“It’s a sad indictment on all of us. Jesus told us about the importance of helping the needy. I think all of us who know Jesus are dedicated to eliminating homelessness. I believe if everybody comes together we can eliminate homelessness."
“During one eight-hour period on Holly Drive there were 166 violations. There are elementary kids in a school zone. There are 166 opportunities for an elementary school kid to be killed during an eight-hour period. This is a desperate need.”
“We’re going to do our best to provide sound stewardship and make sound investments to ensure students have a safe , comfortable and modern environment in which to learn.”
“There is no better way to change a community, to change a life than to give somebody a job."
“There are a lot of parents out there doing the work,. Parents can engage in the community, especially leadership and schools.”
“Since I’ve been on the commission, I’ve been talking with Commissioner (Jon) Howard and Commissioner (Diane) Brown. We want to get them out. The question we can ask is why they’re still there and they weren’t moved.”
“It’s just a great event to put Albany and southwest Georgia on the map for a lot of people. We do bring prospects who are looking at Albany. It has been a useful tool for us for sure. It’s a great way to market Albany.”
“We’ve looked at trends around the country where soft targets, government buildings, have had staff/citizen encounters where staff felt threatened."
“If you look under the hood … more than 50% of consumer spending has come from the top 10% of earners. That is where the resiliency is coming from. If you look at the bottom 90%, you see middle-class and lower-class earners are struggling.”
“It has limited use. Currently it is zone (with a) condition on it to use only as a commercial parking lot.”
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