I did think it a little ironic that we can have two task force meetings and a public hearing and have a half-cent sales tax within six months but we still don't have a clear direction on a nonsmoking ordinance,
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My comments at that time were based upon some projects that were coming forward that, when you read the projects and read the proposals and the staff reports, it made you wonder who was driving the long-range planning, ... Were we waiting for developers to come forward with a plan or were we stepping forward with a vision of our own
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It'd be tough not to say that it was just a great year, given all that TECO had to control. It ought to set the table for an OK 2006 and improving results in 2007 and beyond.
Dave Parker
The good news is it's confined to the building of origin.
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