From the committee's standpoint, we are excited about going to Seattle. The Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center is first rate and world class, and we were unanimous about our decision. It has been a long time since we have been to the West Coast.

We think it's appropriate for the state to allow King County and Seattle to make these decisions in any way that they decide.

We are in tough shape here. Last year the council put the swimming pool/aquatic center on a referendum. The community responded overwhelmingly to approve financing a $1.5 million pool complex. At that time I supported that decision. Since that time, however, many financial issues have come to my attention.

I don't know anything about divisiveness. From our standpoint, everything was smooth.

It is gonna revolutionize what we're doing from a ticket standpoint.

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.