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“As it relates to the number of properties that is closest applicant You stated 10 to 12 within 1000 to 1500 feet, approximately 10 to 12 in Stonecrest that stuck out to me. Are there any residential properties that are not zoned in Stonecrest that are within that 1000 to 1500 feet?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Okay. In your regulatory oversight and permit renewals, the public safety and regulatory oversight section, you mentioned periodic inspections by EPD and or municipal enforcement staff. periodic as in do you guys have any any suggestions or you you'll take whatever, if this is approved, you'll take whatever the staff recommends as the the enforcement or the the frequency of inspections, pop in inspections, those type things.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Your application states that dust, noise, water, discharge, and environmental impacts, they're going to remain below regulatory thresholds due to the various mitigation options you've put together. Is there going to be any independent or third-party verification that is done prior... I mean, has there been on your different areas that you can provide proof that you've been operating under the regulatory requirements? Have you submitted any of that information?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“In my research, I found that a lot of what you want to do are a number of things that you want to do with the processing piece, the concrete recycling, the asphalt plant. Those things, the dust particles can travel for a couple miles for some of those. depending on the weather conditions. And I've also did some reading that if someone has allergies or things of such, then that can impact them, their quality of life. I heard you say that you guys would have some mitigation plans in place when it comes to the concrete grinding, which is water. Can you talk about that a little bit?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“You have any idea on how close the closest residential property is to you guys it's just a matter of curiosity to the the Gwinnett county facility.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Okay, so yes, there are residential properties just as close as this 1,000 to 1,500 feet near Gwinnett County.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Okay. Where people go to work, people live. That's where I'm getting to. Where people live.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Understood. My question is more on live, though. That's what I'm trying to get to.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“All right. Thank you. I just want to highlight the question that I asked before about the property. We're calling out that there are residential properties, 10 to 12, within the 1,000 to 1,500 feet in Stonecrest. But I want to highlight that we have to make responsible decisions, and we need to consider that this property is, there are homes, residential properties, that may not be Stonecrest, but there are still homes near within that 1,000 to 1,500 feet near the facility that may not fall into Stonecrest. Mayor Pro Tem, I yield for now.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“according to our charter the mayor shall cast the deciding vote if there is a tie our charter trumps robert's rules so in this instance the mayor is to vote the mayor does not have the option to abstain”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“So Mayor Cabo, your legitimate reason, because it has to be a legitimate reason, your legitimate reason is what?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Just for clarity. Um, and abstention does not constitute as a vote.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Under Robert's rule of order and Georgia practice, abstentions do not count as a yes or a no. A vote is a yes or a no. That's where we are right now, a yes or a no.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“So, um, the it's clear the mayor has decided not to vote. We had a tie in the past and she voted in that instance. So it's clear that she's choosing not to fulfill that is untrue.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“She chooses not to vote. No, I chose this particular tie. So we must, I think I have the floor.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“We should determine what it is that we need to do to move forward in the event that we have a tie and there is a choice made not to break the tie. That's where we are.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Okay, so i'm sorry back to your first question, I mean your first statement, so the policy itself. says a minimum. Of 5% yes. Okay. And you're saying that the standard is not typically 5%, although the policy says a minimum of 5% or two level of responsibility.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“And the 10 to 15% is to determine how. How do you guys get to the, whether it's 10, whether it's 12 or?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026