Fools and Their Money
I was having a discussion the other day about the windfall that the City of Martinez received with the 1.5 million dollar bonus the city received from the Texaco suit.
It was a windfall all right and while talking about possible expenditures for the money, I suggested that the City Council use it to fight any redevelopment suit that they may face if they ever acquire the things female horses don't have and pass redevelopment.
Naturally, the point was made just to aggravate my guests. It worked. Immediately other ideas surfaced faster than the appetizers that were ordered.
"Let's use the money to fix the Marina." was the first and foremost comment. One guy wanted to fix up Rankin Park and then went into a long history on who owned it.
One person thought the money should be used for the parks in Martinez. Someone suggested that the roof over the stage finally be constructed. Another suggested that the skateboard park be expanded.
Bocce was brought up. New awnings. A few grills. Stuff like that.
Then one person suggested that a sewer line be constructed so that bathrooms could be installed at the John Muir Amphitheater. Now that may be a great idea since Shell Oil put up the majority of the money to construct the outdoor theater. It would only play right that Texaco put in the bathrooms. But, the estimated costs of the project would be roughly 750 thousand dollars. That, everyone concluded was a stupid idea.
Who in their right mind would spent 750 thousand dollars on a bathroom for an outdoor theater?
Is the city of Martinez that flush- no pun intended.
We could go on for some time about the waste- no pun again- that that would symbolize. Someone should ask who is the Jack Abramoff on this project. And, I am surprised at Susan McKue, the Martinez Economic Development Director. Would she be foolish enough to back a project like this. We certainly hope not.
Whoever came up with the sewer line idea should toss it, for if it were to be constructed it would just be an idea full of crap.
And that would piss people off.
It was a windfall all right and while talking about possible expenditures for the money, I suggested that the City Council use it to fight any redevelopment suit that they may face if they ever acquire the things female horses don't have and pass redevelopment.
Naturally, the point was made just to aggravate my guests. It worked. Immediately other ideas surfaced faster than the appetizers that were ordered.
"Let's use the money to fix the Marina." was the first and foremost comment. One guy wanted to fix up Rankin Park and then went into a long history on who owned it.
One person thought the money should be used for the parks in Martinez. Someone suggested that the roof over the stage finally be constructed. Another suggested that the skateboard park be expanded.
Bocce was brought up. New awnings. A few grills. Stuff like that.
Then one person suggested that a sewer line be constructed so that bathrooms could be installed at the John Muir Amphitheater. Now that may be a great idea since Shell Oil put up the majority of the money to construct the outdoor theater. It would only play right that Texaco put in the bathrooms. But, the estimated costs of the project would be roughly 750 thousand dollars. That, everyone concluded was a stupid idea.
Who in their right mind would spent 750 thousand dollars on a bathroom for an outdoor theater?
Is the city of Martinez that flush- no pun intended.
We could go on for some time about the waste- no pun again- that that would symbolize. Someone should ask who is the Jack Abramoff on this project. And, I am surprised at Susan McKue, the Martinez Economic Development Director. Would she be foolish enough to back a project like this. We certainly hope not.
Whoever came up with the sewer line idea should toss it, for if it were to be constructed it would just be an idea full of crap.
And that would piss people off.
posted by Harrison Melbourne at 9:32 AM
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