Remarks by Maria S. Antuña
25 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Because of all of you, you have now set an example for others to follow you. And that is a really, really important thing. And I know you enjoy it because you've done a very good job. So thank you.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“That's all we got? That's all we got. All right.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Thank you. I do want to bring something up because I think that is to a certain extent. We had no problem raising the council salaries in March, and that raised it to $81,000 a month.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“I understand. Okay. But that's... Please stop, Bruce.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“If we're going to compare apples to apples here, then we have to compare everything. And no one had a problem... Now, what we're trying to do here is to protect this village, to protect the unknown. And we're saying the 2728 budget, that is a hard look for us now that we're going through this exercise tonight. That is a very hard look for us for the 2728 budget. And when I see, there was no problem then. We weren't concerned about reducing the budget. But we're not going to get into that, to the mayor's point, because car allowances is standard. It happens in every municipality. They don't…”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Yes. It's an example that has been brought to the table. Okay. And now it's open. And I agree with you and I want to be very clear on this again. I am not against cutting the budget at all because it benefits me as a resident of Wellington. What I don't want to do is risk anything that could possibly hurt us this year. until we know what's going to happen with this amendment. If you don't know about Amendment 3, please go home tonight and read. Read it so you can see how it's going to affect.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“So with that being said, I'd like to make a motion to approve 2.47.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Motion to approve resolution numbers R2026-49, millage rate 2.47.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Motion to approve resolution number R2026-50, Wellington budget.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“I will absolutely echo Councilwoman Silvestri. I commend my colleagues with what we accomplished tonight. And I do appreciate and respect that everybody's opinion, everybody has an opinion in that we accept those opinions and respect those opinions because I think it's very important with that being said I just want to say happy Hispanic Heritage Month and I would like to give thanks to the man back here Rick who is in charge of our amphitheater that does all of our events yay we had our Hispanic Heritage Forum It was very well attended, and it was very informal, but very, very well received.…”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“It's just such an honor to see you and to see what you have accomplished. And thank you to all of you in green here tonight. Thank you for all that all of you do. It's safety that counts. That's everyone knows. I ran on that, and that's just embedded in me that safety is top priority or one of the top priorities. And that's what each and every one of you here in District 8 do for us. You keep us safe. And for that, I really appreciate it. But I have to add that one of the moments that I really appreciated was watching your family. Is this your dad in the stripes? I saw a couple of you do…”
Village Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Congratulations to you again. It warms my heart to see your family. They're all just so excited. Daddy got something. But thank you for what you do every day. I know it's difficult for first responders on your side as well, too, because you're on the road. You see a lot. And for that, very appreciative. I know that you give up a lot of time with your family. But know that we appreciate you very much. Thank you.”
Village Council · Sep 8, 2026
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Village Council · Sep 8, 2026
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Village Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Haven't we sharpened the pencil already enough for that budget for next year? Because if I heard you correctly earlier that the departments all went through their line items and they did their own cutting. to the best that they could to maintain Wellington what it is today and what will be for the budget next year.”
Village Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“It's different, and that leads to the decrease. $7.81 million is quite a bit of a decrease. Correct. And we all know where the decreases are coming from because you showed that to us. So at the end of the day, I don't know where the pencil can be sharpened anymore, at least for the budget next year. And I agree with the mayor that until we know what's going to happen in November, that's good. We have a decrease. We didn't increase.”
Village Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“And that's the word we got to look at, the decrease that we did already.”
Village Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yes, that's what I just said. Is there a motion to second? Seconded. Seconded. Okay.”
Village Council · Sep 8, 2026