I don't think the solution is in the canyon, ... I don't think that's a good place for a concert of the size that he would like to hold there.

If we don't have air service, we're dead in the water so far as any kind of future development goes.

But we expressed our concerns, because he brought it up, that he's allowing people to camp on the island, and he's built a makeshift bridge with no engineering standards to get to that island. He volunteered that information and we certainly asked staff to follow up on that, because it seems like he's putting people in harm's way by allowing them to camp there at night.

When we got to talking about this, I knew in my heart it could be done. This community has never let us down when there is something as important as air service. We've come through in all sorts of circumstances, and this Essential Air Service is just the last of those little hurdles we've had to overcome.

I got a call from a neighbor who said there was a milky plume flowing down the river.

That's where the history is, and that's where it should stay.

I've been to many great concerts at Mishawaka.