the pattern is clear

The bathrooms were certainly worth a bundle to the contractors- we paid 500k+ for two small bathrooms that actually cost 140k to build and includes a FAT 25 % profit for the contractor! Where did the extra 360k go, above and beyond the actual costs? The CC enclosure should have cost no more than 100k, tops, yet we paid over 500k- where did THAT excess 400k go? LOTS of our tax money disappearing and NO explanations that make ANY sense! One expensive fiasco after another, repeatedly, continuously- and all the responsibility of this City Manager. the Council is also much to blame for NOT providing ANY meaningful oversight to any City projects. They just rubber-stamp whatever the City Manager says is right. Constant change orders and cost overruns lead to 300%, 400% and more profits for the contractors. How many ways can it be pointed out as HORRIBLE mismanagement at best, and criminal at worst? We have the ONLY 250k bathrooms this side of Trump Plaza. The worst part is that they learn NOTHING from each project and each one costs us more. When they have wasted all our tax monies they just raise our fees and tax millage rates so they have MORE money to disappear. They count on the peoples apathy and ignorance to allow them to stay in power, and so far they have been right. Enough is enough.

due diligence discombobulated

While its not difficult to outperform the Springs Council at almost anything, neither they nor VG has really done anything close to due diligence on this annexation issue. There has been little or no mention of zoning, possible pollution, or mitigation fees so far by either entity. If the County at some point in the future decides to dump all their peep shows,sex motels, and or low income housing into these unincorporated areas because they are out of the way, what redress will the municipalities have if they have NO control over zoning? If the County is sure the pollution concerns are minimal, they should put it in writing that THEY will be responsible for any cleanups necessary, or take out a multimillion-dollar insurance policy against that possibility. Equitable boundaries are still an issue and the development potentials, and lack of same, are concerns that need to be addressed still. What about the 100+ million dollars in infrastructure needed and planned for by the County from 36 st to 58 st? Are there similar plans for South of 36 street? Area 9? What about the MIA developments? For anybody to compare themselves with the MS Council and management is not setting the bar very high as they have a LONG history of VERY expensive projects, fiscal irresponsibility, disorganization, waste, lack of transparency,questionable numbers, and mismanagement throughout the city administration. While they are surely not the only ones with these issues, this ineptitude and incompetency affects us directly and comes out of our pocket, at the end of the day. Larry, Moe,and Curly make a lot of people look smart. There is NO doubt that MS is horribly mismanaged and/or corrupt. However there are NO responses coming from VG regarding ANY of the issues raised above. Could it be that VG hasnt even LOOKED at those issues and has no clue regarding zoning, possible pollution, MIA, mitigation fees, or infrastructure? They need to do their homework and be prepared before they can hope to influence others. The same sad story is also true of the MS Council and City officials, of course. What are the chances on EITHER one actually DOING due diligence? NADA.