Remarks by Suzy Lord
25 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Can arrange that for me, that would be great. I'd like to have a better understanding of those 162 pages and he has a way of walking me through that. And I also wanted to point out, just take this moment to say, I remember clearly at I think it was our last open mic night that our town manager stood there on the microphone and said, as soon as we have money to build Legacy Park, as soon as we have the money to build the house, we are going to start investing the other money that we have. So I want to point out that transparency. You said we were going to do it, and here we are doing it. So I…”
Town Council · Jul 15, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Town Council · Jul 15, 2026
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“Hi, good evening. Thank you for coming before us with this. When was the pergola built?”
Town Council · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. And did you know that these setbacks were, so you didn't, I did not know the setbacks were required. And you had someone install this and they didn't check on the setbacks for you?”
Town Council · Jul 15, 2026
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“Right. I recognize that. And I appreciate that.”
Town Council · Jul 15, 2026
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“Who says that water runoff is in compliance? It runs into my property. Who says that? You or an engineer?”
Town Council · Jul 15, 2026
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“No. Right. All right. So here's my problem with this. And I'm not trying to beat you up on this, but I'm a military brat. We believe in rules. We believe in laws. Without them, we have anarchy. And I know that you feel like this pergola meets code, but it clearly doesn't, right? That's why I'm here to legalize it. I understand that, right? But... In the flood zone that you're in, one of our biggest concerns in Cutler Bay is flooding and water runoff and you're in a high flood zone area. We have a family in town that we have all dealt with on this council who feels like their neighbor's water…”
Town Council · Jul 15, 2026
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“final owner of this home. Correct. Yes. But that may not be the cause. And then, you know, we're establishing a precedent here by potentially ignoring the very rules that this town has established to protect neighbors like yours. So your ask really undermines the integrities of our rules. And I understand your need for it. And I really hope that you can come to some sort of um arrangement in your backyard so you can get fresh air without getting direct sun i am a survivor of skin cancer i understand that okay so i'm i'm just not agreeable to it so i have pictures and permits of different…”
Town Council · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. Maybe I missed it. When you were going through the parks and rec projects for next year, I didn't see a project for the Saga Bay Playground. Are we not going through with that?”
Town Council · Jun 17, 2026
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“And it would still be an inclusive park.”
Town Council · Jun 17, 2026
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“I just wanted to add on to what Ralph was saying. I saw that they opened the registration for the FLC's conference at the Diplomat, which is mid-August. I've already registered. It's right in the middle of our budget talks, right? And it will be the hot topic. So I think it would be prudent for as many of us who can make it. I'm taking time off of work to go, but I think it's a wealth of information for us and let's use the league and the information they can offer and try and attend that if we could. I think it's gonna be really important this year.”
Town Council · Jun 17, 2026
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“I have a comment. I think this is a great idea. In my very first Florida League of Cities event after I was first elected, I met a husband and wife who were both sitting on a council and I was intrigued how they”
Town Council · Jun 17, 2026
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“And I've actually disclosed this before, but we've had the developer present to the Age-Friendly Community Committee on two separate occasions in 2022 and 2026.”
Town Council · Jun 17, 2026
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“then one other if i may i'm sorry uh the linear part so the hours being extended publicly to 9 30 then that will require lighting to be installed absolutely thank you councilman lord thank you mr mayor um i'm gonna piggyback on what he just asked about the lighting i have concerns that the lighting might spill into the residents the residencies do we have like assurances that that won't happen”
Town Council · Jun 17, 2026
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“what this could have looked like if you guys didn't live local and and i really appreciate this so these we i have two of these these are from it looks like a prison to me and i'm just not comfortable with that and i'm glad we're not doing that I had a great deal of phone calls, one of which was from our former Mayor, Peggy Bell, with many, many, many concerns about this project. Now, like I said in the beginning of this, we were presented at the Age-Friendly Community Committee twice on this project. It was well received both times. It was better received the second time that we're doing…”
Town Council · Jun 17, 2026
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“I also want to shout out that this linear park is at the sole cost of you guys. This is a gift. I look at it as a gift. And the maintenance. Yeah, and the maintenance and the security, the cost of the lighting, right? All of that, the landscaping, the park furniture, it's all here in the Covenant. I personally feel like that's a gift. This is a win in the situation. And it's not just for Lakes by the Bay, it's for all the residents of Cutler Bay. So if we can add more parks, I'm all for that. As a former member of our Parks and Rec Committee, I'm like, let's do that. I also wanted to point…”
Town Council · Jun 17, 2026
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“Thank you, Vice Mayor. We have with us tonight some of our age-friendly community committee members. I will call them up to the podium in a moment so they can give a brief synopsis of the work that we do. I had the privilege of acquiring this committee when I was first elected to office six years ago. This is a very hardworking committee who is quite influential in the town. and in the state of Florida, recognized by AARP for the work they do. They work tirelessly for the entire community, not just for the elderly. The impact of this this committee I see it firsthand. It helps combat ageism.…”
Town Council · May 20, 2026
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“Thank you all. And if I may quickly just say, all three of you said we're just an advisory board.”
Town Council · May 20, 2026
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“You guys are very integral to the work that we do as a town for all ages of residents. And also highlight what Abhi just said, that the town has been recognized by the World Health Organization by being one of the friendliest towns for all ages, and that is significant. That is very significant. And that's because of you guys and your work. I also want to point out that right now we're working on modifying our master plan. These meetings are open to the public. You guys are welcome to come in and add to these ideas that we have a wall of ideas that we're writing down. And I welcome anybody…”
Town Council · May 20, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. First, I want to thank the staff and our town manager. You clearly listened to us and the 50 plus residents who were in front of Parks and Rec. We were asking for alternatives. And I think that the fact that you guys have worked so hard at getting so many alternatives for us is really wonderful. And I thank you very much for that. I'm having a hard time. $50,000 on a plan if our legacy park pool is going to be open four months after any supposed repairs to the Cutleridge Park pool. $50,000 is a lot of money. I don't spend that easily. I will say I think it is a better use of…”
Town Council · Apr 15, 2026
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“It does. Thank you. And the same with Emma's timeline, then I presume that has been vetted through the construction group.”
Town Council · Apr 15, 2026
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“All right, so I have one more ask, but before I have that, I want to reiterate that when we started realizing we were going to have to close the pool because we were spending close to $40,000 a month just in water leaking out of it, I did meet with 27 of our residents. I went to homes. I had numerous phone calls. And my position initially was let's try and save this pool. But after my tour with Terry Glenn, to me, it doesn't make sense for us to save a pool that we're going to have a shiny new toy four months later. In these meetings, though, I sensed a great deal of distrust from our…”
Town Council · Apr 15, 2026
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“Thank you. I have four pages of notes here, and I'm going to not go through all of them, just for your benefit. I do have some comments, though, that I think need to be shared. One of them is Ralph Casals, it was within his discretion to close the pool. And at the time that he decided to close the pool, We that month spent another $36,000 on a water leak and I know that the ideas we should have been fixing the pool up to that point. But I can tell you that if we are continuing to hemorrhage $40,000 a month and water leaks. I would venture to say Ralph Casal's job might have been in jeopardy…”
Town Council · Mar 18, 2026
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“Thank you. Emma, as always, thank you for the report. When I was sitting in the Everglades Coalition Conference and I started worrying about the cost of LEED, which is why I asked for us to have a breakdown of those costs, nowhere in my mind that I think it could be up where upwards of $4 million. So I really appreciate now that we have options and we're not tied into the two to $4 million bracket. So thank you very much for putting my mind at rest. And also, I'm sorry that all our pool people have already left and didn't just hear that that that comment about the pool. And we have one left…”
Town Council · Mar 18, 2026
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“I do. I'm sorry that it's later in the meeting. We were kind of taken out of order. I have an addendum to a line item in my council member report. I did report that I attended the auditor selection committee meeting on March 5th. I now chair that committee. I wanted to give you guys an update. But first, I want to thank Ralph Casals and Robert Daddario, our financial director, for being in that meeting. I have a special thank you to the other two committee members who are Desmond Chin, the financial director for the Village of Palmetto Bay, and Alfredo Riverall, who's the chief financial…”
Town Council · Mar 18, 2026