We can afford gold-plated pensions for city workers at 55, and we can afford to spend tens of thousands in legal fees for Glenn Sabine to fight the Public Records Act, but we can't afford to build a park for the kids.
A new city staff report declares that the city so far has set aside $9.8 million to turn the old Hall nursery property into a city park, but that's "well short" of the project's previously estimated price tag of $18 million.
And by "set aside," they don't mean what you or I mean by "set aside," i.e. "saved." They mean "borrowed." Do you say you've "set aside" some money for retirement if you take a cash advance on your credit card?
Thanks for this post. It is enlightening to say the least.
ReplyDeleteLets put the Leucadia Farmers Market there and let the proceeds go to building the Park.
ReplyDeleteSpend the money on the Leucadia street scape.
ReplyDeleteMaybe paupers' gardens on the site?
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