Remarks by Omarr C. Nickerson
301 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 13
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“All right, moved by Councilperson Erbom, second. Second. Second by Councilperson Winters. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say nay. Hearing none. All right, you guys. So we're going to move right now to acknowledgement of visitors' special presentations. So I'm going to step down here real quick, and then I'm going to ask my colleagues to join me in a second. All right. So, um, not the last meeting, but the meeting previous to that, uh, did something huge. You guys know that, um, when I was redoing the former tot lot, um, When I first started, so it took me about a year to get it all…”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“We're going to have both of y'all stand back here.”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Here, this is what we're going to do with you. Come here. All right. There we go. So you sit there. You stand here. We're going to have you hold this. Hold it up. All right? And we're going to have you say hi. Very good, and now we're gonna have you, you're gonna hit this, because one day you're gonna be a leader in your community, so hit that really hard. Boom, there you go, that's right. Say, it is law.”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“That's right, it is law. Miguel, come here, stand up. This is what you're gonna do, you're gonna stand up and you're gonna hit that hard. Say, it is law.”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“It is a law, you guys. Elbertown Little Peacock Park, it is a law. It is the new name. Come back here. Follow Mayor Omar. Come on, Irvine. I have some goodies for you guys. Then we'll take some pictures, you guys. So the first thing, you guys can take whatever you want. First thing I have for you all, I have these peacock, peacock, I have these peacock laces. You got a really, really nice and really, really cool. That's the first thing, the peacock bracelets. Look at this. I have something else you got. So I have these. And if you want, you guys can take your choice and you can maybe hang…”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“You can take your choice. Just wait. I'm going to lay them all out for you. You can take your choice which one you want, okay? I got more for you. You might like the next one. Here's another one. And I know, see, because I know I was doing both my friends, Miguel and Federico, so I brought both of them.”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“They have so many different choices. So many different choices.”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“But look at this. This is the coolest thing ever, right? So you guys, all this stuff is for you. First we're going to take some pictures with your parents, right?”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thank you very much. I'm going to repeat that number real quick one time. Yes.”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thank you very much. Next, good and welcome.”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“You all know during Good and Welfare, everybody speaks, then we respond, all right?”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thank you. Next, Good and Welfare. Next, Good and Welfare.”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“All right, you guys. So I'll be having that come in for property tax, but like I said, like the example I gave for the police department, there's ways that you can funnel things through.”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“So that's what we're looking at when it comes... That's where we look when it comes to the property tax. And like I said, that webinar town hall is informational town hall, so it won't lean either way. So it won't lean either way, okay? All of that to where Elpertau's options and Elpertau's future, possible future, will all be discussed there at that event. Along with the carve outs that may be possible to help us out. When it comes to streets and flooding and how do we decide, usually things are decided by phase. So there's like a flood master plan project, and usually things are decided by…”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“JUST FOR PROCEDURAL PURPOSES, SO WHEN PEOPLE DO GOOD AND WELFARE, WE HAVE TO ADDRESS WHAT THEY BROUGHT UP IN GOOD AND WELFARE. IF INDIVIDUALS ARE BRINGING UP NEW INFORMATION, That information has to be submitted to be on the next agenda. Correct. That's what I'm getting to. All right. Because the right-hand sign, left-hand sign was not brought up. So it's not a response.”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“But, Councilperson Winters, you're bringing up new information that has nothing to do with the questions and what was brought up during Good and Welfare.”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“I understand what you're saying, but if you're talking about legislative items that you want to bring up to be voted on or a motion to be voted on, all you have to do is submit to the clerk, like, hey, I want these things on the next agenda. And then we look at it, and if it's timely, if it's relevant, things like that, then we put it on. Of course.”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“All right, but just know that when we're doing Good and Welfare and then we finish Good and Welfare, we're responding to what was brought up during Good and Welfare. You can't just bring up new additional items that are not on the agenda. Okay. All right, that's all. Just procedural, I just wanna make sure that we're doing that the right way. Okay, you guys. All right, so when it comes to the, what's next? So when it comes to the sewer, so let me just say a couple of things. Actually, let me hit this while I'm doing that. So when we're talking about negativity versus just like informational…”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026