So They say "Growth Pays for itself", really? Watch this

Here is the next clip from the CLRN tax proposal discussion, where they say they have CLEARLY shown that "Growth pays for itself"....REALLY, then why the tax!!!!

All we have been asking them for years is "Not to ignore obvious proven planning solutions"...SUCH AS IMPACT FEES!!

Their answer..."this is just about more revenues or money"...WE SAY it is simply a down payment on 10 to 15 years of MORE (unsupervised) WESTWARD EXPANSION!!!

The city's representative, Bryan Day, can be summarized....

* Expansion to Perry county line is just a supposition (Really Bryan, then why has the population center of Little Rock moved a mile or so west with the last 4 or 5 census...FACT)

* Need to discuss impact fees, and NOW he and the Mayor agree it is a needed discussion...just not right now (sound familiar, reflect back to the last video post)

* westward expansion and impact fees are not part of the discussion (thus there is no reason to discuss that BAD planning has resulted in the need for increased taxes)

* This is a good one..Bryan says, simply, this is about current needs out in west Little Rock and a"little more" for "current" immediate needs (so, by their own admission they NEED 8 million...then maybe another 8, making 16 million....but they ask for $500,000,000.00 for those immediate and current needs)

* Now as for that futuristic planning and the no need for impact fees etc., Mr. Day CLEARLY states in this video there is NO PLAN for expansion to the western Perry county line. Yet the population westward shift along with the other CLEAR data presented by Ms. Wells, CLEARLY show that IS what is happening.

So we repeat our premise this tax request comes from there being no proper planning about the constant day in and day out westward expansion of the city. And in this video, Mr. Day, confirms just that he CLEARLY says...."there is NO plan"!!!!

A couple more points...Mr. day says there have been only one small annexation over the last several years...NOT TRUE.....

He also points out he was not here in 96 so he does not know what things were like back then that the city spoke of...

So question, Mr. Day....how can you guys ever hope to get a handle on the systemic problems of the city, one of which is the lack of proper planning,....

"When you REFUSE to take possession of the problems"????

Remember...In conclusion....they would have you believe this thing is suppose to be about vision....it is suppose to be about "the next great city in the south" and about "PLANNING" for that "futuristic" Little Rock EXPANSION and JOBS!!!