We are convinced that our effort will contribute to economic development by decreasing vacancies and attracting business downtown. In short, downtown will grow and prosper.

Economic-development incentives are the key to attracting quality businesses to your community.

We'll do whatever the development dictates. (Allen) and I think we can make a great addition to downtown, and that will enhance what we can do in the future.

I don't see this being anything more than a highway for motor vehicles. It'll open up land for suburban development, and we'll be right back in the soup again with more traffic.

Economic development is what's going to make mountaintop removal palatable.

We need to be adding to the national forests, not decreasing them.