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Minutes of the Special Meeting of Council <br />Public Hearing on Ordinance 2021-14 <br />Tuesday, January 18, 2022 <br />Page 11 <br />With respect to the litter, I can speak for the Village staff. We apologize for that. We will do our <br />best to get it taken care of. I can't really answer where that's coming from. That's something we <br />will have to look into at least. <br />Council President Schutt stated, thank you, Mr. Marquart. Are there any other comments from the <br />public? <br />There were none. <br />o Questions/Comments by Council <br />Council President Schutt: Are there any questions from members of Council? <br />Mr. Murphy stated, yes, I will just make a comment about Progressive. I think overall this is <br />probably a good thing. We see it in the numbers right now that Ron presents to us. We are losing <br />half a million dollars on Progressive. I drive past there and I see that the parking lot is empty. I <br />am sure there's some people working there, but there's also some people that aren't working there. <br />Those people who aren't working there, the friends that I have working there, they are given the <br />option if they want to go back or if they want to work from home. I think that's a huge issue that <br />I think this Council going forward has to take into consideration. It's things like these that allow <br />our current employers to grow and they are staying here and keep those here. I just wanted to <br />make mention of that Progressive is a big issue. Progressive has been our cash counter. We need <br />to find ways like this to weather the storm. <br />Council President Schutt stated, thank you, Councilman Murphy. Are there any other questions <br />or comments from Council? <br />Mr. Williams stated, yes. <br />Council President Schutt stated, go ahead, Councilman Williams. <br />Mr. Williams stated, interesting perspective that the gentleman had about Progressive. This would <br />be a replacement for that. An option. I never considered it in that fashion. Progressive is a stand- <br />alone scenario and Beta represents more of a stand-alone environment. It's not a replacement. It <br />is to provide flexibility for that parcel of land in the future and to provide an opportunity for our <br />current tenant to grow out or build up. I guess I am not a big fan of building up, but building out <br />makes sense to me. I just never thought of it that way as an alternative to replace Progressive <br />income. Thank you. <br />Council President Schutt stated, thank you Councilman Williams. Are there any other questions <br />or comments from Council? I will just add my two cents as well. I agree with both of the Council <br />representatives and their comments. I am not a big fan of building up either but certainly building <br />