1.   According to Carmen, McGrath persuaded House Speaker Mark Killian to approve the overall renovation plan.

2.   Burke, however, said the Coyotes never have been contacted or consulted on any new renovation plans.

3.   But the renovation plans are far from being approved.

4.   But those efforts to push out the station set off an outpouring of support for it, and prompted the Army Corps of Engineers to speed up renovation plans.

5.   Dacus, an honorary board member who argued in favor of keeping the in-the-round format, said he is pleased with the renovation plans.

6.   For instance, the City Council is bickering at the moment over a downtown renovation plan that would run into the millions of dollars.

7.   Groff said he was told that the natural grass idea could be addressed separately from other renovation plans and implemented more quickly.

8.   Having convened an ad hoc committee to help plan the renovation, Barnard officials learned that some of the most pressing needs were prosaic.

9.   In renovation plans for the three-theater Stratford-upon-Avon complex, the Swan Theater, would get a greatly expanded backstage area.

10.   Leaders of area homeowners groups, who opposed earlier Galleria renovation plans, said so far they like what they see.