While city council is dealing with the annual budget process we have this item on the Tuesday, July 11, 2017 city council agenda.
Should they really be spending time on the Paris Climate Accord?
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Brutus
City considering climate control issues
July 10, 2017
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Quality of Life–eventually
July 8, 2017If you go to the city’s website and enter “Quality of Life” in the search box you will get this graphic:
We approved the $450 million in bonds in 2012 and as of June 25, 2017 the city is telling us that they have completed $28 million in projects.
The situation tells us a lot about how poorly conceived and planned the bond issue was. Since then a new city manager and elected officials have inherited the mess.
We deserve better
Brutus
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Can we afford the “arena”?
July 7, 2017Since we have a new mayor and will soon have five new members of city council (out of eight) let us again ask that tell us what the cost of operating the proposed multipurpose performing arts center will be. The report should also tell us what income the center will generate.
The fight seems to be focused on where the facility will be.
It seems to us that before we start to build it that we should know if we can afford to operate it.
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Brutus
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Westside pool
July 5, 2017An alert reader tipped us off the other day regarding the lack of work at the new westside pool.
It seems that construction activity has virtually come to a halt. The reader indicated that it has been that way for a couple of weeks.
Can anyone enlighten us?
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Brutus
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Independence day 2017
July 4, 2017Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Benjamin Franklin
Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no part, and forms no opinion. Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing. John Stuart Mill
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Brutus
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