We don't want to get in the position with telling them how to do it. We told them, and we expect that it will be done.

It didn't matter what decision I made. There was going to be some controversy one way or another. Did publicity play into it? No.

Where we failed, Tricia succeeded. She was able to deliver a sale that no one thought could be done, deliver development approvals in the face of nearly insurmountable obstacles and even help the community in the process.

We're not interested in doing something the county doesn't agree with. We've had enough fights over annexation.