Remarks by Michael S. Seekings
13 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“You all please rise. Thank you. Heavenly Father, bless us all and keep us under your wing. May your divinity shine on us and fill us with your grace. Allow us all to feel your presence as we set about in our duties, mindful of your humble guidance. For those in need or feeling the effects of ill health, we pray for your gentle hand of relief and recovery. Let us strive all together and with your guidance to make this a better world. Amen.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Any further discussion just very briefly sort of in short form going to make a comment similar years. Mr. Mayor the time line that was presented to us. has as part of it a condition precedent, which is someone stepping forward and showing interest in moving the building. I have no doubt that if someone comes forward and has interest in moving that building, which heretofore has not happened, while you've pointed out a lot of time has passed, more importantly, a lot of resources have been expended. And if someone steps forward and we stop expending those resources on talking about it and says…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Well, the parties are the city and Ashley Hall. So I would call for a vote here and let's see how we do. Right.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Can I ask this a quick question about, um, the bills up for third reading as to the why it's been deferred. Has it been deferred while we wait for Berkeley county to do whatever they're doing? Just cause I know we're going to get asked about that tomorrow night on Daniel Island.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“50th high school reunion of Burke High School in these chambers and council members Gregory and Mitchell both went to school there and they recounted a tale, the entire class led by council members Gregory and Mitchell about going swimming 50 years ago at the corner of UG and Meeting Street. That was like, they would go swimming after school. So that's how long this issue has been going and how much he has been working on it for. So he has earned every bit of every letter that's going up on that pump station for sure. And that story has always stuck with me.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“okay um so moving on to committee reports call on councilman seekings for the june 11th tnt meeting thank you mr mayor if i might take l1 and three together which are both tnt reports just to move through this um we did meet on june 11th to take up the um vendor ordinance which came through um ways and means tonight so i would move approval of that we also um tonight met August 18th to talk about the USDOT ATTAIN grant, which came also, I think, through Ways and Means and was approved unanimously. I move approval of that. And then lastly, we had a discussion, preliminary, we'll have some more…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“James Rattling Leafs- that's we're thinking just very briefly, I think, in the now number of years i've said here 17 I don't think i've ever seen a situation where we've gotten a claw back on a zoning exception or the changing of covenants so. without that clawback, I think this would be kind of a close call for me. But with the clawback, we get a free look at what goes on back there in an area of the city that really could use some revitalization. I get it. If I live back there and it's really a raucous and they've got some of the very specific requirements that are on them, if they're not…”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“There you go. Right. Well, we're going to miss him. And, you know, he was our guiding light for a long time. We got an update, Mr. Mayor, led by you on the S River crossing. Many of you cross the bridges and see that project ongoing. The mayor broke his presentation down into segments of the bridge so we could sort of see from West Ashley to downtown where we were in real time as of today. Um, the project is moving along, albeit, maybe a little slower than we'd love, but it is getting there. The biggest thing I think that's between us and really getting to the finish line is the final design…”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Fair enough. Yeah. Fair enough. And and how we pay for all that, I think was still part of it too. So we had here no fair point. We had here to answer some questions for us, but particularly on how we're interfacing with the for the landing when we get to, um. the peninsula on that slip lane, which is going to take some SCD02 work. But anyway, the project is moving along. It will conclude probably at 2027ish at the end. We undertook a request to approve a mini roundabout on James Island, maybe our first ever mini roundabout that was approved unanimously and received with great fanfare by the…”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“It's in the Tnt packet. We'll get it set up. Yeah, no problem. Thank you.”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“While you're signing, Mr. Mayor, if you don't mind, just very briefly as a point of explanation as to why number 21 is going to be held back, and I don't know if our legal department wants to jump in, and Councilmember Gregg's not here, it's in his district, but adjacent to mine, that is still a piece of property that sits in the County of Berkeley, owned by the County of Berkeley, where legal proceedings are continuing on some issues relating to the right-of-way through that property so third reading may take a minute before until what happens in Berkeley County is concluded and my…”
City Council · Jul 14, 2026