Marty McOmber

Marty McOmber
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These changes are vital to reshaping our downtown to handle growth and create vibrant urban neighborhoods in our center city.
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The mayor will be listening to them ... to see if anything they have to say is acceptable.
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This latest incident is tragic and very disturbing.
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He sees the Metro bus-service proposal as a common-sense, cost-saving measure for the school district.
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Not only does music have a strong cultural impact, but it has a significant economic impact. The map is another way to really celebrate that we have a really rich musical heritage.
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The mayor's a big music fan, everything from swing to Neil Young and lots of stuff in between. Music's definitely a big part of his life. He really recognizes the value the music industry brings to the city.
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The parks department did an exhaustive search for a waterfront location, and Gas Works is a great opportunity. It is a spectacular regional park with a view of the skyline and the water.
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We really don't see that it will have much of an impact, primarily because we have always responded to every request for information from the City Council. That has always been our policy and will be our policy.
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We think the consultants' report endorsed our vision of what to do with downtown.
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This wasn't a surprise. This is why we proposed the legislation.
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The decision made on Friday came too late.