Quotes by George Twigg

“We werent getting any oxygen.”

“Its been a pretty graphic reflection of how much these nomination races are driven by momentum.”

“Given the news of last week the mayor thought it was fairly timely to be able to release it and use it as an opportunity to reinforce the message that sexual harassment - or any kind of harassment in the workplace - is not going to be tolerated.”

“At that point in time (last year), the mayor had no information about these allegations. We were not aware at the time of information that subsequently has come to light. (DAngelo) would have been looked at for things like the performance of his department, which was quite good.”

“It wouldnt have saved any money to fire him. Having Bob retire as he did, the issue got resolved more quickly, immediately.”

“I know the mayor is really excited about the event. He couldnt make the first one but he plans to be there this time.”

“Given theyre bearing the entire cost of building out the network, and theyre the ones taking on the risk, we think its only fair for them to try to make it work first.”

“One of the hopes of Overture was to spur redevelopment along State Street. This is a good step in that direction. This is a very attractive project that continues the revitalization of Downtown. Hopefully, theres more where this came from.”

“He continues to feel this is not the time to be doing this.”

“We feel that this can help provide an edge for the city in marketing as a place that is forward-thinking in terms of technology.”