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Mayorâs Office Notches One Win, Must Wait for Another The Metro Council approved Cooperâs capital spending plan, but a public works proposal raises questions Tweet Last week was a busy one for Mayor John Cooper and the Metro Council. The legislative body considered and approved a nearly $500 million capital spending plan brought by the mayor. The list of approved spending includes $100 million for a new high school in Bellevue, $15 million for a new police precinct in Antioch and $122 million in transportation projects, described by Cooper as the first step in his transportation plan. The debate over the capital spending plan â as it usually is â was focused on whether the city was spending too much and whether the planâs funds were distributed equitably. Though the spending plan passed 31-7, opposed councilmembers (and even some reluctant supporters) argued it was irresponsible to spend so much a ....