It was just a bit ironic. The Common Council was meeting to hear a presentation from the biodiesel folks on the suspension of their project, in part because they had not forseen the possiblity that with the biofuels industry demand for raw product, the cost of the commodity might soar---and it has over the past six months...and what is worse, the other fuels that one could switch to have also soared....and....
At a meeting where the possibility of creating a Stormwater Utility was discussed, in part, to remedy the oversight of prior projects created in the planning process,
That the city would propose that citizens who would of course have the usual mode of input to their alderman, would not be allowed to have a referendum on any city project unless it totalled 5 Million dollars or more.
In one simple three page ordinance that was a hymn to the beauty and all encompassing intelligence and foresight of professional planning, the city prepared the way for NO REFERENDUM on either the Lake Leota project or the Library expansion, even though some pundits have cautioned that with very low growth of residential and commercial valuation in the city, uncontrolled capital expenditure could cause property taxes to skyrocket in a town that is already on the high tax list.
As soon as I can obtain an electronic copy of the ordinance I will post it. Stay tuned.
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You know exactly why. they are going to bankrupt this town. the big issue coming up is the lake, and they know that is going to be a hard sell if that goes to referendum
ReplyDeleteWhat is there left to say except, will the last person out of E'ville please take down the flag!
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