the in calling the issue out and being very specific about it, and it s it s and what the gentleman before me said, i think he was a resident, he said that something to the effect that the board members have a lot of power and that is true. when engineers say that there s an issue then, yes, that should capture the attention of those residents, and a lot of times and i ve been in this position many, many times where structural repairs are extremely expensive and a lot of times these res debts, they don t have the finances and they don t have the reserve. they don t have the wherewithal to get a $9 million loan and yes, and sometimes the can is kicked down the road for x, y or z reasons, but at the end of the day, going back to your question, i think that 40 years is a reasonable amount to do this inspection. what i think is like i said before, in this particular building there was a confluence
it s a chance to turn anger into votes. for the first time since the death of michael brown and the protests that followed res debts of ferguson missouri will head to the polls to elect new members of the city council this week. kyung lau reports. my name is wesley bell and i m running for city council. wesley bell is part of a sea change in ferguson the first large group of african-americans running for city government. i m running for city council. a council that s traditionally been white, just like the police department while the city is mostly black. this election three of the council s six seats are vacant and for the first time in its history, ferguson could see half its city government represented by african-americans. you have to fold up or show up. if you re going to be a part of the solution you have to put your foot out there and do it. right now we are in war three. in ferguson.
its cost to taxpayers, $15 billion when it s all said and done. some say it s a giant example of washington waste. good morning, kate. reporter: hey, there, the census bureau is trying to get the word on how important the information is. president obama taped a public service announcement about it. while the form is shorter and easier nan ever to complete, it s coming with a hefty price tag. accounting for the nation s res debts is no doubt a big job but also an expensive one. total projected cost for the 2010 census. $14.7 billion. it s the millions of dollars some argue the census bureau has wasted that has come under fire. you hear the horror stories of people being paid to do nothing. that s infuriating when we re $10 trillion in debt.