John Friedrich Quotations

We're expecting that the new plan will look similar to Alternative 6 in terms of amount of new development. Our concern is that the environmental programs will be watered down or weakened ... And that will be clearly unacceptable.

We should just not allow new piers and buoys period until we are able to study the effects of mitigation measures we do put in place.

This is yet one more problem for the lake that stems from private automobile use in the basin.

It's a matter of finding a balance between getting things approved in a timely way, and making sure what is proposed for approval makes sense. The more that changes are being proposed to current systems - as is the case with the commercial floor area allocations - the more red flags will be raised.

The League has many questions and concerns about the environmental consequences of the interim allocation system, particularly in regard to major changes proposed for distributing 150,000 square feet of commercial floor area. Will big box stores be eligible for new commercial floor area allocations? Why rush to create a new system ... before agreement on a new regional plan is reached - a plan that might have different rules and priorities?