Remarks by Toni Carter
48 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
- Play at 1:02:29
“I don't think they're coming in. I think they're coming through is what I'm hearing. T-38s and T-1s.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Okay. So, The other question that I have for you is the, we heard some last week in budget that the airport closes. And I think I've understood that to be, it closes in the evening, right?”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“So we've got aircraft landing without anybody in the tower, as an example, and they just take off again.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Right. So do we track that? I mean, is there a methodology that we keep track of tail numbers coming in and out of new brownfuls?”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Okay, so is there any kind of surveillance equipment that's at the airport running the loop within 24 hours that we? No ma'am. There's not? No ma'am. So would we know if, I mean obviously a drug trafficker's not gonna have his transponder on. Pardon? A drug trafficker is likely not gonna have their transponder on, right?”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Okay. I personally am concerned. I don't live over there, but I am concerned for the folks that do. I hear or I read a lot of times that people are hearing the air traffic at night. I don't know how serious it is, but obviously we have neighborhoods that are in close proximity of that airport. So I do want to make sure that as we talk about increased activity and increased this and increased that and your business is booming and all of that kind of stuff, that's all great. But I wanna make sure that we're looking at all safety items that council is aware that you could be potentially needing,…”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Are there any items that you would consider must-haves that you don't have? Well, I guess that's probably a bad question right in front of your boss.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Let me see what kind of pixie dust I have.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Well, when the US Air Force is calling, I'm going to respond to that, right? So I will work to coordinate that with Jeff, and I'm sure he'll work to coordinate that with you. I mean, all the minds that are the proper minds need to negotiate that, but I'm happy to broker that kind of deal.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Okay. From my perspective, I'd like to hear about the status of the communications getting corrected or getting fixed, whatever it is we call it. So if you could, Jeff, give us an update or Robert, like monthly.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Until it's done would be my request off of this. And then I'll yield to the rest of council for any questions.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Well, thank you. I don't think any of us question your credentials at all. We appreciate it. Anybody else?”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“All I have left is I do want to thank you for coming in and answering our questions. This is just an item that I consider a high liability potential, right? We don't want anything to happen, but I do want to hear more about are high risk areas, right? An aircraft coming out of the sky is a pretty bad thing to happen when you've got all the population that we do. A collision would be a nightmare. So I'll do what I can to help you with Randolph and these folks at higher levels and we'll get your radar.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“They seem pretty confident, so I'm gonna do what I can to facilitate, but I'll look forward to the updates on the comms, because I am worried about that. I mean, obviously aircraft that are having trouble communicating to the ground is a problem.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Sure. And we'll just look for those. Like monthly, I think, is plenty to just put in writing or your report or however you want to handle that, just so we see it. I don't want to lose sight of it. It's something that's out of sight, out of mind. We have an expert on the ground to handle it.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“It never is out of sight, out of mind for you, and we know that. But also with the growth, maybe you all can throw in some kind of presentation somewhere in the year to articulate what that is, what that looks like, how it impacts what we need to see from a strategic perspective as council. Because those are big expense items, runways and all that kind of stuff.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“All right, very good. I hear George Strait had a plane that was landing out there. And it was.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Right. I like that. He's fast on his feet. Thank you very much for coming in.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“I just want to encourage that we not Elongate this by a lot of talk and get moving before additional requirements are put into place by either the state or federal levels. So we need to move. I think everybody is supporting the action. And it sounds like our council has the way to get there.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“I do. You are putting this under competitive sealed proposal. Why? Why?”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“I personally am opposed to the cheapest bid or the lowest bid. I want the best construction solution. And I think we have some examples in the city of not getting the best construction solution. So I would request that that be changed to full and open competition.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“But I don't like the fact, is that taking the lowest bid?”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Okay, so it includes the methodology and all of that. Okay.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026