When looking at Politics and/or Criminal Activity they sometimes Say
Follow the Money
That could be fitting in the case of the Library Levy or Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Could also be fitting
Because there does seem to be a lot of Smoke and Mirrors and Illusion involved.
In
Cedar Rapids Library levy fails, board to shift course
Mayor Corbett said the jump from a small levy to the request for a 27-cent one may have factored in Tuesday’s defeat. He said he could imagine a request of voters down the line for a library levy smaller than 27 cents, but larger than 4 cents.
Which leads to the question, Why? Why such a big jump when just a short time ago they said nothing like that necessity could be farther from the Truth?
In
Fact-checking in Cedar Rapids' at-large council race
Justin Wasson said the city is building a downtown library that is too big, too nice and too expensive. He said the city is getting a "giant" library downtown that is "significantly bigger than the older library" In the end, with the cost to maintain the building, "I'm going to be paying off this library for the rest of my life."
The Gazette's Fact Check Claim was
Determination: Mostly fiction
Why: The city's former downtown library at 500 First St. SE was 84,000 square feet in size. The new library will be 94,000 square feet, with more space for children and teens, library officials said.
The new $49 million library is being built without local property taxes. The money comes from a mix of federal disaster funds, a state I-JOBS grant, private donations and $4 million in revenue from the city's local option sales tax, which already has been collected.
Bob Pasicznyuk, the city's library director, said Thursday the operational costs at the new library will not be any larger than the operational costs at the old one, and may be less.
That same claim was made during the online debate on the Iowa Conservative;Union's Facebook Fanpage
So where did the money go?
If the 4 years ago it was mostly fiction that we might not be able to afford the operating costs of the Library.
And it was TRUE that the new Library was going to cost no more, maybe less to run than the Old Library.
Where did all he Money go?
Why do they now claim that they not only need to raise the Library Levy but raise it 575% to the Maximum Legal Limit?
We now have new City Council Members along with the ones already in office.
It will be maybe a year before they can bring this back up.
How about those Public Servants answering this question?
What is the DIFFERENCE between the Old Library Budget and the New one that cause this drastic change in claims.
Where did ALL the Money go?
If the Wizard Corbett does not know.
Maybe one of the Flying Monkeys does.
Updated: Thursday, 5 November 2015 2:15 AM CST
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