She always stood up and said we're going to stop Columbus from eating up lots of the land. She helped a lot with getting Norton Road widened. She always said the roads weren't safe.

It's a little too dense as it is. We'd like to see them adjust that. We've also asked them to do a traffic study for the area to make sure it won't have a negative effect on traffic in the area.

She was one of the founders and had the original idea along with myself and Jim McCormick to establish a commission sometime in 1988 or 1989.

She was really interested in making sure the West Side remained a place where people wanted to live.

She was my right hand woman and always encouraged me. She kept me on track.

This event marks a milestone in the development of airport property. Creating shovel-ready land is the key to jump-starting development, stimulating job growth and attracting new businesses within the airport corridor and the surrounding area.