“The time it took to do the environmental impact report added to the time it would take to start construction and the economics of maintaining the land while going through this process was a factor.”
“It was publicized as something it was never intended to be so I think people went away a little bit dissatisfied with what they got from the meeting and I think maybe we were a little bit dissatisfied with the fact that we didn't get a chance to have a discussion about what these public meeting ought to look like.”
“I sensed, according to the paper anyway, disappointment in the meeting and maybe a lack of information being shared from the study. The NRCS' thought about the meeting was a way to talk to the Watershed Planning Board and give a brief preview of what the draft plan might look like. What we hoped to receive from that meeting was a discussion with that board to see what the actual public meetings might look like.”
“The market is tough. There's a lot of activity. When you're trying to make deals you're confident can produce the returns we've been looking for, it's difficult. We're not just wildly bidding on everything. We're picking our spots.”
