Remarks by Sandra C. Sistrunk
30 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“May we pray? Loving God, we pray for your grace and wisdom so that we may work for the common good. Keep us mindful of our work to serve our community. We also pray for voters in the upcoming election that they will choose to elect representatives who will use their offices to promote the well-being of all people.”
Board of Aldermen · Oct 20, 2026
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“I would like to remind everybody that they can be voting now absentee if they are 65 or older or have certain other statuses if they're going to be out of town that day for the November 3rd election. If you're going to plan to vote in person on November 3rd, Double check your voter status. Y'all vote with the Secretary of State's office. Double check where you go to vote. Have a plan for that day. And I appreciate everybody who takes time to go and participate in these elections.”
Board of Aldermen · Oct 20, 2026
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“Are there spaces in the hotel? I realize that it will be rare that the hotel is 100% occupied, and so there is some built-in cushion there with these numbers. But are there any spaces that would drive a requirement for additional parking, any meeting rooms or a restaurant or anything like that?”
Board of Aldermen · Oct 20, 2026
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“So nothing that would drive a need for additional spaces. Thank you.”
Board of Aldermen · Oct 20, 2026
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“Let us pray. Loving God, we give thanks for the opportunity to serve our community. Grant us the wisdom needed for our responsibilities and for the decisions and choices before us. Help us not to carry the burden of outcomes, but to focus on our best intentions. Amen.”
Board of Aldermen · Sep 15, 2026
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“I'd like to just say that the purpose of this ordinance is to try to ensure that rental properties are a safe living environment, a comfortable living environment for residents who've chosen to be here in Starkville. It's a multi-step process that a facility would go through before there's any intervention by the city, the very first first thing, if there is a determination that they might be a nuisance property, the very first thing they will receive is a warning and they will have an opportunity to enter into a corrective agreement as a result of that warning. The enforcement steps up a bit…”
Board of Aldermen · Sep 15, 2026
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“The things that were outlined in the ordinance, all the issues that were outlined in the ordinance.”
Board of Aldermen · Sep 15, 2026
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“I'd like to move approval of this. And what this does is it distributes the general fund monies that were approved during the budget process and then the other fund monies that were approved during the budget process.”
Board of Aldermen · Sep 15, 2026
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“I'm going to let him do this, but I'm going to say that while it does work out to a roughly 2% increase, in terms of what you will see on your bill, it looks a little different than just a 2%. For residential customers, there's a $2 a month increase and then something like one-tenth of a percent of utilization fees, so it's pennies, pennies on the dollar. For the average customer, I think it's about $2.05. $2.08. $2.08. So close. So that's the math of that. The commercial side is much more complicated in that they pay based on when they're using it, peak seasons, those sorts of things. And so…”
Board of Aldermen · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right. In that case, could I get a motion to approve the official agenda with the conceded items?”
Board of Aldermen · Sep 1, 2026
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“No, ma'am. Thank you. No, ma'am. Thank you.”
Board of Aldermen · Sep 1, 2026
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“I would like to move that we set the fiscal year 2027 tax millage at 34 mills.”
Board of Aldermen · Sep 1, 2026
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“Given that you knew that this was coming up and that you'd be here tonight and that this was something that was going to have to be torn down, there's no rehabbing it. I was curious, have you contacted anybody about tearing it down? And what sort of time frame did they give you in terms of how long it would take?”
Board of Aldermen · Sep 1, 2026
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“And I would just I would just like to say that knowing how life works. Anything from Thanksgiving to Christmas tends to be difficult to get work done. Would you consider moving that date? Could I ask Alderman Vaughn if he would consider a friendly amendment to make that December 1st as opposed to December 31st?”
Board of Aldermen · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yes, ma'am. If it falls to the city to clean this up, we will no doubt have to go through an RFP process and that sort of thing. Can we go ahead and authorize everything that needs to be done to request those proposals with this motion so that you're ready to do that on December 31st if it's still there? Well, I mean,”
Board of Aldermen · Sep 1, 2026
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“Let us pray. Loving God, we welcome your grace to sustain us through the challenges, hard moments, and stresses of our day. Grant us the inner strength we need for this day and grant us your wisdom for the decisions and choices before us. Amen.”
Board of Aldermen · Aug 18, 2026
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“I have just a couple of questions for Daniel. So there's no need to include the hours of operations because those are controlled by other ordinances. And so any event has to end before 10 o'clock. Yes. Okay. So that you say several times in the staff report that you cannot conclude. whether or not this should be approved. Is that sort of a hazy way of saying that you recommend we deny it or you just don't have enough information to make a decision one way or the other?”
Board of Aldermen · Aug 18, 2026
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“It's going to be hard. It's going to be hard.”
Board of Aldermen · Aug 18, 2026
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“So by our codes and our standards, there's sufficient parking.”
Board of Aldermen · Aug 18, 2026
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“Right. Okay. Okay. So you can absolutely suggest that we deny it, but just based on your observation, parking is going to be an issue.”
Board of Aldermen · Aug 18, 2026
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“So your traffic plan, it appears to be more a suggestion than a requirement?”
Board of Aldermen · Aug 18, 2026
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“And how do you ensure that they adhere to this?”
Board of Aldermen · Aug 18, 2026
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“And you will ask that they move that parking lot and move to our station?”
Board of Aldermen · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay. And will this be applicable to the other programming, the summer events that you talked about? Yes, ma'am. So even though those hours don't necessarily conflict with the grill, you're still going to just... keep people adjusting to the idea that they need to park elsewhere and walk in.”
Board of Aldermen · Aug 18, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Board of Aldermen · Aug 18, 2026