We need to control the outlandish settlement of claims of sinkholes in Pasco and Hernando.

It's almost as if all of Pasco County is sinking, which it's not. We need more control over the level of outlandish sinkhole claims in both counties.

Based upon early indications, we are not going to be able to afford what they are charging. The numbers they are talking are so extraordinary. It would be imprudent.

We're not going to roll over and play dead on sinkholes. We always act in good faith.

The rates as obscene as they may sound are, in relation to the risk, nothing.

The results of this audit confirm that Citizens has taken and continues to take all the right steps to improve customer service.

I know that you're here because you're angry and frustrated and want to hit out at someone. Well, that's me.

It's controversial as to whether people should ever have built there in the first place. But here's the critical thing about sea level: We're at a time when sea level is higher than it's been. For the past couple of thousand years, sea level was stable, and now it's increasing. So what's the problem?

What was done before is being done no more.