“If you put in a good-faith effort, I'll be here to defend you, ... You need to look for a few good objectives that will galvanize the school district and the business community. You can take this from a good district to a great district.”
“Basically, we put millage into building projects, ... We thought we should build up our capital reserve fund so we can better stand the construction once it gets started.”
“There are many options being thrown around - some better than others - but the bottom line is we have to do something because number one, we simply don't have the room any more and number two, we have to bring these schools up to ADA standards.”
“We're doing very well. But we can do better. We'll have to (do) better, because they keep raising the standards. This is one of those things where you can't rest on your laurels.”