“Hinsdale officials have entered their very own ‘Twilight Zone,’ that dimension between imagination and reality (or at least one in which they try to suspend reality)… the development at First Street and Garfield Avenue has spawned an amazing device—Village President Mike Woerner’s ‘time machine.’” — The Doings editorial, August 2005

“…this is not about the zoning code or whether the village manager had the legal right to extend the time for a permit request. It is about power. Somehow this group believes they know what is right for the village, without regard to the views of the rest of the residents, the actions of the duly elected village government or the law. …Those involved, including the village board, ought to be embarrassed by their conduct.” — George Faulstich, former Hinsdale Village President, in a Letter to the Editor, The Doings, November 2005

“There is a disturbing and detrimental precedent being set here: new boards reversing decisions made by previous administrations and hoping to retroactively apply zoning changes to developers… How will future boards be able to govern in such a land?” — The Doings editorial, November 2005

“Village President Michael Woerner repeatedly has said he wants to bring transparency back to village government. Yet he repeatedly clouds the issue. He appointed Tom Nelson, a man who has been no friend to the Garfield project, as chairman of the zoning board of appeals right before the (Garfield) hearings.” — The Doings editorial, November 2005

“We saw it coming. We really did. When Hinsdale officials set out to prevent the Garfield project by making everything hinge on a single decision by a single individual, we figured Bo Proczko’s job was in jeopardy…Trustees need to be careful about the messages they’re sending: If you come to work here, we might fire you. If you plan to develop here, we might try to stop you.” — The Doings editorial, December 2005

“Even if the current civic-minded types prevail against Gammonley Group, will not the citizenry end up footing the bill for exorbitant legal fees? Will not tax receipts again suffer? Will not citizenry at large be denied services from the spaces to have been provided by Gammonley?...Someone once said the definition of insanity is doing something over and over in hopes of getting a different result. It's time to call the men in the white suits. ” — Doug Day, in a Letter to the Editor, The Doings, August 2005

“If we don't have the authority to conduct the proceedings, we don't have the authority to be trying this case...If our proceedings are later determined to be unlawful, we'd have damaged the developer as a result of our proceedings.” — Then-Hinsdale ZBA member Steven Thayer, explaining why he was walking out of the panel's hearings related to The Garfield., September 2005

“In my opinion, Mr. Gammonley has a perfect, absolute, lawful right to build Garfield I. This is a small group of people who just don't like the building.” — Former Hinsdale Village President George Faulstich, quoted in The Doings , November 2005

“It took him (Michael Woerner) two months to find a replacement when I was happy to stay. It’s clear that he’s stacking the deck.” — Kathleen Altman, former Hinsdale ZBA member, August 2005