“I work in city government, so I know what you're up against, but I can't justify what you're doing, ... Anything south of Toledo Blade is a militarized zone. No one is looking after our needs. We get quick fixes or none at all. When will our area become part of your budget? If you want this kind of money, show me. These 90 people you're hiring, are they going to fix our roads, police our area?”
“We want to talk about outcomes for the people who benefit from the United Way and how just a few dollars out of a person's pay can help improve the community. We have spent a lot of time here talking about improving our campus and building new buildings, but we can't lose sight of the fact that every community needs a safety net — nonprofit agencies that support the needs of the people who live there. There are numerous United Way agencies around our campus, and one way to ensure that East Baltimore's safety net is both available and thriving is to invest in the United Way.”
“If you do something to this degree, then you deserve to face the punishment for it. Resigning is just the easy way out. It may give us a reputation where you can't trust anyone here. You never know what's going on.”
“At first, it was a problem for me. Everybody before him was good, and you know how people get. But I had to put my trust in (Holmes) that he knows more than I do.”
