Remarks by Steven Herzberg
31 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“I think it's a good idea. First, we all got the emails, I agree with your recollection, the vast majority were in opposition, so I think you should just add the emails to the minutes. That's a public record anyway, and then it'll be clear on the record who opposed or didn't.”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. First, thank you for coming. It's important that residents participate. It's nice to see people come and speak. I will tell you that right now, the way the project is, whether with or without off ramps, I was told that GMX would want to answer today, however, And I'm not going to vote for a project without the numbers, right? That's my problem. The numbers we have right now, I don't like the project. I don't think it provides enough mitigation. I don't think it solves the real problems like 154th and 826. one of the numbers is a 12 second and a 15 second a.m. and p.m.…”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. A few questions. You mentioned the vibration monitors and things like that. How is that done? Is that done on site? Do you provide vibration monitors to the homes nearby? What precautions are taken? Because that's something I know that's interesting.”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Right, now I'll ask somebody else, but you just don't know if they install them only at the project and certain geographical location away from the project?”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay. And again, this is a big concern of mine on what this motion is. I don't know if you have the answer to that. the direction I'm okay with giving is that you look at the project, determine, take rid of Rempe, because I think that's off the table for us, I believe it is, and come back to us, and then we can see the figures. Do you have any idea how long that would take to provide different traffic data on that?”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“And do you believe that, or is it common for projects of this scale to move forward with, for example, a 4% to 6% savings, or from an F to an E, or do projects typically proceed with those type of numbers?”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. So one thing I wanna talk about just on this, and you'll hear about it from next month, is the timeline for implementation, ASAP. Two reasons why. One, I think we gotta make sure to give the manager an idea. And two, this is a good idea regardless, but obviously there's no guarantee that the Gratney project moves forward, whether GMX comes back to us or even we vote for it. I was really being really serious about that. It's difficult for me to vote for the project. That's why, I just wanna make sure that we're using resources correctly. Regardless, there's a speed issue on…”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Agreed. You'll hear from me next month about, on that issue. Okay. Thank you, Councilman.”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you, Vice Mayor. And you just said Main Street, so it reminded me, I got a phone call from a resident about Main Street. I think it might have been on Thursday, but it was during summertime. They said there's just a lot of teenagers out there past 8 p.m., 10 p.m. Obviously, that's a private property rule. I think the curfew is 11 p.m., right, on weekdays.”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Well, private property is private property.”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay, perfect. Just want to get some details on that. Thank you. You're welcome.”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yes, thank you. Let me clear up so I make sure on the same page maintenance there usually isn't there isn't a warranty on the maintenance right we're just preparing or we're getting a contractor to make actual repairs that they would then warrant for a year.”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“So then we request for them to replace it was not if it's a truck fell on it that it's something that right so so the the actual areas of the canal bank that are repaired replaced repaired Those would be under a year warranty. And of course, it depends on how it's used. And the funding for the maintenance comes from stormwater, right?”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay, perfect. So you got a year to look at them, right? To make sure they're doing a good job. Got it. Thank you.”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“If I may so I the numbers were there I remember one numbers like 700,000 another one of hers about a 100,000 years of like that that was your estimate that those are all in approach the 700 was all in.”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“like priority. This is what needs to be prepared first and here's your 100,000 and for all I know you might run out of the money in the first 3 months could based off that they saw the can we do it in sections will say we only have enough to do the first 30 feet will do the first 30 feet so right now we don't even have this item budgeted we would be in this fiscal year right but in stormwater, yes, out of stormwater okay, I got there so.”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“No, it's not $2.00, $170.00, it looks like.”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“So, I mean, the specific time is always because when I'm driving at 9, 10 o'clock at night, it just makes no sense. Obviously... In the morning, we hear from residents a lot. I thankfully avoid that area in the morning. But I think last, on the Saturday at 10.30 at night, I get off, I get a red light, it goes to green, then it's red again. It makes zero sense. I mean, in my opinion, there's been absolutely, a monkey is deciding the timing change because nothing makes sense. And I feel like it's different every single day. I know it's not, but it just, it doesn't make any sense. And I would…”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Councilman Herzberg. So I don't even like option one. I don't like the look of it. And I really don't think how much we're gonna use it. I'm all for option four. I think it is a little overpriced. I think we would get a decent quality TV, which should cost between $1,500 each, 18, maybe 2,000. Option four is a conservative number. I agree with you, it's definitely not what I would expect the town to spend on it. But I understand why sometimes you wanna put conservative numbers. But I honestly don't like having, I like having, in God we trust, a seal and nothing else. I don't want to put TVs…”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah, I'll amend. I would amend the motion to then go with, instead of option one, option four, I don't believe we need any dais visibility. We all have our own computers and iPads and then we go with the podium visibility. So option four for chamber display and option one for summary for podium display. I'll second that.”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“We already approved the concept that just the minimum standard for employee renewal reviews. The town manager's already implementing his own standard, which meets this ordinance once it's passed, so I move that we pass the ordinance.”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay, here we go, fun. Everyone loves fees, right? Listen, I don't like bringing this up. I don't take pleasure in saying let's charge a fee, but it's the fiscal reality we may be in come November. I've had discussions with the town manager. I mean, there is an argument to just do this regardless. My position is we implement this if Amendment 3 passes because that is the consequence, and I've been telling people that. When people talk to me, I said, listen, there's positives and negatives of Amendment 3. It's up to the voters. They can decide. This is going to be one of the consequences of…”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“No, honestly, the motion is for staff to come back with an ordinance. Regardless, we can decide. Well, I mean, we can decide. If the will of the council is to just push it through October, like we'll vote second reading October, then we don't know the results of the map. Hold on.”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Right, but to clarity, that is my personal take is on Amendment 3. If the will of the council or someone can convince me that we're ready to just do it regardless, which honestly is not a terrible idea based off our budget, that's something we can discuss in second reading, honestly.”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“If I mean they're absolutely going to the biggest question I have and I think staff should have is what's the percentage. What's the tax percentage of their will come back with first or maybe that can tell you what their position.”
Town Council · Aug 18, 2026