Craven has good soils and the climate isn't severe.

We had the problem. We had the tools in our hands. But we didn't have somebody pull the trigger in getting us to meet the issues at hand. And when he got there, he pulled the trigger for us.

We weren't prepared to fund these projects by laying off more personnel.

We're not going to go that route at this time. It involves quite a bit of work and we're just prepared to get into that.

My phone never stops ringing, and every time I look at it, it's a 504 area code calling.

Our intention is to ease the mobility challenges faced by these individuals who are unfamiliar with the area and lack alternative transportation.

People are getting what they're asking for, or even more.

Within the last six to eight weeks, we've seen a spike. A lot of the people riding are new faces.

I don't understand what harm would be done by going forward with this. From what I have heard, a private company is paying for it, so residents would just get more information if it continued. I just don't see the harm in doing that.

Obviously, there's a point where you begin to level out without changes.