Why are we hiring 17 new employees when the city is broke?
Why are we pursuing new bike paths when the city is broke?
Why are we building a train station when the city is broke?
Wait, you say, “We are not broke!” Then I must ask why are you proposing a sales tax increase? After all, sales tax is inflationary proof, when the cost of toilet paper doubles so does your sales tax revenue.
I look around town and see you squander money for highway signs that say senior zone.
You squander money on one-hour parking signs and $150,000 for an enforcement cart and then don’t enforce.
You squander money on bike lanes that are seldom used. When I tried to find any information that showed the level of use by bicycles, the city could produce nothing. No studies, no bike trip counts.