“We’re all leaving with a plan and everyone has something to do. We haven’t wasted our day.”

“…..developers and arts community leaders were talking, even agreeing, that a downtown cultural district was a good thing for everyone. Groups of six or seven people broke off to discuss ideas, draw pictures, and brainstorm.”

“Delia Horwitz actually had the audacity to have the city’s heretofore-dysfunctional die-hard opposing factions begin with what they agreed upon! Shortly after two o’clock Saturday afternoon the City Council and the opposing sides among the good citizens of our town agreed to all 15 Philosophical Points of Compromise. There were hugs and accolades from one side to the other—and we can all have hope that we’ve learned that we can find a way to makes things work, even here!”

“With a group of over 75 business leaders, market representatives, Council members , planners and development professionals, the stage was set for sharing experience, ideas and goals.”

“100 men and women set aside differences for eight hours and searched for understanding. Delia Horwitz of Business Relationship Consultants guided the suited executives through the day of dialogue. With soft-spoken urgings, she steered them to discover and rediscover meaning to the relationships between themselves and those around them.”

“Hot emotions and deep concerns were tempered by creative suggestions at a town meeting Saturday that was called to examine ways to ease over-crowding problems in the housing-short community.”

“Many said that the unique forum harkened back to the days of New England town hall meetings where democracy was alive, before the era of professional planner and big cities. The creative juices were stirred.”

“City Council members struggled to find the balance between debating an issue and arguing until they are hopelessly divided.”