Remarks by Shlomo Danzinger
381 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 16
- Play at 1:07:37
“So that was in the budget, which means it shouldn't be included in the 2.9, because in theory it's already budgeted for. That's under the tourist.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:08:22
“Yeah, so I think we can bring that. I mean, it's already in the budget, right? Let's bring that number down. We are not looking to do something permanent since we're already going to be addressing that whole corner. Can I ask Rudy, not to put you on the spot, did we get any pricing for the turf and the parks? Yeah, I guess just a rough estimate of what we're looking. What do we know? All right, so just how much are we paying now to get it done? Like 30?”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:09:01
“Yeah, so like two, three times a year we re-sod it. I know this town has asked for artificial turf in the park for years. I'd really like to put that in there finally. Is that something we can take from tourism or not? Because 96th Street Park, usually we're able to access that. Keep it off, it's fine.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:09:28
“Okay. So, I mean, it seems like we pay more at the outset of it. So I'll put that in there, I guess.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:10:01
“Yeah, we're 2.95. Street cleaning robot is going to be hopefully just carry over or an enhancement. Street sign improvements, we've got to get some. My point is, and that's why I'm going through this exercise, is we're over budget already as far as what we have in there.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:12:53
“All right, I'm looking. I found the proposal for the street signs back then. We've got 284 stop signs, 47 apiece for $13,300. Let me see if I can find the street polls for the corners. There is no price on this sheet. Let's see, F dot, that's the F dot stop signs. All right, we've got some pricing here. Sleeves are breakaway square posts, 4,800. Again, I wish we had more time to do this, but we're talking about, let's see if I can sum this up. 55, 10, 60, 90. We've got the full quote. The total cost of $224,818 was the assumption back then. So just as a reference, if we did street sign…”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:14:17
“Uh-huh, okay. Resurfacing. Yeah, resurfacing.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:14:27
“So as of now, we're what, 300,000 over budget?”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:15:18
“Well, to Commissioner Weingart's point, $80,000 for one video. Now you're talking about one a week.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:15:40
“Tennis center coverage is something we can look at for next year. That would already put it back in.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:15:48
“Yeah, good point. So I've got the urban planning for $400,000, street resurfacing. I didn't put a price in there. Tennis setting coverage we have for $250,000. Maybe we can reduce that down to what you said you had, like $160,000. I mean, I don't even think any of us would approve that amount.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:16:06
“It should because it's open. What? Yes, but it's for a facility that is open to tourism. I mean, we've built it, we've managed it with that, so in theory, yeah, let me move that over.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:16:19
“Okay, so yeah, we're 2.95. Something that's in there that, again, kayaks and paddle boards, you know, purchasing that, bringing that in-house, you're talking about 10,000, whatever, 20, it shouldn't be much to... Insignificant. Insignificant. Again, well, not parks and rent, I don't think we want to bring it from tourism. But if we were to bring something like that in-house, that's a nominal. I don't even have to put that in there.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:16:46
“Street lighting was 1.5 I put in there, but probably more. But at least for the next year. Street sign improvements, the 250, just as a number. Street end parks, 250. Or you want 300?”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:17:14
“Um, there was something, and again, it was $20,000, but that could probably come from the building fund, which is, it's a conversation I'm having still got to bring it to the commission and flush it out. But it's, uh, It's an AI company. You integrate it with your calling system. It'll read your website, your flyers, your data, and everything, and people can feel like they're talking to somebody and get a lot of information. It can help offset a lot of what the people do downstairs. If they want to know the status of a permit, if they want to know what's happening at the program on Sunday, if…”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:17:54
“Yeah, it integrates into our calling system.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:17:59
“Yeah. It goes through, again, every flyer we ever produce, our website, any system that we decide to hook into it. So it can read Tyler, it can integrate with Tyler and give people, I'm trying to think of the company name, but essentially enhance our customer service here in town without having to hire 10 more employees.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:18:28
“A lot of the cities are starting to incorporate that. Street cleaning robot left alone. Bathroom. Oh, tot lot bathroom. I put in $300,000 for. Okay. That's a self-cleaning, self-maintaining RFID password. Again, I've been on the parks board for a number of years. For decades, residents have been asking for this. And the pushback has always been, well, we don't have the maintenance staff. We're concerned about security, about outsiders using it, about opening up the park to people from all over that are going to start using the park from different cities. Whether it's a homeless issue,…”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:19:35
“Better mics? No. No better mics. Thanks.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:19:48
“Yeah, actually, so when I wiped out the, not wiped out, but balanced out the street cleaning robots, I guess we could put it against that, supposedly. So what's the...”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:20:28
“And then I've got synthetic turf at $200,000. So I wish I could print this immediately. You're happy to share it.”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:21:32
“Do you know the lifespan of the synthetic turf on average?”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:25:30
“As they like to say, this is not a job, but it is a job. I think in the last two days, God help me, and I appreciate the emails of support from what was at the end, Jewish Hate, but I think they sent me like 400 emails. I don't know where they put it on social media, but I mean, it completely blocks my mind. But that's just one. I get 1,000 emails a day. If I can look at it twice a week at this point, I am trying to separate out Last time I was in, I put in like 40 hours a week here, came home and worked till 2, 3 in the morning. I can't function that way. It's a family to balance, work…”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:26:49
“For sunshine issues, again, depending on what you're asking for, but you can create a whole other slew of issues. Every other city, depending on how they structure it, some are, you know, everybody will have a couple of people, some will have one. Some people have one person to help, you know, either the mayor and then one for the commissioners. And a lot of the cities have, you know, they'll have drivers and aides. I mean, this is the only city where we continue to look at, you know, and treat us with a certain level. And we should be treating ourselves with respect if we want people to do…”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026
- Play at 1:29:10
“That's fine. Again, we always just agree to disagree. And like I said, I have a different vision of the way the role is. I act differently than some of the others. That has resulted in appropriations. That has resulted in... Relationships that we haven't enjoyed before you know I don't have to tell you the colossal mess up that has happened with Indian Creek the loss of the town that happened when we lost the ability to upgrade our pumps and everything else that came in line with the deal that we made we are now working on joint. between all the cities, and that comes from outreach, and that…”
Town Commission · Aug 27, 2026