"Money is no object" slate out

Rumor is that the entire "Money is immaterial", and "Costs are irrelevent" slate was out today working the Bird section- Youngs, Bain, Best, Garcia and maybe Espino. I know of NOBODY who believes that their costs are irrelevent or immaterial. Do you think they would feel that way if it was THEIR money disappearing? No way. Since its OUR tax monies going down the drain- NO PROBLEM. No problem for them- BIG problem for us taxpayers! Dr. Mel P. Johnson

irrelevant and immaterial

It is painfully obvious to us, the taxpayers, that the Mayor and Council have NO idea and NO interest in fair market value at the pool, or anywhere else, for that matter. They are even blissfully unaware and unconcerned when the City is charged 3,4, 5 times the fair market value for each and every construction project that is undertaken. It is "irrelevant", and "immaterial" what the fair market costs are, as Mr Garcia points out, because they will just raise our taxes and fees AGAIN when our monies are gone! When you look at it from THAT perspective, as Mr. Garcia and the rest of the Council says, fair market costs and profit margins ARE "irrelevant" and "immaterial". Of course the fair market values are NOT irrelevant OR immaterial to those who are PAYING those exorbitant bills! The Mayor and Council are not concerned because its NOT their monies that are disappearing! Its ONLY taxpayers money! Fair market value is an alien concept to them- four letter words, so to speak! They are NOT interested in whether we are receiving fair market value OR are paying fair market value- in both cases, whatever Gym says is just fine with them! Its the taxpayers that are the ones being fleeced in either, and both, cases. Lets make the current Mayor, Council, and City Manager irrelevant and immaterial.