Remarks by Maren Turner
32 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
- Play at 32:59
“So they're not providing a direct service to people in Lacey, but they could. What does that look like?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 33:39
“There's something unique about Lacey. Are they doing this in Tumwater or Olympia or anywhere else?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 35:28
“Can I ask a quick question before we start that? So if we have to let them do it, then there's no discussion about approving it or we can't say no?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 1:18:06
“What has been the trend so far for workers' comp?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 13:39
“Whereas first responders may not always be able to quickly reach community members in an emergency or disaster, and whereas the Lacey community can take action to prepare, respond, and recover from any natural or human disaster, the more who prepare, the safer we stay and the faster our community will recover. And...”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 1:20:39
“So when it comes to the quarterly reports that we're asking for, I am glad that we have some measures in place to demand more accountability. And I've come to understand why we don't want to be too prescriptive right now in terms of what is going to be included in that report. But I do want to make sure that we have that flexibility to add to what we need to see in the report if we don't get it the first time or the second time, or we feel that it's needed. The second thing, and this is more of a question, I recall that when we were talking about this building earlier this year, we were…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 1:22:33
“Thank you. I'm mostly concerned about holding them accountable and monitoring the work that they do.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 1:25:15
“Which is why I'm so concerned about accountability.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 1:41:26
“Yes, I have a brief report. I attended the RHC meeting last week as an alternate. Also, I attended the River Council meeting. We got quite a briefing on events to remove invasive species, sometimes they're plants, sometimes they're animals. But as far as plants are concerned, we're working with other organizations like the Nisqually Land Trust to remove plants such as scotch broom and Himalaya blackberry. I was not familiar with any of these, but apparently they are squeezing out some of our native plants, which means some of the animals are not able to get the food that they need. It's also…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 39:47
“So in the spirit of transparency, we go with option two. I do sit on the board of Interfaith Works.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 40:02
“I'm in agreement with you. I like option one, but I'm happy to go with option two if the Human Services group, you know, sees it unanimously.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 1:00:06
“I have a question. Go ahead. Under the reserve targets, how often do we inventory our fixed assets?”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 1:00:26
“Any of the fixed assets. How often do we inventory those? How often? Yes, that's the question. It's analyzed each year. Is that 2% enough if, for example, you had two failures in one year?”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 1:18:27
“I'm definitely in agreement. I'd like to have some time to dig into it some more.”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 1:33:29
“So what are we doing about vandalism and theft? Are we just assuming that this is something we're going to have to live with or what are we doing?”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 1:34:11
“Is this the average amount of money we need to invest in vandalism and theft? I mean, what has it been in previous years? Is it $60,000?”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 13:59
“Whereas the city of Lacey stands beside and uplifts those who have lost loved ones to an overdose and those who have a substance use disorder and are diligently working toward recovery and...”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
- Play at 26:37
“Well, I'll just make a few comments. I said some things last week, but I want to also say again to you how I haven't known you very long, but I've appreciated having you as my seatmate and for you being very generous with your advice. I appreciated the times that you backed me up or asked me questions. I know we don't always agree on housing and things like that, but what I really appreciated was you were willing to take the time to at least sit down and talk about it, and I really appreciated that about you. So, Nick, I wish you the best. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
- Play at 55:38
“I'm in agreement, too. I think you have to look at a case-by-case basis, but then I also would like to see some consistency in how we do that. I'm in full agreement that we should develop maybe an arts commission or some sort of committee like that. That would be fabulous.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
- Play at 59:37
“I'm wondering if an Arts Commission can operate like an ad hoc committee because there may be some other things that that commission can do other than accept or screen artwork.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
- Play at 1:37:52
“I'm sorry, what is a Goldfish Swim School?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
- Play at 1:50:55
“I have a question. I think I went to the McClanahan Village. Yes. Okay, yeah. Is that the only senior housing project in the queue? In the queue.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
- Play at 2:01:30
“So what does that look like? I'm trying to catch up. Do we sit here, and then each of the candidates will come in here all together?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
- Play at 2:05:14
“So for consistency, do all council members need to be present? Yes. Okay. Some of them we could be online and some not?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
- Play at 2:06:42
“I agree with that. You can feel it. I'll get the applications. We will. Individually?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026