What me cox is really saying is
The tax payers of Eugene will move on to something else and all the bureaucrats can reap all the awards they can to ad to their portfolio or their legacy as the term seems to be in vogue right now
These bureaucrats do not care about anything other than what will promote themselves
All they care about is what they see as a step for more power and money
Do you really think these bureaucrats went any further in researching led's once they realized they could save some money and win awards