Tom Carper: “I think that is an expenditure we ought to figure out to get that made, and I would just urge you...”

We are better off when we hear community concerns at the beginning of the process rather than at the end.

To have vacancies that may be not just months, but in some cases years to that have been filled, that justice delayed is justice denied.

Public engagement can build trust, it can increase public buy-in, can help resolve issues, can help prevent litigation, and ultimately it can save time and money.

We will do it again. Maybe the next time we will actually make it to Columbia.