'I'll Quote You on That:' This Week in Words

Take a look back at this week's biggest headlines through the words of people who made it happen:

"It's time for a clean slate, maybe for some cooler heads to prevail." - Georgette Keller, president, Jamesport-South Jamesport Civic Association

• A handful of civic associations attended Wednesday night's town board meeting, and in a show of unity, . Keller said she hopes the civic associations in town and the town board can work together in 2012, not against one another.

"When I first came to this country it was very hard, because there aren't people out there willing to interpret for you...Now I'm just glad I can provide help to those who need it." - Jessica Ruiz, medical interpreter, Peconic Bay Medical Center

• Ruiz, a 27-year-old who moved to Riverhead from Puerto Rico 19 years ago,to earn certification from the National Board of Certified Medical Interpreters. But that's not all there is to her story.

“I would not substitute my judgment for that of voters." - Legis. Ed Romaine, R-Center Moriches.

• Romaine and some of his fellow legislators at the county level , as Presiding Officer William Lindsay, D-Holbrook, expressed late last year a desire to take a dedicated fund reserved for open space purchases and use it to offset any shortfalls in the county budget. However since the tax was passed by Suffolk voters more than a half dozen times since its inception, it remains to be seen what will happen with the quarter-cent sales tax.

"Once we know the impact of potential additional costs, we will be in a better position to determine how the increase in aid will affect our budget." - Riverhead Superintendent Nancy Carney

• Though the Riverhead Central School district is , Riverhead Superintendent Nancy Carney and School Board President Ann Cotten-DeGrasse said that hidden in the details, the boost in aid may not be quite what it seems.

"I have to protect my asset." - Supervisor Sean Walter

• On Wednesday, the town board voted to g. The industrial park at EPCAL has been host to and in an effort to improve the image, the town may pay for a private firm to patrol the area, depending on the prices of the bids that come in.