Remarks by Santiago Avila, Jr.
194 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 8 of 8
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“This is more of a just in case type of. Are you okay with that, Commissioner Caldwell, adding all data centers instead of specific ones?”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“So you want just specific or you're okay with doing a ban on all data centers?”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“I will accept that. OK. Commissioner Herriot, are you OK with that? Your time is yours now.”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“Commissioner Caldwell, would you like to do the second?”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“All right. Before Commissioner comments, is there any public comment? No. All right. Commissioner Howington.”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“Okay, thank you so much. All right, let's go ahead and call for the vote.”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“All right. And 9C, Commissioner Harriot, I'll go to you directly because this was your request.”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“You want to come to the podium while he's speaking?”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“I don't mean to stop you. Can we move on, so move on his request, and then we can add all that other stuff?”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“I'm not- What we're doing is we're stopping them from getting everything removed.”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“All right, is there a second? And then I'll move to questions. There's a second by Commissioner Howington. Is there any public comment? No public comment. All right, I'm gonna go to Vice Mayor first, and then I have a question, and then I'll go back to you.”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“You're good? All right, so I do have a question. Is this garden in front of her house or is it on the actual right-of-way? It's on the right-of-way. So the only reason I ask that is because you know there's a state statute, she is allowed to grow vegetables, regardless of what the city says, in front of their property, that that passed several years ago.”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“Okay, so it's the right-of-way. All right, can we make sure that this is a case-per-case, because the last thing, this is not on you, we don't want people to just start growing vegetables in our swales that are supposed to be making sure the stormwater is running through.”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“all right i just wanted to make sure that we are not giving the green light for people to start growing gardens in urswell's commissioner harriet did you want you're on the so there there's also um a second piece of this that is”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“Got it. I just want to make sure, and Zach can correct me if I'm wrong, there is a state law that allows them, aside from the right-of-way, that allows them to grow vegetables or fruits in front of their house. Yes.”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“I'm going to go ahead and call for the vote. Did you want to say something? Hold on.”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“So apples, oranges. Unless it's a watermelon. Watermelon, cantaloupes.”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“All right, Commissioner Nobby, do you want to say something? Because they called for the vote. All right, can we please vote?”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026
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“All right, motion passes and the meeting's adjourned.”
City Commission · Aug 24, 2026