We need to find a solution that keeps water in the canal.

Not only do I work here, I live here. I have a very personal interest in how the community develops. I want it to grow into what I want to pass on to the next generation.

We need to generate jobs for local youth so they'll want to come back and live and work here. That's a major concern of Dan and I — once they graduate, there's nothing to draw them back.

It's for use by state employees. However, it will be available for public use after hours and on weekends.

The workers took matters into their own hands, using a blunt instrument to beat the rat into submission. The rat was DOA.