Mailbag: Matt Writes Re: Lake Leota

Matt Gaboda has left a new comment on your post "Mailbag: Jim Hurley Writes: Re: Lake Leota Refere...":

That was a great well thought out piece Mr. Hurley.

The reason I will vote NO for the Leota Referendum is partly what was covered by Mr. Hurley and partly timing. I think the want to dredge far outweighs any conceivable need. We need a waste treatment plant, we need safe drinking water, and we need more songs about rainbows.

The vocal minority of downtown Evansville has no problem pulling at the purse strings of the city with little regard to people who may not live a block or two away from Leonard Leota Park. What lake environment? The baseball games were still played, the Fourth of July still happened, and Allen Creek pushed on.

The city of Evansville has a habit of using tunnel vision when making major decisions, from the westside soggy bottom developments, the bio plant, and this issue. I want more options, not just, " Chicken or Chicken." I'm not taking the butchers word on this steak. S.O.L.E. wants to rub a bunch of pine tree air freshener on the millpond and call it good enough.

I want choices and other voices. There is more than one way to eat a Reeses. I want people from both sides of downtown to be ushered in on this issue, new blood if you will.

I think s.o.l.e has good intentions, but are only doing what they think is best, not so much the public. If s.o.l.e. wants the lake dredged my way or the highway style, set up a lemonade stand and start saving. If you want to use any public money, don't shove this down our throat, give us something to chew on.