“We have to have 100% compliance. I think people will respond. I think we will get there.”
— Peter Kavounas, assistant general manager for water services at Glendale Water & Power, on three-days-a-week water restrictions.
“Mr. Turch and his company are certainly able to apply and convince us he is the right person for the job.”
— Mayor Frank Quintero on voting to solicit bids for federal lobbying services after denying a recommendation from city managers to renew the city’s one-year $88,000 contract with David Turch and Associates.
“Frankly, a lot of the parks in south and central Glendale have been getting lots of attention. This one almost slipped through the cracks.”
— Joanne Hedge, president of the Glendale Rancho Homeowners Assn., on upcoming renovations to Griffith Manor Park.
“The fact that it’s gotten worse isn’t surprising, but it just means [state lawmakers are] more desperate than ever, which means there will probably be more of a problem for local governments.”
— City Manager Jim Starbird, on the state’s growing deficit and its potential for bringing more than the $10 million in previously projected one-year cuts to Glendale.
