Councilor Brown loves public input, except when he served under Munson
According to councilor Rolfing, public input should come AFTER all the decisions are made;
Sioux Falls councilors are divided about when they should engage the public on a new events center proposal.
Some say the best time to begin is after a group of consultants hired by the city finishes its work. Others say the council should begin engaging the public now, before those studies are complete.
The public should have been involved all along. If they would have, we would have voted on this already instead of continuing to grease the wheel with more task forces, committees and paid consultants.
“The system is built for public input,” Rolfing said. “The way I remember it, there is going to be plenty of time for public input when all of the information is received.”
What information? We have all kinds of information – what we don’t have is simple; a ballot date and funding source. Information manipulated by the mayor’s office and denied to the public is hardly information we can trust.
But others on the council say it’s best to get the public involved now. Councilor Greg Jamison said the process feels “out of control” because officials aren’t talking about the investment that a new events center will require.
FINALLY! A councilor is talking about the nuts and bolts. Tell us how we are going to pay for this, then we can get out the drawling paper and consultants. When you take a crap at a public restroom what is the first thing you check before sitting down? The size of the toilet? The location of the flushing handle? The floor tile design? If so, you must like to crap with the mayor. Personally I would rather crap with Jamison.
“The day that we stop listening to groups coming to us is the day when we’re going to put this city in jeopardy,” Brown said.
Really? Yet you were so quiet during the Munson years. I guess because Dave was such a good listener. Gavel! Gavel! With the Velvet Hammer.