With this report, the mantra of "give back the money and tear down the pillars" is rising again....not surprising. However, before we start giving back money and tearing down pillars, I want to ask the leadership of this City to come up with a real plan that answers this simple question: "So we gave everything back and tore down everything, now what?"

I want to know, in detail, in answering the "now what" a economic development plan that does put people into jobs and how our transit infrastructure can support that economic development for our people. 

Without that, any mantra to "tear down this system" is nothing better than an emotional counteraction to news we are being given in spoonful doses. This town, it's people and its future needs more of a think through than just tear it down and "throw the bums out."