Remarks by Shannon G. Hardin
91 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 4
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“Thank you. Thank you. The next and final committee to come before council is the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by Councilman Remy. Councilman, the floor is yours. Thank you very much.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Thank you, Council President. That is all I have this evening. Thank you, Mr. Chair. There actually is one more piece of legislation in Rules and Reference Committee. I think that is, I chair that committee, but I think that I'm going to pass it over to Council Member Ross.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chairman. Seeing no further business to come for council, is there a motion to adjourn? Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Meeting is adjourned. We have two non-agenda...”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Are there any additions or corrections to the journal? Hearing none, the journal is approved. We'll now go to the zoning committee. Council Member Dorrance chairs that committee and all members serve. I want to council member, the floor is yours.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Passed. And, Council President, all we have tonight is zoning agenda. There's no further business to come for the zoning committee. Is there a motion to adjourn? Second. Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Meeting is adjourned. Have a good evening, everyone.”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“No, thank you, Chair Ross. I think where I would pick up is that, and thank you again to the administration, and thank you for the community that is here, both the housing advocates, but those who live in housing, which is all of us, are those who advocate for folks who need housing. So thank you all for being here and being part of this conversation. As Chair Ross indicated, the $500 million bond approval that the voters gave to us represents trust, 500 million points of trust, and that trust comes with a responsibility to make sure that these funds are invested carefully, that they're…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you to the department for the presentation today. And thank you for the report that you presented to our offices earlier this month. Can we start at the bond questions? For folks who When we say that the citizens of Columbus gave us $500 million to invest in affordable housing, what they said is that we could take out a loan for $500 million and that they would back it if it would ever fall through if we were not able to pay it back with the money that we set aside. So what I am trying to understand, and for clarity for the public, for projects that are in…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Director, and this is probably for Director Prosser. My last question for right now is just around the transparency portal that council worked with the administration by code to set up. Just the timing on when that will be. It's the online transparency portal that we worked with you to get set up.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“No, I just think the larger point specifically to even the $57 million that Director Stevens spoke of that is in the capital or in the bond sale that is before council now is What is becoming clear to me is we're going to have to have another public hearing on this once we figure out what the true capacity is so that we can, because right now we're talking about nebulous projects and nebulous, like we're talking, because I don't believe that there is nearly, I don't, I think that we should see what we're actually talking about and what's before us, what projects, so we can be very specific…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“I was not insinuating that you were hiding something. I was insinuating that until we even know what we are going to let out for sale, then we don't know what projects we are talking about. Thus, we can't say how we're scoring against another to prioritizing. That's it.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“And I would just say that I think that one of the hopes that I would have maybe as an individual council member is that the innovation fund that is set aside for bond dollars would explore ways to create like a revolving loan fund because we do believe in reinvestment and we do think that the residents deserve to get paid back for their investment in these projects, and by paid back, I mean more housing built, and so certainly not, we are looking into those, I would say that.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Well, one, congratulations on your first hearing on a difficult but very important topic. I, too, want to join you in thanking the department. What was very clear today is the department has worked a great understanding of the scope of the problem, the magnitude, and has ideas on how to move it forward. What I will continue to, I'm trying to be very clear about what my goal is, is to encourage and work with the administration around transparency on how we operate these programs. And especially as we have limited resources going forward, how we make the decisions about how we deploy when we…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“I will now come to order. Please stand for the playing of the national anthem.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. This evening, Council is grateful to have Pastor Joseph Stanley here from the Greater Mount Calvary Baptist Church to pray with us again. Pastor, welcome back to Council.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Amen. Thank you, Pastor. Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Can I get a motion to spend for the reading of the journal? Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Are there any additional corrections or additions to the journal? Hearing none, the journal is approved. This week's communications received by the city clerk's office are listed on the agenda and will be published in the bulletin. Are there any other communications to be read into the records?”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Clerk. We'll go around. Oh, sorry. Are there any additions or corrections to the agenda? Hearing none, the agenda is approved. Are there any, we'll go around the dais for any resolutions or comments from my colleagues. I'll start with Councilman Bankston.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Ariel's leaving us. Jeezy Pete. No, we'll see you out there at the King Garth Complex. We're very, very proud of you. Congratulations. Council Member Green. Council Member Remy. Council Member Ross.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Will the clerk now read into the records ordinance numbers of 30 legislation on tonight's agenda for first reading?”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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City Council · Sep 14, 2026