We absolutely positively have to do some major belt-tightening. We're accumulating debt at such an alarming rate it is truly unsustainable.

He that dies pays all debts

Poets, like friends to whom you are in debt, you hate.

Since I was asked to take over management of the Real Estate Assets Department, our chief mission has been to enhance revenues and support critical city projects.

We have achieved these results despite the fact that we often had limited resources.

To leave the organization at a time when the city needs all the best efforts it can muster is a difficult decision for me, yet I depart knowing that I have made important contributions to the city's success.