Jeff Hatling Quotations

There are a lot of conspiracy theories. One of the misconceptions I have heard is that the Heart of the Triad is an effort to do a giant industrial park. One of the goals (of the meeting) is to dispel any thought that people might have that there is a set agenda. People need to understand that this is a planning process.

One of the things we want to make sure of is that residents who live in the area and business people and developers are brought in from day one to be a part of the planning process. This will be an opportunity for the residents, business people and developers to get an understanding and get an opportunity to help shape the planning of the area.

It is a great example of the two counties coming together to create a public facility that serves the central Triad area.

As long as I've been here it has been a tax-rate town. It doesn't focus on the quality of services, it doesn't focus on ... right or wrong, it is the tax rate.

There were 1,000 new housing units built in four years.

These people are coming in from the outside. They are experts in their fields with no loyalties and no preconceived ideas. They are going to look at the existing situation and gather comments from the people.

The culture of the people and of the local governments would never allow for one ultimate authority to rule over the others.