The city spent tens of millions on a new pool, duplicating facilities that were already available. Then they spent even more taxpayers' money to play at real estate speculation, and now are touting a deal to lease the former church at a rate that will take decades under the best of circumstances to recover our "investment."

Meanwhile, traffic pressure increases due to largely unchecked growth, and the infrastructure degrades to the extent that a major artery now has to be closed for emergency repairs. This particular stretch of road has been a known problem long before all of this irresponsible spending took place. Malfeasance and misplaced priorities aren't just abstract concepts, they have real consequences for real people.