Everett Special City Council
Monday September 29, 2025
The order of items in transcripts is the chronological order in which they were taken up. Some Agenda items may have been skipped.
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527.5 Thank527.5 you.527.82 539.13 SPEAKER1539.13 -539.13 1539.13 second.539.53 We're539.77 trying539.86 to540.1 troubleshoot.540.33 542.33 SPEAKER3542.33 -542.33 Next542.33 individual542.74 male543.29 president543.53 is544.01 Tony544.17 Raymond.544.5 Tony545.62 Raymond.546.02 546.98 SPEAKER8546.98 -546.98 Great546.98 job,547.3 sir.547.62 554.82 TONY554.82 RAYMOND554.82 -554.82 RESIDENT554.82 -554.82 Good554.82 evening,554.98 city555.46 council,555.86 all557.79 of558.03 you,558.2 Madam558.91 President,560.51 Tony560.51 Raymond560.91 Ward561.32 3.561.63 A563.24 group563.39 of563.71 us563.88 residents564.2 have572.89 been573.05 coming573.29 before573.69 you574.17 now574.65 in574.97 this575.21 very575.45 chamber575.85 for576.41 years.576.65 Our578.33 complaints578.65 of579.29 no579.53 parking,579.77 overdevelopment,581.37 follow582.97 the583.45 money,583.61 and584.77 bad585.01 behavior585.5 has587.57 now587.89 been588.13 overshadowed588.53 by589.41 a589.65 new589.82 complaint,590.13 criminal591.74 behavior.592.29 No595.41 one595.65 is595.65 above595.89 the596.29 law.596.53 When598.04 you598.28 get598.52 caught598.84 with599.08 your599.32 hand599.56 in599.88 the600.04 cookie600.12 jar,600.6 let601.64 me601.88 repeat602.12 that.602.68 When603.24 you603.48 get603.72 caught604.2 with604.52 your604.84 hand605.08 in605.4 the605.56 cookie605.72 jar,606.12 you're607.56 caught.607.96 Okay?608.84 Try609.8 being610.2 a610.6 man,611.83 accept612.47 the612.47 apparent.612.79 Be614.38 accountable.614.71 Pay615.42 it615.75 back.615.99 Alright?617.99 Admit618.63 that619.02 you619.18 had619.42 your619.66 CFO,620.07 Eric620.79 Demas621.26 hide622.47 this622.87 money,623.26 basically625.05 burying625.61 it626.09 in626.25 the626.41 budget,626.57 you628.73 should629.05 resign.629.37 You630.89 live631.05 in631.29 a631.45 mansion.631.61 You633.53 think633.69 you're633.93 rubbing634.17 people634.49 the634.89 wrong635.05 way?635.29 Why635.69 are635.85 you636.01 clipping636.17 $180,000?636.73 People638.96 are639.28 struggling639.45 right640.09 now640.33 to640.57 put640.73 food640.96 on641.21 their641.37 table,641.61 pay642.49 bills,643.13 they643.28 got643.28 family643.61 to644 support.644.16 You644.96 live645.21 in645.45 a645.68 mansion645.76 sitting646.8 on647.13 3647.37 plots647.68 of648.09 land.648.33 You're649.04 clipping649.37 $180,000.649.92 You651.61 should651.76 be652 ashamed652.16 of652.64 yourself.652.8 SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE
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