This city is out of [our] control. We now have parts of our community signing petitions to block the destruction of their neighborhoods by bureaucrats at city hall. And it seems these bureaucrats have the power:
"According to the residents, although several council members have told the homeowners that they support its removal, the trail remains in the proposed plans."
The citizenry's only tool is the ballot box: our chance to elect proper and faithful representation. Except it doesn't work because the city charter explicitly prevents our elected representatives from direct, operational action. Which is why we get diversionary blather:
“Public input is an important part of master planning for our parks...For the park at Vermack, we began listening to feedback more than a year ago, and we continued that process with Saturday’s open house. We take all comments to heart in working toward a final concept.”
Isn't that nice? Wonderful that a city bureaucrat would lower himself to listen to the little people. But you know what? That "trail" is not coming out of the plan and it is going to get built because there are bigger plans in the works. Far bigger than a parks "master plan."
Ask yourself "what can the mayor or council do?" Then go ask them. If they're honest you will learn that the last time anyone in this city had a vote that mattered it was when the referendum to form the city passed. Since then everything in this city is at the hands of city bureaucrats, a growing band of vandals.
And next year they will sneak in another referendum to raise taxes for a bond that is almost twice the original city budget used in sales pitches for the first referendum. Don't screw this one up.
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