Remarks by Robert H. Yaffe
52 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 3
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“No, I would do it again. The problem is if you're not, if you're leaving it up to the homeowners, half the people aren't going to do it.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“You have a certain period of time in which to do it and get it done.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“You'll never have everybody doing it. Jing, jing, jang, zing, zang.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“Is the sign just the blue portion or the background?”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“Just the blue, that's what I'm asking, just the blue portion. Yeah, yeah, yeah, just the blue. Yeah, this is just for contrast. Okay.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“We're in the middle of another item at the moment.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“I think for the record, we should mention that we are moving to appoint Hilary Frankel to the Parks and Rec Committee. Good point.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“What about a developer building a spec home?”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“So if you're building a new building, to the building official, if you're building a new building, And obviously, you're using impact class. Is there some type of waiver for that new building? No.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“It says the permit application must be received starting December 1, 2015, but I don't know the original date.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“Well, it doesn't require uniformity of impact windows. It's uniformity of style of a window. So whether it's a single hum or whatever it is and the color of the, what do you call it?”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“The frame and the color of the glass, the tint and things like that. So they're all supposed to have specifications on file with the town.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“Listen, I think any existing property which wants to upgrade should have the waiver.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“Whether it's a single family home or a condo that's, you know.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
- Play at 2:28:27
“When you come back in November, let us know whether it sunsetted or whether it just continued.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“I think one reason you said that you're doing a one-year contract is because we don't know what's going on with the Amendment 3. And so we don't want a longer-term contract at this point because we don't know what's going to happen with it.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“CHRIS JERRAM, JR.: MPAS? CHRIS JERRAM, JR.: Well, I mean, one of the things, when we were talking about the budget issue, and how that would affect the budget if we did it. The concern was, or it's not a concern, but I mean, it was appropriate to have a discussion with the two unions before imposing that type of change upon them without going through negotiation. This contract was Our current contract right expired September 30, 2026. So we're not in contract right now. And I think it's important to have a contract. And I think it's good that we're limiting it to one year. And during that…”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“I don't know. I'd leave that to the chief. I mean, I think that anybody who is working without a contract would like to have a contract. And there are certain other provisions in this contract that were bargained for during those negotiations. I think it's always better to have a contract than not to have a contract. But that's up to the council. If you don't want to do it, then vote against it.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“But that's one of the reasons why this was only for a year, besides the tax issue, besides Amendment 3. Because I mean, I guess you could put this off. I mean, you could spend a couple of months, or however long it takes, I'm not saying it's months, discussing the pension issue and put it off. ratifying this contract. I mean, that's up to the council.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“have gone into effect for this budget year.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“There's no way you can do a three-year deal without knowing what happens with Amendment 3.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“If Amendment 3 passes, then that goes into effect in 2027 budget year, not now. So by the time it goes into effect, this is almost over.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“When did we have that meeting with Chuck?”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“Well, no, you need to do a closed session before November. You need to have the actuarial information and have a closed session with us in advance of November 16th, but also giving you time then to talk to the union again.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026
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“And let's make sure that whatever explanation you get, in other words, pensions for dummies, please make it very easy for all of us to understand what the implications or consequences of changing that provision. Because it's not a simple matter.”
Town Council · Oct 14, 2026