John Simmonds Quotations

I'd like to thank you for the presentation. You made it very, very clear. And I'd like to announce, I have no interest in running for mayor.

The planning commission was absolutely correct in rejecting this. I'd like to see this go back to staff and the city attorney.

That contract we're talking about doesn't pass the smell test.

We don't have enough information or expertise to supervise a finance director. We just spent two years looking for a finance director as good as (the retired) Mike McPhail. As soon as they heard (it was a charter officer), they were turned off immediately.

Voting against little kids in school is terrible, but I can't support this. They haven't told us what they're going to spend it on. ... All (Norris) has done is assure us he's going to spend it, and I'm sure he will.

As far as I'm concerned, the trees are more important than the house! Let's get smart and save them both.