Theo Holtwijk Quotations

That was done because of a recognition that education takes a majority of our budget and because education influences other things like neighborhood character.

We haven't really lived up to that promise.

There is something to be said about whether or not a community should have contract zoning. A community needs to figure out what it wants where, and at what kind of scale, and then zone for that. I think people are interested in a common playing field. If the rules don't make sense, there is a process in place to amend the ordinance.

The sense is that the current plan hasn't been as effective as it could have been.

In concept, I'm willing to sign off on it.