It's a shame millions of dollars of taxpayers' money was spent to sit there and rot. The state really needs to do something about it.

Our comprehensive plan already allows truck stops, motels and hotels at the interchange entrance to Hobe Sound. What would you rather have there: truck stops and more of the same $8-an-hour wage jobs, or high-tech, high-wage jobs?

We all want to solve traffic problems but nobody wants to pay for it. We need to bite the bullet and get these projects done.

It seems like what they're playing is tit for tat. And that's not a good game to play. ... Their argument is weak at best.

I think Martin County protects its communities very well, and we keep the growth at the airport at a very slow pace also.

When we start talking about so many homes, we start talking about the need for schools, the need for infrastructure. There's also the bigger issue of affordable housing.