Liz Compton Quotations

We strongly advise them not to, especially in areas that are laden with canker. It's at your own risk. We certainly encourage people to replant with non-citrus fruit trees.

We won't be cutting exposed trees anymore. We can't do what we don't have money for.

We feel like if we are going to live with canker, there is no reason not to let people replant in residential areas.

The 15 million lasted until February. Then we went back to the feds and asked for more, and they not only said, no, they said heck no.

We aren't going to be cutting any residential trees. Upon further review of the science, the (U.S. Department of Agriculture) decided it would be would be pointless.... You just can't keep going into people's yards for the next 50 years.

We are still inspecting because we want to know what's out there. If you have a grove without canker, you should know if your neighbor has it.

Every law is contingent on funding for enforcement. The federal government has indicated it would not pay for removal of trees. If we don't have the money, we can't remove the trees.

These weren't patrons, so we know they weren't standing up or goofing off.

People are very desperate this time of year right after the holidays when they may not have realized how much they have spent. But you want to make sure that where you turn is actually helping you and not putting you further in debt.

This is a state-federal quarantine. The USDA wants to hear what the scientists have to say.... We need to get with our partners to see if that falls in line with what they think.

This is a draft plan that provides a roadmap for all interested parties to develop a final plan that enables Florida's citrus industry to continue. All of these factions were represented at the table when the draft plan was devised, but I am sure we will hear different thoughts from various growers, nurserymen, regulators and scientists.

They think they will get a four-star hotel and great accommodations, and it turns out to be a rat hole.

There's a lot of questions we can't answer yet, because we don't know. We just don't know.

It's at their own peril. They are in a canker-laden area and there is also greening in South Florida. There are other kinds of fruit trees they could invest in that don't have these diseases.

Taking care of your bills is an important thing. But there are some things that people need to know.

It's discouraging whenever we find new trees. But the fact is, we can't stop hurricanes.

The commissioner felt that this was the proper way to go.