That's at least $4 million of streets per year; that's what we collect in taxes to improve the streets for Major Thoroughfare.

I could not be more excited. The public turned out, and they told us what they wanted - and 85 percent of them wanted continued growth.

We have extensively studied the projects for the next phase. And we feel confident that we have chosen the ones that will best meet the needs of the city.

I think Coley Road by the Furniture Market was our biggest impact here. Two lanes could not carry the traffic.

Three years into a phase, we begin to gather information to determine if there continues to be a need for the program and what work to include in the next phase. At the end of any five-year program, it could be that the committee says, We don't feel there are other thoroughfares we think we should spend money on and make that recommendation,' or the voters could decide that.

Builders don't want to hang on to standing houses -- they have to pay their bills, financing, and taxes.