Remarks by Michelle Long Spears
123 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 5
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Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“Motion to approve item 1143, the substitute, please. Substitute. Thank you.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“It says motion to approve, but as long as the clerk's good.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“All right. I'm fine with a motion to approve.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“Is there a motion? Motion to defer to August 25th with a stop in PECS on August 11th. Thank you, ma'am. Is there a second?”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yes. Motion to defer to August 25th. Stop in PEX, August 11th.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“Motion to defer to the August 25th meeting with a stop in PEX on August 11th.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“The chair is absent right now, and so let me offer a substitute motion until she returns to table this item.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yes, ma'am. Thank you so much. Items 0596 and 0728 are District 2 sponsored items. First, I want to thank all of our animal advocates for showing up at the meetings. There are maybe a few here this morning, we heard from Dana, and continuing to advocate for the well-being of our furry friends here in DeKalb County. I will admit I am disappointed that we were unable to advance the item related to the update of the tethering ordinance prior to our recess. We're going into the hottest part of the summer. We have documentation from our Animal Services Advisory Board as well as Animal Enforcement…”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yes, ma'am. Thank you so much. And I'm trying hard to be brief today so we get to this agenda. Commissioner Bolton, as the IRPS chair, can you just tell me briefly why you're suggesting a deferral? It's been active, it looks like, only since May of this year. I'm just curious. I didn't attend that meeting.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“Page two in the middle. You're looking for the addition?”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you, sir. Again, we appreciate you. The other members of the housing team, I'll be at small right now, but it'll grow. The housing authority, our planning department, everybody that has, certainly our finance department as well, everyone that has been involved. So thank you again so much. I yield back.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“The application for HUD funding, when will DeKalb County release the application or the ability to apply?”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay, so there's no additional application this year for HUD funding?”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay, so I'm just, for example, I heard that City of Atlanta had released their application and I think it may be closed yesterday. So there's no additional application or nothing else our partners on the ground that addressing unhoused issues will need to keep their eyes open for.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay, someone had sent me, again, a question about this. And they said it was every two years, so it's not every two years, it's annual.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay, so no other applications will be due this year. I can tell people to keep their eyes peeled for next year.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay, understood. Thank you so much. You're back.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay, I believe a portion of this is in District 2. Yes. Okay, can you add that then to it? Did you say 2 and I didn't hear you say 2? I did. Okay, great. Okay, fantastic. Thank you.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026
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“So it's one, two, six, and seven? Yes. Fantastic. Okay, thank you for that clarification.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 14, 2026