Read my new post, SkyRiv. I cover this very subject.

Here is the Tribune story on the subject. They sound so cavalier about this. Do they really think that hundreds of thousands in interest money lost is no big deal?

In the Monitor story Mitch Ruth said the city has a bunch of down payment money from First Western. Is that true? If so, will it help to offset the cost of the additional interest like he says?

One of the benefits we discussed at the time was that our North Kelsey property could be subdivided quicker, cheaper and easier under this new ordinance.

I seem to recall some discussion about limiting that ordinance to residential only, however. I’m not sure which version finally passed. But if our ordinance allows us to short plat up to nine lots we should begin that immediately. Monday would not be too soon.

In answer to your question, the fourth Councilmember was Jeff Frye. But he’s not there anymore, which is why he is not the recipient of any of my mortar fire.

Frye was never vocal about much of anything. He mostly just sat there complaining about meetings going past ten o’clock. Not sure why he wanted to serve even, but that’s another story.

He refused to stand up to the Mayor almost every time standing up was called for, so he is most definitely responsible for where we are financially as well. If he only would have had a backbone, we would not be in this position today. But then that could be said of any one of the four of them.

Any one of them exhibit leadership and we’re not having this conversation.

1) Refused to implement a Plan B to ensure saleable lots if First Western did not close.

2) Ignored warnings to protect taxpayers in the agreement for site improvements with Lowes in the event First Western failed to close. Now the City is on the hook for millions.

3) Foolishly negotiated away development rights on a piece of land where we have useless storm water ponds. Now we have to go back to Lowes to purchase rights we never sold…Walser just gave them away.

Definition: not provident; not foreseeing and providing for the future.

Used in a sentence: The improvident actions of the Mayor and City Council have cost citizens more than two hundred seventy-five thousand dollars.

Think about the big accomplishments the last few years. YMCA-she was, and still is, against it. Sign code-she tried to destroy the small business community in Monroe. Transportation plan-she just watched you guys do that one.

The list is long. Anything that has been accomplished has been thanks to the counsel, not the mayor.