One of the hopes of Overture was to spur redevelopment along State Street. This is a good step in that direction. This is a very attractive project that continues the revitalization of Downtown. Hopefully, there's more where this came from.
It's a very good plan in terms of design. (But) we have a number of questions about the financing in the context of a tight budget situation.
There is no quick fix to this complicated issue. The plan that the council adopted this week provides a good long-term strategy for how we might achieve that goal.