This has not been positive for the community at large.

Gary Blumenthal has long been an advocate and a champion for those who needed a champion and friend most. He is a proven leader for programs and services that have improved the quality of life for countless people that have developmental disabilities.

I am so sad this effort has gotten to this place. I think that I came in this morning with certainly a good spirit of thing that could be done.

I want to make it very clear to everyone that this tax cannot be used for operating, it is only to build infrastructure.

The job is the same as it always was: Weighing infrastructure and social services. You love them both but you may have to give one more attention.

In the meantime the schools said they had their need, and we gave it to them. Now we're trying to look at another avenue.