Remarks by Melinda Tunner
37 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
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“I already have. We had an individual reach out. I've put her in touch with John Rimble. There were issues regarding contamination of the recyclables, and so they're going to work on a solution moving forward. So thank you for that. Thank you.”
Town Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yes, so thank you for bringing this to the Finance Committee and to the Town Council. As you said, we've done this event for three years, and prior to that, it did not come up in front of us for a decision. So I think this is the right process given the amount of money that we are talking about, which is substantial, $288,000. I'd also ask that in the future that we have this conversation earlier in the process. We're only about 60 days away from the event, and I think it would be more fair to have conversations about an event earlier in the process. You know, we only sponsor one event as a…”
Town Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Well, thank you for that. I know it's a wonderful opportunity for our local musicians and artists and songwriters to have that support. And lastly, we identify some new metrics that we want to think about as we go into this event. And we've got them listed in the write-up. And one of the ones that are missing is an economic impact. So if we could add that to the list, that would be great. Thank you.”
Town Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you. So the first item that we're voting on isn't regarding the plan itself, it's to extend our opportunity to make a decision.”
Town Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“I guess I'm a little confused because we have as unfinished business 10A.”
Town Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“So explain the difference between what you just said and 10A.”
Town Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Does that bring more clarity? because it was not clear to me. And then the other piece I want to say is the 20 or so parking spaces that are available to us today do have an economic value. And I think it is important to understand what the future of the town property is going to be. We could choose to sell it. We could choose to develop it. We could choose to make it parking. We could choose to make it a park. And I believe it's premature without... deciding what the ultimate use of that land is to make an economic decision regarding those parking spots. And I know that we have talked about…”
Town Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“We can agree on that piece, but that doesn't change my mind. What it means is if I were going to develop this property, I can't use those 20 spots to make it bigger or have more people. So I agree with that. But again, those spots are there and depending on how this property is used, the ability to park 20 extra cars has an economic benefit. And so until we decide what it is that we're going to do with it, again, it just is premature.”
Town Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yes, and I'd like to respond to the mayor's question, which he was alluding to. Should we move forward the decision regarding the use of the property sooner rather than waiting for the January strategic plan? And I think that is a good suggestion. And the reason why is it gives interested constituencies the opportunity to provide their feedback about how that is going to be used since there are a couple of options. being that it was originally said it was gonna be used for parking, and now we have a new design that we feel has merit as well in using it to consolidate beach operations and…”
Town Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yeah, I'd rather have something to say rather than go right to a vote. So I found it useful to understand that the 20 or so parking spots can only really be leveraged if the town-owned property becomes a restaurant. Is that correct?”
Town Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yes, okay. And so I'd say the possibility of putting a restaurant on that is probably not in the future.”
Town Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“That's just my personal opinion. So... What I said before we left is that I wanted the opportunity for the public to have conversation regarding the ultimate usage of this land, because that's really what, when you break it down, what the key issue is. And so we will be planning on having that conversation. in the future as proposals are built out and considered. And at that time, there will be the opportunity to discuss that and have the public provide feedback.”
Town Council · Jul 14, 2026