I have heard from at least two people that they have gotten robo calls about the school bond issue. One was a push poll the other was asking them to vote yes.
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. There will be a lot of money and effort spent to get this passed, several important people in town have a lot at stake and a lot of money to make.
Maher made the point yesterday that they will have the contractor and architectural bids completely open (ironically this transparency is a requirement by law). When someone has a $190 million of taxpayer money to be spent locally, I guarantee the banksters, realtors, contractors, developers and engineers will be lining up to the trough. Remember, these public projects pay well and it is a reliable source of income.
It seems these days if the hospitals or the government wasn’t building, the contractors in town wouldn’t have much to do.
Just look at the recent past and future;
EC – $115 Mil
Pool – $25 Mil
Admin – $25 Mil
Water Treatment – $230 Mil
Downtown Hotel/Parking Ramp – $50 Mil ($20 mil public)
Schools – $190 Mil
Jail – $48 Mil
That is over $600 Million in public projects in less than a decade. When you tack on interest you are plenty South of a Billion dollars.