Remarks by Lenny Greenstein
52 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 3
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“Move to approve the agenda and consent agenda as published.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Whereas we encourage the community to visit the Federal Emergency Management Agency's website, FEMA.gov, to learn more about this year's theme, Americans Stand Ready, end.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Can I get a motion? I would move to approve Ordinance 1705, the final 2026 budget amendment. Second.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you. So I think it's pretty well known that I've been opposed to this project since the beginning, and I think the $3 million would more than cover the $1.5 million needed to make the conversion at Maple Court, which would make a lot more sense to use Lacey's monies for, in my opinion. But I'm forgetting that for the moment. On 1G, on Maple Court, is there anything we can do to make that language stronger? I mean, that's pretty vague language that we're going to get support from the other communities. Is there anything we can do to strengthen that language to basically guarantee the…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I don't know where the rest of the council is. That's something I would definitely like to see is more firm language on that.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I think this is a little bit off topic, but on Maple Court, where are we on Lehigh management over there? I understand there's another new manager there now again? for like the eighth one or something that we've had?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“This is who's going to be running the new facility, and this is who we're putting all of our faith in. Not your call, I know, but the fact that Olympia is moving forward with this project, with Lehigh as the entity, is baffling to me. They have an absolute, miserably bad record of success, so why we would put all this money into a project that's going to be theirs is beyond me.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“They've done none. They have no accountability.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“But with what? I mean, the money will already have been spent, right? So there's not a whole lot you can do at that point. The money's gone. It's a bad deal.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“That sounds great, but the money will be gone.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Just one report tonight. Medic 1 EMS met on August 27th. Just a couple of things from that meeting. The Opioid Abatement Council granted $311,000 to Medic 1 for the project, and I've discussed this project previously with Council, but this is a project where they're going out with Suboxone for overdose situations and also bringing directly into offering treatment and offering counseling services with transportation and some of those other things. So that is one of the things that was funded with the opioid abatement money that the county dispersed. And then the only other thing I wanted to…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“It is 6 p.m. on August 8th 2026 August 18th 2026 then call this Regular City Council meeting to order all council members are present so if you're able please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Whereas, the City of Lacey is joined with other Washington communities in the One Washington Memorandum of Understanding to access funds vital to responding to the opioid epidemic in our community. Ann?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you. Go ahead. Before Katie leaves, I just wanted to say thank you. Your leadership on the Opioid Abatement Council was absolutely critical in getting that work done and would not have gotten done without your help. So thank you.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I just have a question. So what if we don't accept it?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“So, Nick, I think you know we had a pretty rocky start when you were running and we were running at the same time and didn't always get along real well. But I've learned to respect you greatly and really appreciate your friendship. I think we've become pretty close friends during this time. And I think what I admire most is that You come at every issue with your own thoughts, your own opinions. You're not parroting anybody else's. You're not taking a party line. You come in prepared for everything and ask a lot of tough questions, make people accountable. And I think that's the job of an…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I almost completely agree with you on that. The only exception I would think would be in something where it requires some kind of expertise to care for it, right? Like, for instance, the mural, like you said, right? I can't go out and fix the mural because, you know, I can't paint a straight line, right? You need an artist to do that. But, I mean, other than that, I mean, I think if we're going to accept the donation, kind of accept the responsibility of caring for it, And if it's something that we don't feel we can care for, we probably shouldn't accept that donation. Or maybe in that case,…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“It could be an ad hoc committee. It's not like we have someone trying to donate art to the city on a weekly basis or a monthly basis. We could form a committee as needed. It could be an as needed type thing.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“We have some pieces of art now, I know, like for instance, the military statue that we have, that the Rotary Club that donated it also maintains it. So I mean, you know, voluntarily, right? They go and do that. So I mean, I think there's a lot of different options on how to do this, but I think it's got to be a case by case.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“It's discretionary, right? If it's too expensive, if we don't want to maintain it or can't afford to maintain it, we don't have to accept it, but we have the discretion to be able to.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“So I think we could fix that part with one word, really. So right now it's the city manager may bring it to a commission. How about it will bring it to a commission, resolves that, I think, and gets it in front of more people looking at it, whichever body that is. Sure.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“But again, when you're making plans or policy, it's not for necessarily who the current city manager is. It's for the future of the city. And I don't know who the city manager is going to be five years from now, 10 years from now, right? And we don't know. Hopefully it'll still be Rick, but you know.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“She had a quick question. At Rainier Vista, is it the three poles? It is a single pole. It's a single pole.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Great. Lenny. So I have a question and a concern. My question is, so I know the policy where we have the three flag polls. What is the current policy then like for Rainier Vista where there's only a single poll?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Because I thought our policy on all of those flags that we approved, other than the U.S. flag, obviously, was only where there were three polls. That's how I thought the policy read previously that we had agreed on. Because we still, because where there's three polls, like here at City Hall, we fly the U.S. flag, obviously. We fly the state flag. And then on the third poll is where we fly the other flags. In replacement of the city flag, we fly the pride flag or the Juneteenth flag. But I've not seen anywhere where we've flown it on the same poll with the U.S. flag, where there was a single…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026