People in there are always trying to rob Sam. Sam has called police a whole bunch of times.

People need to understand that National Guard members are not trained police officers and they don't instantly become trained police officers, ... They are not familiar with arrest procedures, weapons training or equipment typically used by police, so we are legitimately concerned about liability. However, the mayor made the decision to accommodate the request since Congress asked for it.

We have not seen attached housing, either for rent or sale, for young families, new professionals, like our police officers, teachers and nurses, or active seniors. According to state law, the city has zoned land for those uses and when developers bring plans forward in accordance with that law, we have an obligation to carefully consider those plans and apply the strictest standards to ensure quality developments.

We continue to be challenged by all aspects of growth: Traffic congestion, adding more police officers, developing enough parks, encouraging more restaurants and other services to build here, getting new residents involved in the community.

We're just trying to get some back, and we're not trying to scare our people away,

These people were simply trying to escape an extremely bad situation,