Remarks by Mark Scott
36 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
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“Yeah, we resell it. Let's talk this through. Let's talk this through. Have Phillip come up.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Interesting. Why did ours flip? What happened that flipped the model?”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“I get it. I mean, I don't think it's anybody's fault. I'm just fascinated that it went from.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“We are, the Scott family are big recyclers. That's a big deal to me. I get the math. It just needs some time to come to terms with the math. I think it would be, I think you had an interesting comment that we, And not everybody recycles, right? So I guess if we eliminate recycling, they go, you know, whatever. I don't recycle anyhow. I don't have the blue can. We have two blue cans. We have two blue cans. I do think that would be kind of a weird experience to go, hey, we're not going to pick it up. We're going to need your blue can. And I hear what you're saying, that you might have to put…”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Well, you know, that doesn't even start with the damage. Not my house, personally. No, I'm just saying. I mean, that hurts my feelings.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Not to mention the damage on the streets. Okay, I got it. I'm a big recycler, but I also get the math. I just need time to come to terms with it. My sense is, and then I have a question. To me, this is the canary, that sound we hear, is the canary in the mine. We need to grow. Whatever reason, our fault, your fault, people's fault, China's fault, whatever reason, our economy is not growing at a rate that we need it to to fund the services that we want to provide the citizens, and I think whoever's here in the future needs to keep that thought in our decision-making, because we need to grow.…”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“But you're saying if you want to do what you all want us to do, you all need to find $1.2 million?”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“I missed that part. I thought it was already 600 to the good. So if we do the six, it's one six, 600 we can get out of the housing corp. So we're still looking at either a million dollars in additional income or reductions in services.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Okay. And you need an answer by noon? Does that mean I've got an hour and 45 minutes? Can I get some lunch before I have to give you my final answer?”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“I sure can't. It's a frustration that we're out of time. Put in a pickle here on a Tuesday.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Thank you. I tell people I'm in a constant state of consternation, and I think this morning is added to that, and I want to thank you for your added consternation. But I get that it's in our direction. It's not your fault. No worries.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026