“The talent that man had, he was a landscape architect in the way that some people are Polish or Catholic or Jewish.” - Eleanor Pollack, talking about her husband Peter Pollack, the Ann Arbor architect who died last week.

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"I've had a bad taste in my mouth since we passed this the first time, and it gets worse the more I talk to people and people talk to me about what we've done. The OPRA is a great tax benefit to whoever is trying to start business. And in these times when we are hurting for property taxes so badly, this is a lot of money. What do we say to other OPRA holders if we forgive this over and over? Do we say this is OK?" - Ypsilanti City Council Member Mike Bodary, successfully arguing to repeal a tax break for the development firm Go Downtown! after it was late a second time in paying its property taxes on a downtown building.

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"Things were very tight, and we had to manage it accordingly. You are well aware we are in Michigan in the worst climate since 1929. I think we need to think in these terms." - Dave Murabito, a manager at Go Downtown!, explaining to the Ypsilanti City Council why the company was late a second time on paying its property taxes.

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"We're just trying to make something work for both parties. They've got to get out of the business. They've got enough on their plate other than running a golf course." - Miles of Golf Vice President Doug Davis, after the city of Ann Arbor rejected the company’s proposal to take over operations of Huron Hills Golf Course.