Quotes by Mayor Michael O'Reilly

“The lawsuit challenges the taxpayer money being used. But, they started out saying the town was wrong in approving the conditional use permit. They have now shifted their argument to focus on the expenditure of taxpayer funds.”

“I need more information about how it got where it was.”

“I hope we wont have to make any major changes. If youre going to build it, we might as well bite the bullet and do it right the first time.”

“The goal we set out to accomplish was to clean up the corner of Alabama Drive and Elden. And, in the first week it looks like weve been successful. But, there is still a lot of work to be done with the property owners along Elden Street to ensure the area stays clean in the future.”

“Im delighted hes been given the opportunity to fulfill, what I have been told is a lifelong dream, to become a police chief of a small town. But, Im also a little saddened that we wont have him as often in our community as hes been over the last 30-some years.”

“Every election there is always an effort to get more people to vote.”

“Ultimately, weve come to a log jam.”

“This is an important enough project that we need to get it done right, rather than get it done quickly.”

“The whole idea is to require property, building and land-use development decisions to be made with the best practices available to them at the time.”

“I think you can take any chapter and spend hours talking about its nuances.”