Residents Quotes

This isn't a solution. It just makes it worse. If we are serious about addressing concerns of residents harassed by panhandlers and others, then we need to get serious about providing homeless services.

But the critical thing is to walk in the door, spend some time in the facility, talk to the residents, talk to the staff, eat a meal and just look around.

What that would do is discourage traffic from cutting through Beacon Woods, which was a major concern of the residents.

We feel the Waste Watch program will be a big asset to the safety of residents and businesses in Surrey.

[Residents spoke passionately about the importance of the town's acquiring the property.] It's too precious to give up, ... Bass River is the largest saltwater estuary in New England. Miles of land along the river are privately owned. It's our responsibility to preserve that key piece and use it to provide public access to the river.

It will be interesting to see how many Schenectady County residents read the book through this program.

So few communities have the opportunity to take a blank canvas of land and create a core for its residents.

continue providing residents value for their tax dollars.

We get some resistance to rentals because Longfellow residents can't imagine who would want to come into this neighborhood to rent.

We're going through puberty. There are a lot of pulls and tugs from business, governmental side and residents: What should we be as we grow up?

I'm not trying to be insensitive to other parishes, but I was elected to represent the residents of Jefferson Parish, ... And as long as hurricane season is still open, we have to protect this parish.

Residents do have expectations of workflow and I don't want to negatively impact that.

We run the risk of (wealthy residents) leaving the state or changing their behavior to avoid this tax.

We need a community engagement process to see if this is something residents are interested in.

My goal is to make it city-wide, in each sector, to complement the police so residents help by being eyes and ears for police.

[The couple, who maintain a home in Oxford, Miss., hope to employ Gulf Coast residents who have lost their jobs and are familiar with the area.] When you make charitable contributions, you realize you can't save the world, so you find a small area you can go into and hopefully do some good and do it with your own money and your own sweat and you see the results, ... You can't spread yourself too thin.

The residents that are there are really concerned they're being disenfranchised, and they don't have a voice in what's going to happen to them.

The tax office in the Costa Del Sol takes a particular interest in non-residents letting out flats. They get all the local and regional papers and reply to ads from a UK address asking for details of prices and availability. Then they write again as the tax office, saying they have no tax records.

I would definitely say that this summer's heat qualifies as a special factor beyond the control of low-income residents or anybody else.

It's very exciting to have Miss America visit our facility. I know that all of the residents are very excited.

The question every day is whether the program that we're providing is unique and reaching residents.

I urge residents to take just an hour out of their busy schedules to make a family emergency plan and prepare an emergency kit. The severe thunderstorms and devastating tornadoes over the weekend were a sobering reminder that emergencies can affect anyone, anytime. Being prepared to act quickly and having plans and supplies in place can eliminate some of the stress in a disaster situation.

There are some residents who are allergic or just don't care much for dogs. Sophie is sensitive to that, and after being told to leave a few times she gets the hint.

Tennessee cannot pick and choose who among its residents is allowed to speak freely. We are hopeful that the Supreme Court will recognize that only allowing an anti-choice plate violates free speech rights and that the appeals court will prevent production of the plate while the case is under review.

I am proud to be a Democrat. Unfortunately, some of my political opponents are attempting to mislead the residents of the 19th District about who I am and the values that I hold.