| (a) “We entered this process not knowing each other’s agencies all that well. … And we rapidly learned that our agencies, even |
| though we operate under some of (the) same laws and regulations that the other (agencies do), we interpret them very differently. |
| So that set up some additional controversy to begin with, I think exacerbated by differences in personalities. … It’s very difficult |
| to sit through a meeting and be yelled and screamed at, to be very honest. And it has happened many, many, many times.” |
| (b) “There have been really good times when people really rolled up their sleeves and really worked…towards a common goal, and |
| there have been times when I’ve had some of my coworkers…qualify some of the later meetings…as abusive and… |
| a hostile work environment.” |
| (c) “Maybe it’s a lot to ask of…that young (of) an organization…but it needed more leadership at all agency levels, between all |
| the agencies involved. … And if we all take a look at the place and are guided by that, we can find ways within our agencies |
| to…support what’s going on here and to make the best decisions. And instead, it just seems a lot of times to kind of get mired |
| in the more stereotypical government approach of being governed by the regulations as opposed to, you know, |
| what you want to see in that area.” |
| (d) “We had to figure it out from the moment at which the proclamation went into effect with no guidance, and we had |
| to start managing this place as well as write a management plan, develop a world heritage document…we had (to) invent the wheel |
| as we are going along.” |
