Rick has long expressed an interest in serving the residents of our community.

Given the anticipated public interest we know will accompany these applications, we have set other dates aside for further public hearings. We want to make sure we give the public an opportunity to speak.

John Robinson will be missed. He is a good public servant and always had the best interest of the city in mind.

We seem to be having a lot more interest on the part of the construction community. We have our fingers crossed.

I think the fundamental question here is what the community wants. We can say this process has been ongoing for four, five, six years. If it had been going on for 50 years it doesn't make any difference. If the project's not what the community wants, it's a lousy process.

Redeveloping an existing area of a community is far more expensive than an area that has never been developed. You need to give owners or potential new owners incentives to upgrade or provide new buildings.