Remarks by Luis B. Santiago
193 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 8
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“Um, I'm going to defer the item to, uh, to, uh, next, uh, commissioner meeting in September, because I'm going to make a story, uh, you know, and found out, you know, uh, more history of Opelika.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Okay, yeah, that's what I heard that is not going to affecting the property owner to have any operation right now. We're not going to do anything. I have to, you know, we decide what to do with that.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Okay. When the time coming, you know, the city going to let him know him, you know, to give him the space to working on and the property. Okay.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“thank you and mother manager now that she is here i want to make also something clear okay regarded about uh what we're talking about before for that item number four okay yes be sure Like the way that we talk, that the people that they're responsible to do any damage anywhere, alleyways, any part of the city, you know, people that they destroy a fence for our public property, you know, to make them to pay. to the city. That's the only reason that I say, yeah, let's go through because we had to fix that section there. You say that's very important to doing it. If not, we're going to destroy…”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Of course. Thank you so much. Thank you. Commissioner Santiago. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Yeah, in my report, And that too, you know, made two points to the manager in my college. And I have a note here that they are putting here in my folder and say, do not forget to mention it. The first edition of the community newspaper in August 26, that I don't know anything about it. I don't know what's going on. I don't have any information. But Madam Mayor, if it is nothing in place, don't worry about it. Let it go. let him go and put the money back to the general fund okay because i don't have anything…”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“That's not right. No, it's me that knows that I receive. Okay. But I receive everything, you know, by the last minute. Okay. And we'll be discussing that for a long time now. Okay. Let's keep it going. Um, I'm going to keep celebrating, uh, the block Patty, um, in 22nd Avenue by the low, uh, grocery store is going to be, um, uh, uh, the 7th of the next month. That's the first Friday of the month. And I'm going to celebrate it in big out there. We're going to make that community to look better and better every day. And I also have my event for September 7th, Labor Day. And it's going to be,…”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“You can make a video and we'll show it out there.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Sure. Go ahead. Thank you. I surprised that we have that good new, the city look very good. To me, this country, well, whatever changes that we have for, for next year. Or with the revenue that we're going to receive. I think they're going to cut a lot of things that, you know, come to the city. It's not yet, but that's what I say. He's talking about the property taxes.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Oh, okay. Well, I don't know that. I believe they're going to take over right away in January 1st, 2027. But if it's the 28th, it's fine.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Very clear. The tax, our budget for the 27 is going to be approved by October 1st, this year. We're going to be okay. We're going to have the amount that we need. Yes, sir. All right.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay. That I understand this is a workshop, and I received my workshop, you know, agenda today, like two hours, you know, before this meeting. But why that page is not including here in this book? Why? It is? It's here? Oh, but that's what you said. It's not here. But it's here, no?”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“But I want to be sure, because I heard from Commissioner Irving, and he said the page is not there here. Okay. But it's here. Page 27. Okay, thank you. I want to be sure that anything that we talk is here in this agenda.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay. And we may not have said the mayor of the great city of Palac is here with us. I'm here. Thank you. Thank you.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“I just wanted you to say it. What I see here, I mean, in 27, we're going to have less money than 2 million. Yeah, that's correct.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“And the last meeting that we have, I think we touched a point about the school, the school's sum that we don't receive any revenue for them. No, we do have revenue for it.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Mr. Mayor. Yes, I know. I know this is, you know, one of your ideas. about the million raise. We have another Cali that they, you know, can think and in the future, you know, giving the opinion about that. Seeing that we had two million less already, okay, reducing the millage rate is going to make a hole to us, okay? Now, I don't know how we're going to do it, but I think that we already passed our I'm not suggesting for that, no. That we are putting down the military, no? No.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay. All right. Leave it alone. Okay. Yeah, that's a decision that we're going to take, everybody.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay. I don't think it's a good idea right now because we have to be waiting for, you know, what are we going to have for the next 28, in the 28 or whatever. Yeah, let's thinking about it, you know, to do the best that we can for the economy or the budget for the city. And plus, we have to go and look for other resources, okay, to get in revenue for the city.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay. Yeah, that's in case it is now pass. Yeah, we are we putting back like that we reduce the $2 million. Yeah.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay. Um. By curiosity, I want to ask you that question. Um. Days ago, we'd be talking about the 7200 dollars that we have to add it to the commissioner. Okay. Do you including that by casualty in the 27 budget?”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yeah, I remember the $7,200 and then, you know, like we want to add it to, I think that's for the commissioners. No, that was for a budget amendment. It's two different things.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“It's not, you're not adding anything for? No.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yeah, I understand. Yeah, we do that because we say that we need it for ending the 26th budget year. Yeah, but what about 27? 27, we're leaving it as is at $1,500. Yeah, and we don't make any decision about that. Okay.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“I remember everything that we're talking in that meeting that we have for us. And we've been talking about, you know, energy. Yes. Okay. A lot of expenses that we have in the cost to mobilize, you know, all the vehicles that we have for, you know, Police Department published work. I know that. What is the amount of gasoline that we are spending here a year for that number? Do you have that number here?”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026