Merle Bishop Quotes (4 Quotes)

When we initially wrote the Land Development Code and put in the requirement for open space, I would say we did not intend to count retention areas. We were trying not to count retention areas, but because of that requirement for 10 percent of the project to be open space in order to get more density, I would say it seemed to be a burdensome problem with development and consistently caused considerable discussion and debate.

If we get together, this could be the premier place to live in the county.

That was one of the first questions I asked. They have people in the field getting the information. They put them in the streets and count houses.

I couldn't have another fulltime person produce what (information) we can get from them. This will help our growth management department and I know it will be useful for Utilities and Economic Development to get that data.