06/17/2013
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"Now, when you lose 20 percent of your ratable base--I was a mayor for 6 years--that is a nightmare because there is no way to make it up except for shifting the responsibility for that community's cos..."
"Of course, we should rebuild to protect against future storms."
"Do you think that the region's transit system could possibly be rebuilt and protected with less than a third of the funds the Administration requested?"
"For them, the choice between opening or not opening may very well depend upon a CDBG program that they can depend upon once standards are set."