Jerry Bell
Jerry Bell
clear connect conversation enters help people sports virtually
Frankly, it enters into the discussions on virtually every conversation we had with the sports commission, and we had to clear that way. People connect the dots, but I can't help that.
believe house speaker
The speaker of the House predicts it'll pass, and I'd like to believe the speaker.
beyond build far flip offered prove quick sale takes twins
That was offered by the Twins to prove that we were not just going to flip the team, build a new stadium, get a quick sale and get out. This takes it far beyond what was anticipated.
good
I think I'm going to have a good weekend. I feel pretty good right now.
approve believe continuity damage disruption district fear fire good held meeting thinking
I believe there was a fear that damage would be done to the fire district if that were to happen, ... When you have a disruption in the continuity of the district like that, it's not good for the district and I think that's what they were thinking when they held the meeting to approve the contracts.
felt issue sort
We sort of felt this was a Waterloo issue in this committee.
votes
We're overwhelmed by it. It was more votes than we expected.
chapter far last problems
There are problems, but the last chapter is far from over.
bill committee good hearings passed past three
We've now have had three committee hearings on this bill in the past two legislative sessions, and all have passed with pretty good majorities. We've never experienced that before, so we're pretty optimistic.
house ready senate sends signal
It sends a signal to the Senate that the House is ready to do this the way it was proposed.
ground
It was already on the ground when we got there,
later maybe
We'll maybe find out something there later this week.
difference means whether
Whether it means something or not, I don't know. It wasn't the only difference between the two.
chance decision feeling final might since
There's always a chance since the final decision hasn't been made yet, ... But we do have the feeling that this thing might be slipping away.