Remarks by Qwendolyn N. Brown
253 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 11
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“Thank you, Commissioner Ross. Okay, next speaker, please.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay, I have a question about the 90-day timeline. Is that something that is hard? Is it chiseled in stone or...”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Does the staff have any comment on the timeframe? No. No, okay. Just checking. I will say that 90 days does seem awful fast. And just given the workload that the planning office has now, it seems that that would place an incredible burden. So certainly I would definitely express my sentiments to my supervisor about that and see, because that just seems like that could be a disaster, but we'll see. Going back, Commissioner Shifler, do you have any comments?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. Do you have any other comments or questions for the staff? Commissioner Scheifler?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. Thank you. Moving along the dais, Commissioner Sherman.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay, Commissioner Justice, or Vice Chair Justice.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“No other questions or comments, okay Commissioner Carol Thank you”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay, so I have a question for This is for the staff. What impact will this particular passage of the zoning text amendment have on your operations, if any?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay, so I guess my second question is you don't necessarily see an influx of applications once this gets passed.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you. I'll move on to Commissioner Landrum.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. Thank you. We won't be here for the next 50 years, but at least I won't be on this board. But you might, Commissioner Ross. Commissioner Scheifler, coming back to you, do you have any questions or comments?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. All right. Seeing that there are no lights on, I think we can... Although I do have a question actually for Commissioner, it was a statement that Commissioner Carroll made as well as Commissioner Ross in that you guys were thinking a shorter time period. I was thinking a longer time period. And so help me to understand why you think the shorter period would work or what we didn't accomplish, I guess.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Well thank you both for explaining that. I don't know if that gets me where I need, where I'm trying to get to with thinking a proper balance, if there is a proper balance. I don't know. I guess in some respects the data center overlay is essentially shrinking, right? So that would be a good thing for the people who are residents of the county who don't want to see any more data centers. And then we're establishing some criteria. So I guess that's a good thing as well for partials that are already in the overlay to meet. My question is to Director Washington. When you mentioned the update to…”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you. And someone may have asked, but I'll ask again, do we know how long it'll take to complete the updates?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. Thank you. I think I'm done with my questions.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“So let me ask the question to clarify that. So are we saying then that the first version of the CTA was just going to be grandfathered in, well, was there no grandfather provision or they were just, I'm trying to figure out what was the rationale for the first and then why did they change it? Do we know?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. Any other questions, comments from the dais? Yes, Commissioner Landrum.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Yeah, I definitely would appreciate that because I'm struggling with the 90 day. Actually, I feel like that's a little too soon. I've heard and I understand my fellow commissioners point in terms of Carol and Ross and what they're saying. But I'm thinking about just in general, the workload that the office has and for people who already have property that's in the overlay district, I think that... You know, it takes a long time to get things done. So I would like to see the timeframe longer, actually. At least 120, if not 180. But that's just my thought. I don't know of other.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Well, we're actually just addressing, like, maybe the 90-day issue and having discussion with staff and Director Washington. So I will go ahead on and move to Commissioner Landrum.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you for that. And that's actually where my mind was. where I was thinking as well, because it's not a... I mean, a data center development is not a quick action. It's a very extensive process. Sometimes the public is not aware of how long it actually takes, but it takes a long time. It seems like they're cropping up everywhere, but it really starts years, a lot of times, before. And that's... I can't even tell you how... how long some data centers take. Some are a little bit faster than others, but going, just trying to identify the land, trying to negotiate maybe even the purchase of…”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. Commissioner Ross, you had your light on. You changed your mind.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. All right. One last time, Commissioner Scheifler, any comments or questions?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. All righty. I am, uh, we don't wait. Oh, it's for him to make the motion.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. All right. We will go ahead on and entertain a motion.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026