text: These urban renewal districts are nothing but sources of slush funds for our corrupt city manager and his cronies. We're long overdue to end them and run the tax receipts through the normal channels.
  
  I invite anyone who differs with me on this to attend a few city council meetings and see for yourself how this sort of thing works. Poor George Brown has put in yeoman's duty trying to bring reason to the council, and even he has now given up in disgust.