Remarks by Tamara Becker
102 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 5
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“Thanks for coming tonight and updating. And thank you, Melinda, for asking the question on the water pipe that was also on my list of questions. We have that out of the way. I think mine are a little bit easier now.”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“You're welcome. You mentioned in your presentation that with the grant that they would also review, I wrote it down, hopefully I wrote it correctly, the program overall?”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Yeah, when you were discussing the consideration for the grant, that they would consider the grant. and the project.”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“So you knew where I was going with the question. So then continuing on that, so then none of those additional funds, if they were to come through, would apply to any pieces?”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“So some of the segments in our work that we'll discuss later tonight has to do with some areas in unincorporated Beaufort County that was originally part of the bigger project. Would it apply to those areas?”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, all right. Well, I told you my questions would be easier. These ladies took most of all of mine, so I'm good for now. Thank you for coming tonight. I appreciate it.”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you guys for your report. Appreciate it. Again, I guess sticking with the key theme here on short-term rentals. Where do you get your, reading the footnote, I see you get your information from key data. But you don't get the information directly from the various agencies on the island our property managers?”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“So you feel it's statistically significant. I'm just wondering, though, if a better source of information would be a simple phone call to the short-term rental property managers on the island, who I'm sure would be happy to fill in a quick survey for you. But that's just a recommendation of mine. The data would be, for me, a little bit more cleaner and specific and leave less questions in the end. You mentioned that the reduction that Councilman Brown was discussing was mostly related to the smaller units. Can you tell me about the reverse now that you see in October that there's an increase…”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“No, I have a question that I guess I'll ask later, but it has to do with why a petition couldn't be delivered.”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“We did not have a meeting this month. Thank you.”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Well, I always appreciate when there's a conversation. So thank you. And what this really in front of us is, is the collective of a lot of conversations over a lot of years with a lot of people involved who've brought their expertise to the table and I think delivered a good product. There's a couple of questions and there's a concern that I have. First of all, I'm thrilled to see that there is a specific pathway to protect the walkers over at Humane Society who volunteer. on a regular basis, so thank you for putting that in writing. I'd like it in blood, no, I'm only kidding. It's late and…”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I do recall talking about something like that, but I thought that the conversation pretty much ended in that it really wasn't a feasible project to”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“So that leads me to the question I have. So when we approve this master plan with things like that in it, what does that mean that the town council is committed itself to?”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Sometimes people approve something and it sits on a shelf and someone comes along and they think, oh, this is what I'm supposed to do. And they move forward. And then those who were questioning it at one point are long gone and can't place the argument on the table. So I hope you'll be here a long time.”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I understand that. What it overridingly says to me, however, is the other issue that I have, which is an environmental issue. that's a lot of environmental impact that I can't even begin to get comfortable with. And similarly, in honesty, because we don't have anything to scale, this is a beautiful picture, and I understand the concept and the movement of the traffic, but that flyover over Spanish Wells going out into the marsh, I'm super uncomfortable with. And it's below the green line, so... So it's not an immediate thing that we'll be looking at, but I just wanna make sure like Steve has…”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“No, not really. I'm just listening to everybody reaffirm what everybody else has said. And I just want to say, I agree.”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“You want to go now? I've heard that twice today or the last couple of days. Thank you. Thank you for that. I do have a question about how this impacts our stormwater agreements and how that process works. So if someone can explain that to me, I would appreciate it.”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I agree with that, Alex. I like the collaboration. I think that additional information would be helpful. I'm not opposed to the idea, but I'm really not understanding exactly the interactions.”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I'm sorry. Just a question. So the wetland mitigation can, Can you just tell me a little bit about what we're doing? Just with the wetland mitigation, are we buying space elsewhere? What are we doing in terms of where we're mitigating, what it's costing the town?”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, I just thought it was important for everyone to hear what that really means instead of just those of us who had the papers in front of us, so thank you for the explanation.”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Nope, that's fine, it's late, and I understand, it's just that folks wanna know.”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Well, just like in the other item where I felt it was important that for anyone who's watching or listening understands what we're doing, and granted it is all online, I did also have questions about the drone piece that I'm sure other people will have out there in the universe somewhere. So I'd like to ask those questions before we rush through this. I didn't, I apparently was presented at FNA at the end of the meeting, correct? Yesterday, but I left before the end of the meeting, and I apologize for not hearing it then, but I think others might be interested as well.”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Well, I guess I'll just jump in, you know, on the obvious that a drone and the concerns with flock cameras and it's all kind of interrelated and in people's concerns about surveillance, etc. So I'd love to know more about how this program is actually going to work, be monitored and tailored to just emergency situations.”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“So as those pieces come together later, do they come before town council's policy?”
Town Council · Sep 15, 2026