Remarks by Vince C. Lago
518 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 13 of 21
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“No, that's the one that's the one down ponds I'm talking about the one next to the Greek restaurant Oh. The one across from Tintin Cafe, right next to Tintin Cafe. So there are parks right adjacent to that. Okay, moving on. For the good of the order, Madam Vice Mayor, let's start with you.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Do you have anything you'd like to rebuttal? Start the clock.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you. Two minutes and 35 seconds for the record.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“If I may, I don't want to interrupt you, but if I have a garden in my backyard and I lock the fence because I don't want anybody to come in, it's private property, right?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“100%. It's private property. I don't choose to make my property private. My property belongs to me. It belongs to me. So, you know, let's use some reasonable arguments. I understand. Please, will you please sit down? Please. Let's sit down. We're not going to do this today. We've done this before. We're not going to have outbursts from the gallery. We're going to do this professionally. That's why I've given everybody all the time they need. Everybody's had the time. We're going to do this professionally. But I also want to make sure we put factual statements on the record. Crystal Academy…”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Whether it's the developer, it's Crystal Academy, it's owned by someone. It's private property. They can do to protect their property, they can close the gate and they can say we want to protect the property to ensure the safety of not only the individuals that are inside the property, but those outside. Correct? So moving on, would you like to add anything else to the record? No, that's it. Thank you so much.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you so much Thank you very much, sir. All right, madam vice mayor the floor is yours.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Vice Mayor. Commissioner Castro?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Mr.. Mr.. Navarro, it's a brief question Piggyback off for Commissioner friends. I think just starting a little bit more clarity How large is the garden of our Lord how many square feet is it?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“And that's my next point. I mean, again, you're going to make a significant investment. And I have my asks that I'm going to ask you, which are not as complicated as this one, even though after reading the PZAB minutes, I kind of agree with PZAB. But let me ask you a question. Commissioners, finish what you're saying. Well, I guess I never got an answer.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner. My comments will be brief, but I want to touch on something that Commissioner Arlotto brought up, and I thought he spoke very eloquent, and I agree with most of his comments. The mark is a perfect example. It was an item that went before the PZAB, was stricken down unreasonably, and was later taken up by the county using the RTZ, and we ended up with a building, I want to be correct on the record, I think two floors taller than what was being proposed on the planning and zoning board. I know nobody wants to face that, but members of the Planning and Zoning Board,…”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“I know that it's going to cost money. I know it's going to cost money on the bottom line. I know it will. But I want you to think about it between first and second reading. And the second thing I'm going to ask you, being in construction, while we wait that up, it's beautiful that you give Crystal the opportunity to stay here in the city, 99 years rent-free. I think it was the area, can you open it up a little bit more?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“one adjacent to the park up there what's that what's that next to the park my eyesight is nothing that's the go to the left no no no the ramp but no but underneath that next to the park no no go here i just can't see my eyesight it's terrible right there that is is that the road is that”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Yeah. Okay, let's go down. That's going to stay that way. All right, what about here?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“And that's a pretty big significant area.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Currently, that's the way the covenant is drafted. Can you do me a favor? Can you include that in the deal? I know, obviously, we're talking about, it was $5,000, now it's going to be about $6,000 because, not $6,000, but it's going to go up now. Let's say it's $150 a foot. You know, I think it's important that, where is the school going to get the money to pay for that? They'd have to raise the funds, and I'd rather have them raise the funds For an endowment.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“And the third item that I have a request. Because the vice mayor already took care of traffic calming. She took care of the setbacks on Galeano. Which, by the way, that's where my grandfather lived. He lived on Galeano in a small little apartment. Abuelo Ying. I didn't know that. That's where he lived his whole life when he came to this great country. The final point is Excuse me. I apologize Okay crazy idea Just give it some thought.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Maybe we can find somebody generous in the community. Maybe the city can pitch in There's a photo that I saw that somebody put up that showed a two-story building across the street. It had a little sign on it. I pray it's a for sale sign and not a rent sign and that the building's not historic because then I'll have my dear friend Mariquit coming to me and tell me, we can't tear it down. Of course not because it's historic. And I agree. But that little building, can we find out if that building's for sale? I believe it may have been recently sold and we find out it was it was we were looking…”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“It was sold before somebody used that photo before, and I saw a little for sale sign. The building looked obviously over 50 years old. So I was wondering if potentially that building was...”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“I'd like to see through the manager if possible that we look for something similar to that in that vicinity. If you could have your team... and see what we could find. I think that could be something that potentially we could work on as a relocation for some of the Garden of Our Lord artifacts. Again, maybe it's a possibility. Maybe it's not. But in closing, before I know the Vice Mayor had some further comments, I'm ready to vote. I think after five years, The community has spoken. I think we've had a lot of individuals who have partaken in this beautiful democratic process that we're…”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026