"This project pays for itself." --Former Mayor Jim Ardis on the Pere Marquette project when it was unveiled in 2008. Urich told the court the other day, according to the Journal Star, that "city taxpayers have had to subsidize $5.3 million in bond payments because of the fraud perpetuated by Brannan and Matthews."
"Time is of the essence." --Former council member Ryan Spain on why the council had to vote on it in 2008 after only two days of public disclosure and zero public input on the project.