[Detroit Deputy Mayor Anthony Adams largely concurs.] I think they actually have a pretty good relationship, ... I think as with any strong leaders, you're going to have points of contention where they are going to express their strengths. That doesn't mean they don't respect one another. |
All the departments were brought in and they were given an overview in terms of what we would need from them in order to make the process work, ... They are analyzing what their cut is in order to maintain the police and fire department levels. |
But it's looking like I'm just opening it up for (quarterback Tim Rattay), ... because I don't think he's going to pass it to me. |
He was just such a funny guy. |
Now they got me out there in the package, |
Parking, traffic, those are issues tied to urban life. It's not necessarily a bad thing, ... I don't know how a merchant can think there's too much traffic. |
The city is huge. Humongous buildings. I was really surprised. |
They continue to say the city is teetering on the brink of financial disaster. Quite frankly it?s inappropriate, because we are not. |
We must maintain our competitive advantage on commerce traffic. |
You can never be too slow when you try to deal with public safety, because as we've seen in other historic periods where we've cut dramatically the size of the police force, there's been a concomitant increase ... in crime, ... You can't compromise public safety. |