It's one of those projects that I think the public should make sure they educate themselves on and cautiously look at what's here and available.

A fair amount of money will go in terms of paving, outside lighting, roof issues, and then there's just a balance of things that were painting, light fixtures, restroom repairs - a lot of little things that add up. They're asking for things they've needed for quite a while.

It looks like the environment could get pretty competitive. We need to get this decided soon so we can take advantage of the bond environment.

From July until the end of December was one of the highest periods ever of increases for transportation projects. Labor costs are not an issue here - it's raw materials.

We have to tackle the remaining 30 percent to maintain continuity. I'm cautiously optimistic. We certainly see more panthers today, so I'm optimistic that preservation methods have worked.

I wish I knew who is going to be on. I don't think they're sure themselves.