10 Quotes by Pat Ivey

We've always felt that this Business 40 effort could be a model for other projects.

We've said all along that it should be eliminated because the highway's official designation is U.S. 421. We get calls all the time from people who are lost because they are mixed up. Calling that road Business 40 does nothing but confuse motorists because they don't know where they're going.

If they can get in there at 9:30 a.m., they can get a lot done. It's not the most efficient way to do it, but it's better than trying to get in there and work during rush hour.

We have an opportunity here, but there are lots of questions that still need to be answered, and that's what we're working on. If we take this to the public, we've got to be able to show them that we can deliver, because we'll have just one shot to do this right.

The only reason we didn't add it at the time is that Old Salem wanted a more visual historic quality than concrete apron so we pulled it out of the contract and did it separately.

We typically identify the roads that need resurfacing about a year in advance of contracts being awarded.

We don't want to waste a lot of money if removing the bridge is the ultimate plan.

The whole point of this is to generate ideas. Innovation, that's the key. That's what we're interested in.

The workshop is not open to the public, but lots of folks from the public will be taking part.