“Deplorable. Disappointing. Outrageous. That is how I feel about it. The federal response has just been unacceptable. It is like talking to a brick wall.”
“They don't have a plan; it's incoherent, ... They go to the most expensive [option]. It boggles the mind they would pay for hotels and not pay for vouchers for [permanent] housing.”
“Every project doesn't need a front person, ... We are fully engaged on this in city government. We're serious about this effort, and we are going to get it done.”
“Atlanta reaches out its arms and heart across the many miles to tell these individuals and families that have been affected that we are here to help and assist in any way that we can,”
“The ramifications would have been a moratorium on new development, all new development, residential and commercial; heavy fines from the federal government through the federal courts; and possibly the takeover of the city's water system,”
