Remarks by Tim Davis
256 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 11
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“Okay, very good. Then with that, I will open the public hearing on both items four and five. If you wish to speak on items four and or five, please step to the podium and state your name for the record. Do we have anybody virtually tonight?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“So Joe, are you speaking on item four or five or both?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“So under 50 employees, they don't have to pay for benefits. Is that what they're doing?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“I'm in the health insurance business. Well over half of my clients have less than 50 employees. So we represent 60 or 70 local employers right here under 50 and they all have a full suite of benefits. Good for them. And yeah, that's it. And I'll, I bet a multi-billion dollar company will do the same.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Your opinion is noted. Thank you. You bet. Yes, ma'am.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“You wandered off the topic of the actual agenda items. The construction was fine, sidewalks.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“If you know that you want to speak on this, Adam, I'd appreciate if you'd queue up, if you could.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Last week, whenever we talked about this, I encouraged folks to go out.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Two weeks, whatever, Margie. Last time I saw you.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“I encouraged folks to go out on the Belcad and see what these properties paid two years ago versus what they'll be paying in tax now.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“So we're not abating current income. We're abating future income.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“It's the same ones that we discussed in public hearing last week. They've now been voted on a second time and approved two weeks ago. They're now being approved this week. They have been approved.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you. Who else? Anyone else from the audience? Is it on items four and five?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“No, just give him let's let's give him the opportunity one more time to stay on top.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Anyways, that's it. Thank you. Just as an interesting point, Texas is a great place as an individual to live because taxes are individual, taxes are low. Texas ranks 47th out of 50 among all the states regarding corporate taxation. So Texas is not at all a friendly state when it comes to corporate taxation. So whenever it's said that you could bring, there's plenty of other industries in plenty of other states that you could bring in to do business right here in Temple, simply not true. Okay, thank you. Yes, ma'am.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Here's something that's on topic. You are correct. The metadata center, the operating data center, was valued at $28 million. via Belcad. Belcad's industrial appraiser was called on the carpet about that, and I was in the meeting when that appraiser was fired. And then, no, that's not true. And then the tax appraisal district, along with the city of Temple, along with Bell County, worked with META to correct their appraisal. And that went up to what?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“So I know there were other communities that stopped their budgeting process because the valuation, they were expecting more income and based upon the valuations and all taxing entities worked very closely with META who worked with the taxing entities voluntarily worked hard to get corrected valuations to the tax appraisal district, and paid the additional tax. And we're volunteered to help, and we're happy to do it. And they did. They could have, if you'd like to speak, do public hearing. But they could have drugged their feet until everyone had to get their budgets done. They didn't do that.…”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“And after the updates, are we able to confirm what 1-1-26 was?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Tracy, while you're looking that up, why don't we move on to Margie? Sarah, we'll get back next.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“If I go buy a new suit for $1,000 and they instead put it on sale for $800, but all it cost them was $500, did they lose money?”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“Anybody else? Going once? Milton? Yeah, let's take him to the mic. We're coming to you. OK, I appreciate that.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026
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“We've already started making money. OK. Whenever they pay their 2026 tax bill and their 2025 tax bill.”
City Council · Sep 17, 2026