The issues are now in the hands of the state, ... The state system must be allowed to work. But the county in a previous administration has taken care of its responsibilities.

We're proud to say that we're moving ahead per discretion of law and making the right choices for the building of our recreation centers.

When we close on the property the shovels will start.

We are going to do this, whatever we do, in order.

That building is the property of the county, ... This county board are the only people who can make a decision on that building and its use and we are not going to haphazardly put it to use.

And please don't panic.

We are looking for alternatives to Clayton subsidizing the cost, but we need to understand that we are subsidizing costs when highways are built and when buses come to our county or anywhere else in the state.

Heritage is a word that's international, and I want to link the Heritage Trail tour with the proposed commuter rail line coming through the county, ... We have 181 historical sites in the county, and I envision drawing tourists to the county to see them.

We're going to reconfigure that intersection to make it safe.