Remarks by Stephen Gray
131 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 6
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“And thank you for that challenge. We had what was called the bucket plan. Some people don't like it. We had a commitment to funding things on a pay-as-you-go basis. And then we turned a blind eye to that and we rolled up our sleeves and said, Yahoo, tax rollbacks. Really, the idea is how you can try and true up our funding needs in a way that's as most financially astute as possible. And to your point, I brought it up twice before. We could have gone project by project and issued a bond, and we could have done that without going to the voters. So there were other avenues. But you're right,…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Go to 1030 just for insurance. I'm sorry? Go to 1030 for insurance.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“I have a request for the agenda. Yes. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Suggested request for the agenda. Item ID 265772 has some corrections that need to be made before we continue with the approval of the agenda or a vote on this item. I checked on the website. Which one are we, 850? Give me the... ID 26-5772. Okay. Further explanation, if you'll bear with me. I checked on the website for the planning board minutes for the meeting of 7-23-26, where the conditional use permit was approved. The minutes aren't available. I'm not sure why. I was at the meeting, but I only have the agenda…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“This is fine. Thank you for that. I appreciate the guidance from our attorneys.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“I'll make a motion as presented. I'll second it.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“No, that's D. D is the boardwalk. Yeah, that's the club.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“The daily spikes, when do those become a concern?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Could one of our facilities go offline? Could we manage if one of them was offline?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“My last question. Is there anything I should or the community should be worried about?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Councillor Gray, you are up. Two quickies. Thank you for your wonderful report. You mentioned the FDEP additional water quality testing on Marco Island. Is there any more meat on that topic that you could share? Amount, locations, anything that is relevant?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Thank you. Last question. Collier County Schools, a wonderful letter by the city council requesting some reimbursement. Did you get any response or reaction from them on our request for some compensation?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING ME. I WAS AT THE NIMH. I'VE BEEN TO THE PLANNING MEETINGS. I've had very, very limited conversations with management at Rosemarine as well as council. I have talked to a great number of people in our community about this topic. And I have fueled my jet ski at the pumps at Rosemarine.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Councillor Gray. Thank you. I started earlier this evening talking about that off-site parking. You referenced, I couldn't find the approval. You're assured that that off-site parking approval was done in 2014?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Okay, so that was formally approved. I apologize for distracting you. That's correct. I'm going to cite Councillor... I'm looking at the minutes from September 23, 2024, and the minutes from that council meeting, he raised questions about the legality of operating public transportation buses in all zoning districts, and this is a feeder road. Can you speak to our land development code and the legality of buses on this roadway?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“So tell me when I'm allowed to ask that question.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Councilor Gray. Clarification on the variances. The basis for them, is there a hardship? And do you think these variances create a hardship for the community around this site?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Did the 2014 site development plan require any variances?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“I don't know what was in place. I was just trying to understand.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“My question is, I don't know that it's permitted under a land development code under a connector road. Is it, whether it's private or public? I'm trying to understand because of the wear and tear on this stretch of roadway.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“I'm not sure about these following questions. I'll try to make it very efficient. Councillor Champaign made some interesting points about the complexity in trying to get my head around the decision I'm trying to make and if I have all the relevant information. Am I permitted to understand whether there's been a comprehensive transportation analysis, an emergency access analysis, a parking staging overflow and turnaround plan, emergency evacuation plan, and clarity on the environmental impact? Those are just some of the things that, to me, are relevant to trying to understand the totality of…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Counselor Gray, one more, and then I'm going to talk about public policy. A clarification with Dan, really. It was just following up on your question. comment, Mr. Chairman. Staff recommends this. Planning board went there. That was a key part of this conversation. Are there times that staff does not recommend something and the planning board does approve it? Correct. Yeah. Okay. So I'm just trying to identify that that's not a be all and end all. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“I'm just searching for a little clarity. Some of our voters will be happy to know I've got a headache. This is very complex. It's very important. I'm trying to figure out how. So my vote, if I understand this correctly, is going to go variance by variance. So I could be inclined to support one of the requests and decline another, which would have Some impact on the totality.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“And then we'll work through this with the next two.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026