Remarks by Paul Binns
299 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 6 of 12
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“I have a first from Councilmember Newell. Do I have a second?”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Judge, would you like to comment? I have a motion, just so you know.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“I would say again to that, at this point in time, there's no information that any of that's even drawn up. So the information is being gathered so at council you have a choice to make. Staff's doing due diligence on the backside so you have options. So you didn't know it's dissolvable, but you will. We're, and I will wear that also, Jason, we are doing due diligence to make sure in the right steps that's why Cameron's already met with the state court departments in moving forward so we do this in the right way and in the right steps in the right timing that's why tonight again tonight this…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“So again, that's why the resolution is why it is tonight, because without this, Judge Cummings is resigning October 8th. Period, end of story. So the next step in this resolution is we have to have an approved resolution from our council to hire two to put on a committee to move this progress forward. Nothing else has been decided. Are all options on the table? The answer is yeah. Are we looking at everything? Yes. But the next step in this process has to be we have to have two nominated to the commission to start the process.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“So going back, we do have a motion to approve by Councilmember Newell. Do I have a second? I thought I seconded it. I will second it.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Any questions to the motion? Great. We'll start with you, Councilmember Newell?”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Councilmember Harrison? Yes. Councilmember Stallings?”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“OK. I'm happy to take a motion to adjourn.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay, welcome to our council meeting today, our pre-council meeting at 4.30 here in the Lehigh City Council Chambers. Currently, we have Council Member Stallings, Council Member Freeman, Council Member Lockhart that creates a quorum, and we welcome all of you who are here with us today. We'll start with opening comment. That'll be given by myself, and then we'll go on to item number two. Our Father in heaven, we are grateful for the state, grateful for the opportunity we have to pause and to thank thee for the many blessings we enjoy. We're thankful for this city and the opportunities we have…”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“so hopefully that can work out and offset some of those costs other questions so chief just one question i have if we go ahead with this do we have to put upon order i'm assuming we have to put some kind of a financial number down to hold that we don't we just order okay”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“But at least now we're on a list, correct? So once we order it, we are on a list that's constantly moving. Yep, we get in the build order.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Any other questions for Chief Kraft? Okay. I think we're good there.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Okay, item 2.2, discussion of downtown facilities master plan as currently designed. Jason, I know you're taking this one.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“With this one, council, as Jason prepares, I know this is a bit of a presentation, so let's get through the presentation. Write down your questions, and we'll go. Let's get through the presentation as he goes. So be mindful of your questions as you go. If you need a pen, I've got an extra.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Any other comments? Great. Thank you. Thank you. OK. Item 2.3, parking code presentation and discussion. Co-present. Just remember that microphone.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“So we're good. Just know that we're going to have a closed session. So you should be fine. So go ahead. You've got at least 45, 50, 55 minutes. Okay.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Lots of great information. Thank you. Any questions?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Any other questions? I will say this parking lot, watching out my window, this parking lot has technically only been open for about a week and a half, maybe two weeks since they moved all the landscape stuff. So that's very, very, very new to incoming people. So we'll kind of see how it gels a little bit. Yeah. Anyway, thank you. OK, no problem. Thank you. OK, item four, administrative report. Jason.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Great. I think we'll go with that. If for some reason something comes up, we can also add one, correct? So for now, we'll move forward. I believe that's August 28th? 25th. So Tuesday, August 25th at this point in time, then we'll be canceled. We'll kind of proceed with if there's something in need, we'll hold one in need. Anything else, Jason? Nope, that's it. Okay, council reports. Any reports from the council?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Great. Thank you. Any other events going on or anything other to report on?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“I am around August 29, so if you'll give me the information, I'd be happy to participate. Thank you. Anything else? Great. I will take a motion to move into a closed session.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“I have a motion from Council Member Freeman. I have a second.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thank you, Brooklyn. Okay, item number three is citizen input. So we will open it up. A couple of rules here is we would invite whoever has comments to make on items that are not on the agenda. So if there's an item not on the agenda that you'd like to make a comment about, we would invite you up to the microphone. Please state your name, and you'll have three minutes to make your comment. The three minutes will appear on the... on the projector above, so you'll see that. If you get to the three minutes, not a big issue. If you see three, go to zero, finish your comments, and we appreciate…”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026