Remarks by Stephen A. Levin
15 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Same. Thanks so much to the troops, 24241 and 201A3. It's so great for you guys to be involved in the community like that. Really excited to see it. Thanks so much.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Unusual in that we went back to market and so forth.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“So first I want to thank you and applaud your team's effort for the diligence in sharpening the pencil and finding those changes. I know both Councilman Meyer and myself campaigned on reducing and saving and eliminating wherever possible. It seems like we're definitely getting better at grant writing, where we went from $9.6 million in active grants in 2026 from $17 million over the previous 12 years. So definitely getting better at that. I don't believe it's not an argument about millage not going down ever. I think it's a scary, scary, scary thing to think about millage going down now,…”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Costs go up. We look at consent agenda items for mulch and chlorine pellets for the pool and so forth. It's not frivolous spending to make sure that our beautiful village maintains itself as a beautiful village. And those costs go up, whether we see a consent agenda purchase for a 3% increase that's contracted or a 5% increase. Those costs are rising. And that drives the property values. People want to come here to freeload on our events because we put on fabulous events. I spoke with some folks at the unbelievable 9-11 memorial this year, and there are fewer of those across the county…”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“They've been asked to lower the budget, not the millage rate.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“We are 500 feet from Farmington Estates and 1600 feet from Oakmont Estates and the applicant is Increasing the foliage and the trees and the height of those to further Obscure the height variance.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“I'll second the motion. Okay. For discussion, go ahead.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“It's been a long day. I've said it a couple times. I've been so proud of the village and the staff and the infrastructure and how we've handled the six inches an hour plus of rainstorms during the last week and avoided flooding and having our water held in swales and roads and immediately pumped out, getting our water levels back to where they're supposed to be. been tremendous. Some of the neighboring communities have not been so fortunate. So kudos to the village. Proper planning breeds good preparation.”
Village Council · Sep 22, 2026
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Village Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“I'm just very grateful that you're here, your energy, your enthusiasm, the support of your family, the rest of the department. It's really terrific to see. You grew up here, and then you're back here serving. It's really tremendous.”
Village Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Again, thanks very much for your dedication and your service and the support of your family. If we could have your daughter wave again, that'd be terrific. Both of you. Both daughters. Both daughters.”
Village Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“So I would look to clarify what those additional revenue streams are, what they bring in as we're at first reading. And we've been through capital improvement plans, budget workshops, and so forth. Your department has been extremely diligent in committing to not replace these positions in sharpening your pencil on the pathways and roadways, millage, the maintenance for the parks, and so forth. in finding the savings as costs for everything are going up. The village is not exempt from rising costs. And managing those costs responsibly and adequately get us to a balanced budget while…”
Village Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“performance and recognition for the top cop and top firefighter. They just, as I'm watching them and listening to them and the accolades that are being lauded on them, it's a result of their solid effort and all the things that they've done. Lastly, I just wanted to wish for those that celebrate. Happy New Year. May you be inscribed for another year in the Book of Life.”
Village Council · Sep 8, 2026