“We hope it will be a partnership agreement when possible. The money isn't there yet. We're still raising funds; the target is to raise $3 million over a four-year period.”
Canon Geoff Jackson
“When I became mayor, North Platte really wasn't a player, ... Within a year, partnerships were formed with department heads and businesses, with DEVCO (Development Corporation of North Platte) and with the chamber. If we continue to work together, things will continue to work.”
Jim Whitaker
“This area has to create brand new dollars that do not exist. This partnership raises the level of what any developer could do. ? It's a synergistic approach. ? It would create a stimulus.”
Chuck Thompson
“Now that we've been able to form partnerships, the amount of ads we run actually exceeds what we did when we had more money to advertise.”
Aaron Weinstein
“We continue look for opportunities to invest with ownership groups when appropriate and expect to form additional strategic partnerships with ownership groups in 2006.”
Michael Marshall
“It does help when you get off to a 100-run partnership to begin with. (Jason) Arnberger and (Lloyd) Mash played particularly well, (Brad) Hodge came in and smacked them around all over the place and at the end a cool, calm and collected captain Cameron White played superbly.”
David Hussey
“We feel we can raise the money in six months once we know we have a partnership,”
David Horn
