Vanyo writes, "The entire issue of the development project completion should never have come to this. The commission should have handled the matter in a better and more constructive way for the community. Have all projects that have gone past the intended date of completion (and I’m sure there have been many) been met with such animosity and rancor? I dare say not."
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One only has to look at decisions which shifted hundreds of thousands of dollars unfairly to a small group of homeowners for a storm drain project. One only has to look at paying a contractor for hauling away hundreds of thousands of dollars of black dirt that resulted from poor estimates made on the Sheyenne Street project. One only has to look at spending nearly $200,000 on “no parking” signage that never even was approved by the city commission; but rather determined by staff and a commissioner to fall under their authority to spend.
These are the kind of decisions that make the current city commission look as though any and all errors, omissions, and judgements made by them are infallible and have a justifiable reason to be made. It’s time to stop the feel-good decisions and start taking actions as though the money is your own and not some slush fund to spend at your choosing.