The mayor and I haven't spoken for some time now and I think it's because he's pretty mad about all of this.

I would characterize this as a disagreement among friends. I'm open to negotiating a resolution to this (dispute).

I can certainly understand (the council's) position in wanting to do what's best for the city. I disagree that this (countersuit) is what's in the best interest, but I have no hard feelings towards them.

My current view after discussions (with Pacific Group) is that we weren't as close to an agreement as I thought we were.

I was willing to live with a lot of things I disagree with on this project if (Pacific Group) would just back away from my property.

The vision is really about empowering workers, giving them all the information about what's going on so they can do a lot more than they've done in the past.