When does spending save you money? (HINT: We’re not talking about a sale at Macy’s)

Within the first 4-5 months of being in office, the County Executive aka Stevie Wonder was able to get Valley View into the LDC in order to SELL it. He was able to do this just before the Federal Government announced the IGT funding of another few million dollars, which would make the reasons for selling Valley View even more ridiculous. Did anyone in county government know this IGT announcement was going to be released when it was?

The timing is suspicious.

The Bleak Boy announced his forecast of doom and gloom and how the county has a $60 MILLION deficit. (Still not proven). Again, this is part of the reasons used for selling Valley View. (Which would barely put a dent in the 60 million…)

So, END BIG DEFICIT=SELL VALLEY VIEW (B4 Fed IGT)?

Now, we have the big push for the government center repair and rebuild plan, (for about $75-80 million) with promises to have it done this year! What joy to the denizens of Goshen fair village! And wait! There’s more! Another 12 million or so to repair and rebuild other government buildings, because it is more pressing to have a new Board of Elections than a Nursing home for seniors, veterans and other citizens of Orange County. Auntie realizes many of those buildings, especially the court house ARE in need of repair or replacement but do we really need to build a new board of elections building NOW? In the case of the OC Government Center, we have plans to REPLACE a major portion of the center and the big push to get started before (did anyone in OC government know?) before the FEMA funding announcement. (FEMA is NOT going to pay for a remodel and rebuild even if someone claims there is mold in places where mold does not grow but WILL pay for repair of storm damage etc.).

The TIMING IS SUSPICIOUS.

So, END BIG DEFICIT=SPEND $75 MILLION+12 MILLION (B4 FEMA AND SHPO)?

How do you justify selling a small percentage of the county owned property to save money and then spending MORE than the declared deficit on other properties, to what? Save money? WHO benefits from these activities? WHO benefits from the sale of Valley View and the construction projects? (And don’t say the people of Orange County because Auntie will smack you.)

Some of our legislators had very interesting things to say regarding the government center and the other buildings. (Please pay attention to who said what.)

Legislator Mike Paduch said: It’s all about spending millions and millions of dollars”

Legislator Chris Eachus said: "Unless we have unlimited amounts of money that we have to throw around, millions of dollars, then these are connected,"

And then, we have on the famous “Let’s move forward” from Kitty Katie, aka Legislator Katie Bonelli. (If you recall, your Auntie Alibi has a strong dislike for this euphemism for “I am dismissing you”) 
                                                                   

Kitty Katie SAID: "There is no reason why this shouldn't be moving forward today,"

"There is no reason why this shouldn't be moving forward today,"

Oh, yes there is.