59 Quotes by Peter Young

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    While we focus a lot of our attention to terrestrial challenges, this project is helping us call attention to the fact that invasive species are all over; they're also in our oceans.

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    This (the Army Corps' role) has created an opportunity to get the emergency inspections across the state, and it's also an opportunity for our staff to deal one on one with specialists from across the country.

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    We think it's a nice public connection if it can be made to work. We all grew up with photos of Bradman walking on to the ground through the crowd. Still, we are conscious that we have to get it right. It would be nice not to lose that connection with the crowd, if possible.

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    We're working with the Department of Agriculture and others for a biological control, as well as a treatment program so that we can stop the impact of the gall wasps.

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    We have every expectation that they will seek the permission of the property owner, but by this action, we've authorized them to be able to do that.

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    They announced they were building a new stadium in the middle of the season. They waited until Sept. 7 to demand a new lease for next season on their terms. We responded the same day to say we would be happy to sit down with them to discuss next season. We asked them to sign a non-disclosure agreement and they never came to the table.

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    It was working very well until the other night. It's a heritage-listed building so obviously there would be limitations to building the kind of tunnels or tubes that are in effect at other grounds.

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    The state has not inspected it, but I'm not sure about what any other inspections have happened. That's the concern, so in order to -- I don't know when it was last inspected.

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    The survey results surprised us because we had no indication that the public wants food concessions in state parks,

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