Remarks by Mike Hamby
27 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“Commissioner Hamby? Sure. Thank you, Mayor. I appreciate the chance. You know, I'm listening to, I think there were 47, 49 people talk. Everybody made some good points and made their case. I do, however, kind of am thinking in my mind about why we're even having this conversation, especially if they can be built as guest houses right now just without a stove. I'm wondering, too, once they are built, and if a homeowner with a homestead exemption is not a homestead-exempted property anymore, how are we going to enforce that definition of family? We're having trouble doing that right now, y'all.…”
Commission · Aug 4, 2026
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“Okay, I appreciate you saying that because I think that causes me pause for concern. But what I would like to do is I'd like to make a substitute motion to deny. And I'm going to make that motion because I think there's a lot of things at play here that we haven't thought about the consequences on. one of them you could already do it two of them the second one is that you know we haven't thought about the the neighborhoods people are going to go to and and and i don't i don't want to say the right the sky has fallen sort of things because it may not but i don't want to set us up for that so…”
Commission · Aug 4, 2026
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“So moved. I make a motion to accept the ordinance.”
Commission · Aug 4, 2026
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“Sure. I've got just a few, and I know it's late, so I won't keep everybody. But, you know, we had a lot of folks down here to talk about this, and it's very encouraging and very encouraging. appreciated, and certainly if we take all this energy that was in this room tonight and help our homeless population, then I think we can make some headway on doing some real good for all of this community. I will point out, I thought It should be pointed out on our next issue with the resolution. It talks about all the things we've done, and I'm surprised that we didn't hear that from some of the…”
Commission · Aug 4, 2026
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“Yes, sure, Mayor. Thank you. And I'll just make a few more points and hush. But, you know, one of the points to what we're talking about here today is, you know, I guess – I've been on this commission for a long time, maybe too long, but I have seen this government do things to help people and to help our homeless population as, as an example, just this, I think, uh, it was probably either commissioner Taylor commissioner Thornton argued for this homeless flex fund that homeless flex fund, uh, has helped keep 482 families from being homeless. And that was with just $264,000. So I guess what…”
Commission · Aug 4, 2026
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“My computer has died. I'd suggest Commissioner Link go talk to the surrounding commissioners.”
Commission · Aug 4, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Commission · Aug 4, 2026
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“So Commissioner Wright, if I heard you correctly, you do not believe this fraternity will be some sort of animal house.”
Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Okay. Yeah, we've got enough animal houses. SAE comes to mind.”
Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Just a point of order to make clear, though, too, this body could either remand it back or we could just deny it when the time comes. That's right. So thank you.”
Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Never mind. I thought this had to do with the size of ADUs, and I was like, why in the world are we talking about that?”
Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“I just have a comment, if you don't mind.”
Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“I appreciate you doing this. It sounds like it's kind of moving towards the Savannah model that we've talked about. Yes. So I appreciate you doing that. And, you know, I've said this a few times that we've had a lot of different, a lot of different spectrum of local ideology here tonight. And, you know, in order for us to really move forward in doing some of their homeless population. uh the folks on the left need to understand that what we're doing tonight is something that's uh i think gonna help and is compassionate but we just can't let people sleep outside on the sidewalk like that…”
Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“I think that all just to just sort of highlight it is to highlight it. All right.”
Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“I was just going to make a little joke here. So y'all don't get too comfortable with Bob's way of doing things. I've been down, but I'm not out. So I'll be back to true form next budget season. Thank you.”
Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Commissioner Wright had her hand up. I'm sorry.”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
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“Not everyone has spoken. Commissioner Hamming. Sure. Thank you, Mayor. I appreciate that. And I agree with Commissioner Wright on this one. I mean, it seems as though we, you know, we have this. It's a one-time, one-year allocation to this group who will help us get set up and get the ball rolling for how we're going to do the expenditures on the affordable housing fund. I don't think we have, you know. I've been hearing the campaigns. I've been hearing the talk. We don't, you know, let's just get moving. We don't have time to waste. So, and if it doesn't work, here's the beauty of this. It's…”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
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Commission · Jun 2, 2026
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“The names of these parks can be determined later on, but for right now, just going ahead and identifying those parks.”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
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“Would y'all like me to put in a CDO for you? No. I'm just joking. I'm just joking. Okay. That helps. Commissioner Short?”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
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“Commissioner Hamby. Sure. Thank you. And I'm just going to give some shout outs to staff for putting together and working on this. It's a long process for a budget and, of course, the mayor. And I'm also going to give a shout out to Commissioner Fisher. Commissioner Fisher called me during this process. Y'all know how it can be sometimes. So I think Commissioner Fischer helped walk me through some things, and that was very, very, very helpful. And so anyway, thank you. Thank you, Bob. Thank you, Kelly. Thank you. Thank you, Dexter.”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
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“Mayor, if you don't mind, I'd just like to make a point of order. And it's nothing, I just need to ask the attorney this question. It's not that I disagree with what you just wanted to assign to the Planning Commission, but shouldn't those things that he wants to assign the Planning Commission first go through this voting body and have us direct the Planning Commission?”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
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“I just remember some instances before, Mayor, if you recall. I'm just trying to follow procedures because, you know, once you step out of the line.”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
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“Well, not necessarily the Planning Commission tasks because we've had that issue before where where something was assigned and had to come back to us. I can't remember exactly what that issue was. It was when Brad was, Griffin was in the seat. Yeah, we can. Yeah, do it. We'll follow up. Put it on the June 9th. I'll vote for it. I just want to make sure we're following the right procedures.”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026
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“Allison hogs that town and gown thing. She won't let any of us go to it.”
Commission · Jun 2, 2026