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"COUNCIL URGED TO STAY COURSE"
This was the beginning of an October 19, 2005 Herald article concerning the possibility of discontinuing the current sewer program. The city staff and a consultant advised the council, at the Wednesday evening study session that the staff and former council put the City into a no-choice position.

The cosultant explained that it would be in the City's best financial interest to continue the $463 million dollar program, which has been updated to $500 million dollars.

First of all, how much confidence can we have in any estimate from a staff that got us into a position from which they claim we cannot escape? And, how much confidence can we have at all in this staff on anything?

Secondly, If the council decided to cancel the project, there would always be a way to accomplish that. If the staff and consultant refuse to solve the problem, get a new staff and new consultant.
There is always an answer.

Since before the sewer bond election, the staff and former council wanted this passed. They would say and do anything to accomplish this. Of course, they got a lot of help from the realtors and contractors, who would benefit financially at the expense of the people.

I urge the council, if they want to do the right thing, and discontinue this fiasco, there must be a way out. Don't give up by accepting advice from this city staff.

When I was a contractor, I did not put up with employees who were continually negative. I fired them. Tere was always a solution to every problem!