The construction costs since we applied for this grant and started this process have gone sky high.

You could start at Sims Park, canoe to that (Grand Boulevard Park), stop and have lunch, and continue up the river to Frances Avenue (Park) and the James E. Grey Preserve. They all tie together.

It's very popular, and it brings people in.

I wanted to do everything. I saw a need for everything: the walking trail, the shuffleboard courts. It's just we were way over budget as it is.

We think we can keep everything in there, just a smaller portion of it.

We've got our gold-plated shovels shined and ready for the groundbreaking.

You can get mixed up there in a couple of spots. I've done it myself.

I hate to use the old cliche about how it will improve the quality of life. But it's true.