That last word in the title could have legitimately been "announced" or "promised" depending on what Mayor Stocks statement one wanted to quote. This could have easily been the Myths Encinitas post today at Our Mayor. The story is just beginning to be retold, so there is plenty of time for more posting here, there and everywhere. The following clip is a reminder of what the mayor said specifically about the Hall property bids and another clip from that speech concerning financials in general at the state of the city speech in April.
The following is a good note to encourage you to go read the post while considering this Hall property as just one aspect of the overall fiscal health of this city.
Cyrus Kamada 1:19 pm on Monday, June 4, 2012
I believe our mayor Stocks reassured us earlier that these bids were going to come in below estimates. That was irresponsible and misleading. This "five soccer fields or bust" attitude has to end. We need to fold the Hall Park into the overall set of city priorities which include maintaining infrastructure, holding prudent reserves for anticipated pension costs, and addressing pressing needs such as the flooding in Leucadia.Clarification: this is breaking news only in a sleepy beach town kind of way. Chill.
