(13 quotes found)
“I just can't see going into more debt for a recreation center. There's needs, wants and desires, and we need to take care of the needs. I think it's foolish to have more debt.”
George Stewart
“In this election and others, ... Billings has been plagued by the rumor that his credentials ('studying engineering and business at BYU' and being close to graduation) are distorted or even falsified. I challenge the mayor to come clean: Produce a BYU transcript. . . .”
“I never asked for a transcript, ... I hired him in a job where I didn't think he needed (a degree). His work experience was enough. And then with his job performance I gave him some responsibilities of and the title of chief administrative officer. . . . His educational background was never a big deal for me.”
“Community good, neighborhood good, trumps the right of property owners,”
“That's why we have zoning.”
“Wow, ... It's probably a landmark in city politics. Amounts above that are raised in congressional, senatorial and even gubernatorial races but not in Provo city politics.”
“It's a unique building having been a skating rink and a well-known Ream's grocery store. There's nostalgia associated with it.”
“I work for a trading company. With the amount of time required on the council, I asked them to cut my compensation in half, which amounted to a $5,000 a month cut. That's neither here nor there in some ways, but as I looked at the council compensation compared to other cities, it was not balanced, especially in this form of government.”
“You are a separate branch of government. You don't rely on the city manager like other city councils, where the city manager really represents the council.”
“If Steve had suggested it earlier, we might have done it. But I looked at it as a slam dunk because smaller cities were paying more.”
