The ones who are in favor of the nomination live near the 50 acres of forest we want to preserve. The majority of people who are opposed to it say they think this type of mid-rise condos is out of keeping with the rest of the development in the area.

Harper adheres to this notion that society should morally ( penalize ) people who use illegal drugs.

He wants to consolidate the acreage into one unit and use the land, which is currently zoned R-1, to build up to 300 luxury condos on about 50 of the acres.

They've asked if we could provide some parking specifically for them. But according to the zoning ordinance, we're not allowed to provide off-site parking for residential in a commercial district. It's not legal.

They may vote to oppose the nomination.

There was no point of compromise or level of agreement. The city made it clear they want the result of lawsuit to be receipt of school impact fees. We discussed the possibility of the city finding some other source of funding for the charter schools and their ability to impose their own impact fee.

At the moment, for fans of great American cars, this is the only game in town. A half-century ago, this country was all about big cars with big motors. Just look at Detroit today — nothing's exciting.

The five years are there to make sure the money is used in a timely manner.

My son watches the BETs and videos and sees the fads. … I want him to see that there are other options and teach him to use his head about deciding what he wants to do with his life.