Jack Barnes Quotations

We're actually putting down an inch or more of asphalt. We did Bock between Venoy and Farmington and Craig west of the Maplewood Center, ... We want to go on Florence from Inkster to Harrison - those are too far gone for capesealing.

The process will determine that (a replacement), ... It might not happen. Senator Eaton might be able to rally the troops.

It is hard to budget for this. There is some control and rules. You can't absolutely say this is what we will pay, ... The cost does go up and down.

We didn't realize that fuel prices were going to cost us an extra $150,000.

We teach what the state curriculum tells us to teach. We have our aligned our curriculum to the state's.

Right now, we have no clue exactly what we're going to get from the state and exactly what we're going to get from the local. It's a guessing game on our part.

That's for streets that aren't as far gone like Brown west of Merriman. It's a newer street, ... We might have the money to slurry seal Log Cabin Drive, too.

The unlimited solves all the problems - they can put out bags and it's cheaper,

It replaces some of the wearing surface and seals it so water can't get in - water is the enemy of the street. We've already cracksealed the streets - we've found that it works better when we've done that, ... The contractor is doing some patching that we weren't able to get to.

It just boils down to the fact that there's only so much money in the pot.

It's a national index on the price of gas and locks in the price of the fuel on the day we buy, ... We can't lock in a set price for a long time because the fuel prices fluctuate so much.

The water and sewer work are all done. The paver broke on the east side of Middlebelt, but they should be moving to the west side, ... The project is coming along good.

Before we take something down there, it needs to be a realistic figure that we know we have a good chance of funding.

The first day of school went surprisingly well. The contractor hadn't gotten the no parking signs out, but students weren't parking on Maplewood,