Remarks by Vince C. Lago
518 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 21
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“No worries. Thank you very much. Great job, team. We'll move on now to time certain 1045, E14, and E19.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Second. I have just one comment on that front. Currently, this project is using a site down the street as a staging area. I wanted to find out that that staging area is owned by the city. Correct, that lot?”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Okay, just to find out, because I want to see obviously when the project is done, I want to Collaborate with the developer to make sure that we leave that site of course I think it's a it's a it's an empty site that we got about a block away from from ashore that we have on that same street.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Okay. Thank you very much. You have a motion to sign a public comment.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“MR. GARCIA-CERO? JUST FOR YOUR URGE TO CLEAR THE RECORD BECAUSE I GET DRAGGED INTO EVERYTHING. I DON'T KNOW WHY I WAS BEING DRAGGED INTO THE CONVERSATION. I GUESS IT'S ELECTION SEASON. The money didn't change here, right? The money didn't change. What happened was the scope increased. Correct.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Dramatically. And it was not caused by the developer or the city.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Yeah. So I know there's a constant effort here to confuse residents and to blame other people, especially as election season comes in a desperate fashion. the desperation that we see here right now. So I just want to put on the record because people in this community deserve better, especially people here who are not here to defend themselves when they're slandered by somebody else or people just plainly lie on the dais. I think it's more incompetence than actually lying, but Again, at the end of the day, you just can't say you're incompetent and then lie on the record. At the end of the day,…”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Perfect. Thank you very much. All right. We will go on now to 11 o'clock times certain. We're going to take a two-minute break. Two-minute break. Everyone can use the bathroom, and we'll see you.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“So the applicant man, I know I'm waiting for the applicant you ready Good morning.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“So quick question right now. Where do we stand in regards to the total square footage of the interior of the school?”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“When you talk about the construction from a vanilla shell, obviously, to a finished product.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“I want to make sure that everything is taken care of. Again, we're not talking about ultra luxury, but we've got to talk about products that, again, can withstand the wear and tear of an educational facility. And also, let's talk candidly here in educational facilities with special needs children. So it has to be able to handle certain things a little bit differently.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Is it safe to say that the interior manager rounded off to 7,000 square feet just to round it off to a number? $200, I want to be... CONSERVATIVE $200 A FOOT FOR INTERIORS. I JUST WANT TO QUANTIFY THE UPGRADE IN REGARDS TO WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING, WHAT I REQUESTED FOR THE STUDENTS AT CRYSTAL ACADEMY. YOU THINK THE NUMBER IS GOING TO BE AROUND $1.5 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION WORK?”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“I HOPE YOU CAN BUILD IT FOR THAT. IF NOT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A COMMITMENT IN PLACE THAT IF, AGAIN, WITHIN REASON, within reason and the manager with the time that we have here, I'd like for the manager to engage on that because again, I think that's important to make sure that If we do vote in favor of the project today, that that gets addressed. This is a project where I think it needs to last for the next 30 years. It needs to be something that, again, uses a level of quality. I'm not talking about luxury. What I'm talking about is just the wear and tear, the durability. And you're…”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you very much. You want to have questions after both are presented, or do you want to do it now?”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“I just want to make sure we hear from both sides.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“If we're going to have a conversation, let's let the Vice Mayor go first.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you. Our zoning director, please. Oh, I'm sorry.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“NEW SPEAKER MR. ATWOOD. NEW SPEAKER SIR GOOD MORNING AND FIRST AND FOREMOST THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you for being here. Aye, aye, sir. And thank you for your service once again. We're grateful for you.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026