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Old 09-15-2015, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Mleeja View Post
So it is about the money! Are you a softball player? $500,000 to upgrade softball facilities. Your ok with this? This benefits maybe 5% of the population where as striping the paths would improve safety for all Villagers. Maybe there sould be a cost benefit analysis done on all projects. What is the benefit and return on flowers in the roundabouts? As the districts make up their budgets, striping would be a continuing line item, just like flowers.

Why would you do a cost/benefit analysis on a project that has been dismissed by professional consultants whom we have already paid to provide a recommendation? Because some may not like their recommendation does not negate it's appropriateness.
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