ɪn ɐ stˈeɪtmənt, ˈɛd stˈoːɹi, sˈoʊkoʊ tʃˈiːf ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, sˈɛd: “hˈoʊpfəli wiː kæn ˈɔːl ɡɛt bˈæk tʊ æktˈɪvᵻɾiz fˈoʊkəst ˌɔn bˈoʊθ pˈiːpəl ænd ðɪ ɛnvˈaɪɹənmənt wˌɛɹ ɪt dˈʌz ðə mˈoʊst ɡˈʊd fɚɹə plˈeɪs ðæt wiː θˈɪŋk kæn hæv ɐ bˈɛɾɚ fjˈuːtʃɚ.”
In a statement, Ed Story, SOCO's chief executive in 2017, said: “Hopefully we can all get back to activities focused on both people and the environment where it does the most good for a place that we think can have a better future.”