Remarks by Robbie Hughes
277 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 12
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“Okay, but this is, we're not changing the charter. This is all the information.”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“So I'll second that so I can ask this question. So let's say that we did create a committee. If we adopt this ordinance, all those things are in place. Can that change in the ordinance in that committee?”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“But, Josh, you're saying that the handbook that it references is the existing one, not the one we're talking about? That's correct.”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“When you say the fees can change, because the fees in the existing handbook are more expensive than the one in this one.”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“My thought would be people on the committee that actually are outside of City Hall, invent planners, having some staff input as well. But let's let the public tell us what works best and can we find a common ground. They've told us what works. What's the public need? And that way we make an appointment and they're off and running and they meet and come back and it takes all of us out of the needle. I agree. I like taking us out of the needle.”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“I mean, I already have my nomination. We can go have a nomination right now. That's a mean turkey trot. So do we have a motion? You want to put a motion?”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“For clarity, the mines are attached as a lien, so you're going to know about it when you buy the house. The money is a direct cost out of the city to improve that site. It might be unsafe structure. It might be there's a rule that's being broken, and that person has not paid it.”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“So thank you for what y'all do. And the reason the bar is set high is that man sitting back there makes sure it happens and it rises. It makes sure that the guys he hires, they're trained well, they're working hard. People were in a little fender bender last night, and this was not in the city, it was in the county. The fire department showed up first. There were six firemen slash paramedics and one cop. And so they get there, they get there quick, and they triage what needs to happen. And so thank you for your work.”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“And what I'm going to ask is, I asked Sheila to give me 12 lots. Now I left one off, I'm sorry folks. It's good that I can tighten this and put it together. And so what I'd like to do is put it out, 12 lots, and have three different ways to buy it, give me the options, but only builders can buy it. Because you have to build on it. We're not buying and sitting. Yes, it's a goal to get on the tax roll, But the bigger goal is to put a family in a home. So the three ways that I have it is you can buy it direct, you can buy it market rate, finance the money, we move on. You can go build what you…”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“Self-sustain. And so that's part of my thinking. There's some requirements in here on the builder. You're going to get your own loan. You're going to build the house. You're going to start within a year. And that runs across all three opportunities. Buyer requirements, you've got to get qualified. I've talked to lenders. They come in, we get the lenders involved. If you're going to go through SHIP, and SHIP would go through the housing department. Now, if you're buying in a CRA, I've put a limit in here that in getting a discount, or we put a lot in the deal, you can't go get a CRA permit,…”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“But it keeps you from buying all the cherries. You buy one, and then you buy another cherry. And that way everybody's treated fairly. as we're not stuck in trouble now. And so that's just an idea.”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“So with the Harmon and Six property, we put it out there with inviting people to make an offer with no qualification. On this, we put it out with here are the 12 lots. Here's the location. Here's your legal description. Builders can purchase. If you pick lot one, you've got to pick lot six. You get two. That way we get six different people building. We're trying to let that work. There may be more than one event, but then that's great. We will take who's bidding on lot one and lot six and getting the best one. Not necessarily low bid, just best deal, okay?”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“Price and terms. So I don't know what terms are right now. I'm going to create some terms, but they're going to tell me, if they get a discount, they're going to tell me, us, what they need the discount for. What is that doing, okay?”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“So what did y'all do when you put Harmon and Six out there?”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“A notice of disposition. Here are the lots. They're out there for 30 days. Here's how you proceed. You put the contracts that they can use, make it land, because that's what they are. They use that. Or you have to come and meet somebody, write the offer, I don't know. And builders, and you can pick two and show them what the matrix is, and they have to qualify. Meaning the builder has to show that they can do, to Alan's point, that they can get the money, that they're licensed, and that's in the program.”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“And tune them. to your question earlier about unsolicited. What this does is it doesn't require us to send it back out for other people to make that an opportunity to make a proposal. It's there for everybody.”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“If this works, I got another 10 ready to go.”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“And by giving them the option, we're testing the market. So I have a question, Janice. Remember I told you all that my informal survey of Glenwood, there's more new construction happening in that block than I gave than anywhere else in any other Panama City neighborhood. That's the attraction for me in picking these because you're piggybacking on something that's already successful. Glenwood is selling more new construction homes than Kings Point, than Forest Park, than anywhere. And they're doing it”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“Okay. If it's... Well, it says in here, if you go market rate, there's no criteria. You build what you want to. That's what these guys have been doing already. If you go get some help, there's some that's going to come back to us money-wise to the city. But are you asking criteria of what they can build?”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“Okay, I'll give you an example. If I'm buying your house, or if I'm listing your house and I got two offers, one's full price cash, closing 75 days.”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“It's about what, your question. The other is $10,000 off and closing 15 days. Which one's a better deal? Sure. It depends on your motivation, but most people are going to pull the one that comes sooner.”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“Okay, but that deal is not... That's about... what's presented to us. So today, I can't set criteria on what somebody's gonna, I'm trying to give, get us out of the way, is what I'm trying to do, is get the city out of the way, and let the public tell us how they intend to use it. We do not have to take any offers. That's the other part about this, is I think that giving them that option, that's what I've been hearing from people is, city, stop putting all these rules and regs in there, let us tell you. We work together.”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“I have another question. Right now. Go ahead.”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026
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“I don't, well, this is a specific test of a path of how how we might be able to work with this. SPART is designed, I think, based on what I read, has some rules in it that are helping inside a CRA only. And this may help SPART modify or this may modify. The answer to your question is I don't know if it helps or it hurts, but I have a question. There's four people, five people building right now in low to moderate Glenwood. All I'm doing is giving more options in this plan from a city perspective rather than having to buy a lot here, a lot there. They get to go pick them. They know where they…”
City Commission Meetings · Jul 28, 2026