Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker's revamped plans for a $125 million public-safety complex -- now to be located across the street from Library Square instead of on the beloved block -- met with modest, but united, public approval on Tuesday.
City Hall was barraged with more than 400 comments after Becker suggested in May that a five-story police-fire headquarters and three-story emergency-operations center could grace the east side of the award-winning Main Library.
But on Tuesday, only four people turned out to speak -- all in favor -- at what likely was the final hearing for a $125 million public-safety bond. The City Council plans to vote next week on whether to put the issue before all capital voters on the November ballot... "
And they call this reporting? This project definitely does not have my support. Just because I feel my voice does not matter, and just because I do not have the time to complain about all the injustices the politicians are doing, does not mean I agree with what they are doing. I would guess this is the sentiment of many other people in the city limits.
But even if I were the only person in the area that objects to it, why does that authorize the rest of the city to steal from me to pay for their projects? Theft is OK as long as a few people want to do it, I guess.
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