Quotable: What is Rocky's legacy?

"He heightened the community's awareness of many things, not the least of which is the environment and the importance of it in our time and for the next generation." — Keith Christensen, former Salt Lake City Council member

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"These have been controversial years. I think his management style, his leadership style and his interaction with others has been very divisive in our city. I think it's left a legacy of anger, of polarization, and frankly that's something we're going to have to deal with for years now." — Eric Jergensen, Salt Lake City Council member

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"The legacy that we have is probably the heightened awareness and implementation of environmental issues. Generally, Utah would lag behind on those kinds of things. I think that because of the emphasis of this administration and this council on environmental issues, Utah is destined to, if not lead, at least stay up with the flow of environmental issues." — Nancy Saxton, Salt Lake City Council member

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"I think his biggest legacy will probably be his polarizing work, which certainly has been a challenge in working with other cities and the state. I don't think it's a bad thing to have those kind of contrasts. The state Legislature has not agreed with everything the city has done and in some instances has tried to thwart what we've done. ... I think those sorts of debates make people look carefully at policies, and looking carefully at policies is not a bad thing." — Soren Simonson, Salt Lake City Council member

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"I think part of (his legacy) will be putting on the best Olympics. People don't realize the amount of time the Olympics took. Another thing would be his dedication to light rail." — Van Turner, Salt Lake City Council member