Remarks by Scott Safford
139 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 6
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“I'll make a motion that we adopt the 1.0655 millage rate for fiscal year 27.”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“As far as the budget, I'm good with the budget as it was presented. As far as I'd like to talk about the fees in the next one.”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“mount house uh things we're not going to be oh yeah well i think it's two different things i think yeah i understand but it just no you're right did you you're right maybe scott you you're on the tdc maybe you can help i can find out tomorrow i'm going to be with pamela and i'm going to be with the entire tdc crew um i it was my understanding i'm I'm not going to answer that question until I know the for sure answer, but I'll find out.”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“I've got some suppositions, but let me find out.”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“I don't want to be misquoted. I 100% do not know, but I will find out.”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“Mr. Mayor, I propose we approve resolution 26 dash one 82, uh, for a proposed budget for fiscal year 26, 27 commencing October 1st, 26, and set the second and final budget adoption public hearing for Wednesday, September 23rd at 20, 20, 26 at 5 0 1 PM.”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“And I'm a soul man too, but I'm an aye. Councilor Link?”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“I see your point on the surge model. wavering between $6 and $7. That's probably the only one I'm kind of struggling with. Like you said, when we went from 3 to 5, we thought the world was going to end. I'd like to just get some more information from our residents and from our businesses in the area just to make to make a decision that makes sense for us and for everyone, especially in the Times Square area. The one thing that a million dollars will go a long way, an extra million dollars in revenue will go a long way for building our reserves, paying off our bridge loan, doing some other…”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“Yeah, just to add to that, I think I've gotten the most pushback the last week or so are from the people that visit our island regularly. and it's usually the guys just over the bridge, the guys live up by, you know, off Winkler. People that used to live here, they love to come down here. So I think that non-resident pass will alleviate a lot of that pain that's the extra dollar or two dollars.”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“Yeah, go ahead. I have one other question, if you will. We haven't addressed the mooring field. Obviously, the goal of that operation is to break even, and Um, I would like the, I it's too, too late, or we just had too short a time to change fee schedules there, but I would really like the Anchorage advisory committee to look at the morning field and run, run that morning field. Like, like a business. Um, it's, it's crazy that we're charging the same exact rate right now as, as we do in March, there there's gotta be some dynamic pricing tools available. There's got to be other mooring fields…”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“That's good. We're closing the gap, but I really think that we should take a look at some revenue management tools to maximize revenue. Revenue. Yes, sir.”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“He's protecting himself from mosquitoes. What are you talking about?”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“Since the last meeting, I have not met with anyone, but I've received the same emails that Council Member Link received.”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“I thought 212 stuck in my head, but I... It was probably less because there was a... You weren't counting those tennis courts that you sometimes used, is that correct?”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“Okay, so the number you gave was phase one, the 160- What I gave today or what? No, what you just quoted, Dan, was phase one. Did you also ask him what parking will be in phase two? Yeah, so I can reiterate that. Okay, please.”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“with 12 deviations to allow for a 60-unit hotel and 2,500 square feet of commercial retail space and 51 parking spaces, providing for other clarifications as necessary, providing for conflicts of law, scrivener's errors, severability, and providing for an effective date. We've got Jason Green. has been qualified as an expert already by this town council based on his education experience and has accepted as it has been accepted as an expert in the field of land use planning and development in town of Fort Myers beach. Are there any other individuals who would like to be qualified as expert…”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“Okay. Councilman King? Same. And I'm the same as well.”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“Have you seen a copy of the agenda backup materials from staff?”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“Councilman? Nothing currently. Nor do I. Thank you. Can we have the applicant, please? Megan?”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“Anything else? Okay, I have a couple questions for you, Pat. With regard to the retail space, what is planned there?”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“SO THERE'S NO RESTAURANT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN THIS BUILDING?”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“word that there was, I just want to re, have you reiterate that there is, there's not.”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026
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“Okay. Let's see, my, my third question was, we had, I had spoken to you about this last time, want to make sure, reiterate that that parking on Primo is, is used. That's very, those are the very last four spots you're going to use.”
Town Council · Sep 9, 2026