tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360042008807462347.post5076897508425092310..comments2024-03-24T00:28:02.641-07:00Comments on The Columbia Heart Beat: OUTRAGEOUS OUTLAYS: Local government office space, parking garage tabs hit $75 million!Heart Beat Publications, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380860619450064484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360042008807462347.post-86160127107610035812013-08-19T12:29:24.239-07:002013-08-19T12:29:24.239-07:00No problem! Plenty of money! We are going to spe...No problem! Plenty of money! We are going to spend almost $2 million on a one mile bike trail on the Grindstone Creek that will require another million just to connect to anything else! Maintenance? No problem, we have PLENTY of money from the parks sales tax - we will probably need to increase that in a year or so since we can't keep up with what we already have, but that's OK - When it comes to our 1.5% of the Columbia population that regularly uses these trails - EVERYONE should pay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360042008807462347.post-30761684812991034182011-07-07T14:29:57.441-07:002011-07-07T14:29:57.441-07:00Just wanted to thank Columbia's finest for a $...Just wanted to thank Columbia's finest for a $10 expired meter parking ticket issued at 5:55pm. <br />While legally it's in their right to do so, this now makes "The District" as about as automobile unfriendly as New York City. (It was my understanding that in the past there was some kind of unwritten grace period from 5:45-6pm.)<br />I paid the fine, but will no longer shop or attend meetings downtown, (unless they put my name on a brick when they build that Short Street city garage.) <br />The Plaza area in Kansas City and even KC's Westport area is far more car-friendly. Their city government, local businesses and developers seem to manage and balance their pedestrian/bicycle & automobile traffic far better in its high-volume/denser environment than our fair town. <br />I guess with residential housing development down, our City Hall feels obligated to keep "Bob the Builder" in the black at our expense.<br />How many permanent salaried jobs have been created with this 75 million dollars? My guess is most of it went to concrete and payments to building contractors. Can I buy some of their stock?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com