Remarks by Larry Roth
128 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 6
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“Is the county moving that trailer out of there?”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“I NOTICE THERE'S A FEW BROKEN WINDOWS ON THAT TRAILER NOW, SO IT'S STARTING TO LOOK A LITTLE DELAPIDATED. I was under the impression that the road work on Chrome and Flagler was gonna start on Flagler, but I noticed it started on Chrome.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“walking north when they get to flagler then they branch into flagler so they're going to go flagler first and then come back and continue on chrome in the downtown after they do flagler okay because i was just i i didn't maybe i missed that part but i because i saw they dug it up and i don't okay with it whatever just as long as they get it done quickly and it appears they're moving pretty quickly yeah i don't know about all that but we'll we'll see when at the end of the day what what ends up happening that's all thanks mayor thank you all right if there's nothing further then i'll entertain…”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Just a clarification, what property are we talking about?”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Oh, that vacant lot that's on? Vacant lot, yeah. Is that 17th?”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Sure, why not? um i got a couple questions for staff for one the the the turf that's there now that was brought there by the orange bowl committee is it has it ran its lifespan is it ready to go and we have to replace that now”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“that's one thing to consider right you're talking about 1.2 to 2 million dollars that we're going to have to expend on that park in the next year or so because become unsafe for athletes right okay so i think that part of it's a no-brainer right if we allow sph to partner up with the city of homestead it does take a huge burden of maintenance costs off the public and we could reprogram those dollars somewhere else i also met with the the consultants and they were all for what was happening because that gave them more money to spend in other areas in that park and in my conversation with the…”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“councilman did you need to add anything just just real quick i know the time is of the essence for this and i don't do we have any meetings scheduled in august at all so we'll have to it's kind of open it's open it's open there's a likelihood that we'll be one right at some point right because i think what what i think what the mayor's saying is we we we need more meat on the plate before we can add the mashed potatoes and gravy there you go right so”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Always hungry. But I think that's what he's in. And we know it's time is of the essence, too, because they got to get shovels going. They got to get stuff moving in and the relocation of teams. I mean, you know, Homestead is a is a is a very popular high school football field. And I think all of those games are gonna have to be rescheduled and moved somewhere else. And I'm not sure what the locations are gonna be logistically, who's gonna pay for transportation and help them get to those locations and things like that. So I think those details need to be worked out as quickly as possible so…”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“JUST SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS, WE'RE NOT RAISING TAXES. WE'RE SETTING THE MILLAGE RATE TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH STAFF SO THAT WE CAN DECREASE that number back to what it was last year. So there won't be a property tax increase. It's gonna take a lot of, as the mayor used to say, looking for the coins in the cushions, right? 500,000 is quite a bit.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“It's a lot of coins, but this is not raising your taxes at this point. We're just setting it where if we need to, we can, and we're gonna fight to not raise your taxes. I don't think we've raised taxes in the last 8 years as far as military goes. So, right.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“And they see that in their tax bill, because their properties have gone up in value and. And, uh, the county, you know, does their thing. So I just want them to know that. At 1 point, I think during covert, we took it all the way to the max, which was 10. Yeah. just in case, because we didn't know what was going to happen, and we didn't have to increase it at all during COVID. So we were going to be very good stewards with your money. Staff is going to be very good stewards with the budget, and we're going to make sure that we get this where we need to be at.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“We had to do what we had to do. Thank you, Mayor.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Was there anything to add? I'm just thinking out loud. I mean, we've already let two people go. I mean, can we get them back until we figure this thing out?”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Well, I mean, they left here thinking that they're done. I mean, how much time do we need to defer this to figure it out? I mean, I'm on board. I'd rather have local people. Um, you know, policing their own people, you know, these guys don't even live in the city and they come here for two or three hours a day and leave, and they don't know the Southwest section from the Northwest section. And I just don't think it's a, it's a reflection of what, you know, our code compliance in our magistrates should be. I just, I. I don't know how this came, but maybe we talked about it before, but I just…”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“No, he does not live in the city homestead. What was the original amount that was due?”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“$145,000. That's a pretty good reduction.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Yes. If I may. So I just want to be clear. In 2022, you purchased 1201 Northwest 4th Street.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“And you purchased it with $311,642 worth of liens. That's correct. Why would you do that?”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Sure. So, I mean, it is always buyer beware. Absolutely. And you took on this $311,000 worth of liens and fines. And here we are today, negotiating it. The 1150 Northwest 12th Street, or 4th Street, you said that he's owned that property for how long? 2004, so we're talking 22 years. Okay, and he accumulated $409,620.21 worth of fines and liens for what?”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“How long did the business tax receipt issue last?”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“And what took him so long to resolve the BRT? Right.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“May I ask a question? Absolutely. How much is the BRT license?”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“No, I'll ask staff. I'll ask anybody. Who can answer that question? How much is that license? It's $45. $45.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026