Remarks by Linda F. R. Omobien
6 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
“Thank you, Madam President. My question is, would the chair or the committee entertain more time, please? It sounds like there are a number of questions. And as I sit here, I'm considering more. I haven't visited this property. And it sounds like the young man Seems like he's a good neighbor. I haven't looked at his property, but to have three grown children going to college and driving vehicles who will eventually move out of the house at one point, at some point maybe. But I know that we have granted a number of citizens to build larger garages when they can afford it. I know we had one…”
“Thank you, Madam President. I, too, share the concern expressed by our colleagues regarding the young officer. I attempted to reach out, but I think she's out of town. But I want to make sure that we are accurate about the activities surrounding this. Now, I've heard that what was said about people laughing and whatever they were doing was not totally accurate, but it is absolutely unacceptable wrong for anybody to put their hands on an officer. And if they are in the presence of an officer who appears to need help, I would hope that we would all do whatever we can to be helpful. But I want…”
“Thank you, Madam President. Can you hear me okay? Yes, we can. Thank you. I just want to state that for everybody who may not know, this original business came in as Involta either 10, 15 years ago. At that time, I was serving on the Economic Development Committee. I may have been chair at the time. But I just want people to know that this particular data center has been a good neighbor and has provided valuable services to major businesses in our community. I have not heard, and I don't know if anyone else has, of any complaints at all about this particular facility. And when I spoke with…”
“I'm sorry, Madam President. My hand was up.”
“Thank you. Thank you very much. I too would just like to say that anything Carla McVeigh is involved in, I want to be a part of it. She has just provided outstanding services for young people that are homeless, that are struggling. And I went to her fundraiser and the testimonials that you would have heard from the young people, the parents, and it just blew me away. And I am forever grateful for what she's doing for our city and our children. Thank you very much.”
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