Danny Boy!

The pipes, the pipes are calling...

In the latest essay from our most vocal founding father an appeal to is made to ethical behavior. On the part of the city. 

Let's pause for a moment while you stop laughing.

Perhaps the author is in denial, refusing to accept his role in creating a deeply, structurally flawed, and unnecessary additional government. His is correct to note the rapid and far fall from the original "City of Ethics" to where we are today, but again, he should have known this would happen. He should have known they were building a Frankenstein's monster of a government. One destined to become what we have now. 

He received a royal slap in the face.

The mayor told him point blank she was not going to discuss this with him. He was also informed that Kingsley's council members had been instructed not to discuss Kingsley. The mayor has been little more than a shill for city bureaucrats and outside influences, so her reaction is unsurprising, even expected. But the council members? There are serious questions there. Who told Danny Boy about this gag order? What did these specific council members say when he asked them directly? And most importantly, who has the power, the authority to issue a gag order to our duly elected representatives? We know the charter prohibits their communication with city bureaucrats, but not speaking to their constituents should be their choice and theirs alone. Who is really running this shit show?

The author repeatedly uses profanity with the word "engineering." Is that meant as a threat? Possibly. After all the city, through the mayor and the city manager have made it clear that for them this matter is closed. Permanently. But to mention engineering? That's a bit inflammatory, but maybe the city is correct and the time for words has passed, and it is time for action to speak. Engineering action. 

Manmade lakes are interesting things and yes, engineering, civil and structural, is involved. That said these lakes are simple creatures. A dam holds back flowing water, flooding adjacent low-lying terrain. Lake depth is controlled by the design of the dam, and dam height, but it is also impacted by upstream inflow. The latter is the essence of these essays over the last few months. And the city has a point. Kingsley owns the dam, with its spillway and they own the lake. In their entirety. What they also own is the water inflow at the border(s) of the Kingsley property. And that is where engineering can speak very loudly. Just as the outflow is controlled by the dam it is possible to control the inflow. It is not necessary to allow unrestricted inflow. Control the inflow and let the city deal with the consequences of their inability to manage their wastewater in a manner that does not damage private property and devalue homeowners equity. It is the city's position, their legal stance, that Kingsley Lake is not part of the city's stormwater system. Let it be so.

There is not a court in the land that would back the city's position that they are entitled to damage private property and devalue private real estate without compensation or consequence. 

Let's hope we find out.