Last year it took four votes to pass the budget and each time the budget kept getting depleted to what I thought was a dangerous point. I'm very happy to say the vote passed the first time out.
Without question, it was the concerted effort of everyone involved. I can?t stress enough that by working together you achieve your goals, and that?s what happened here.
They understood the issues. In the past they might not have understood.
I can?t stress enough that this is the beginning of something big.
We have the eyes of the government on us and they are looking closely at what we do.
I'm hopeful that was a turning point last summer.
We're trying to put a new face on the district.