Remarks by Mike Williams
31 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
- Play at 11:04
“Thanks for that. On the magnolia pine, what... Being that it costs more, what's the thought process behind combining those?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 1:12:07
“So were those reductions likely to have something to do with values going up as well? I mean, surely property values have gone up since 2017.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 1:12:23
“So the rate might go down, but the actual reflected what's coming out of somebody's pocket might not have changed.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 1:25:16
“And so this is based on 97% collection. Where were we? I remember you all provided a number of where you thought we were currently on that. It was lower, wasn't it? The prior was 93.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 1:25:31
“And you feel comfortable being able to hit that 97?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
- Play at 1:51:47
“Yeah, I... I lean towards the current adopted with the addition of the bond, which I believe was the .675963. I don't come to that lightly. I think that we can make the books look good by going up and I don't know that people ever say, you know, if I give my government more money, I believe them to be more efficient with it now than they were in the past. And so I think, you know, you take these tough times, which they are, and you go, you know, what – is needed, what isn't, and you use it to get lean. And, you know, and then when things get better and the books look better, then you can do…”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026