Reality Check

Congratulations. 4 More Years. That's very exciting and inspiring.

Now the Mayor can do what he said and keep his promises---starting with raises to Firemen, Policemen, Sanitation workers, the Street Department, etc.

Taking College Street all the way to Savannah Highway, financial incentives for the West Side, a heated pool on the West Side, a Civic Center, new equipment and lights for the Skateboard Park, a new Senior Center, to name a few.

Services and people are going to get cut. Or taxes are going up. Count on it. There is no other recourse. Or those promises are going down the drain. How is all that going to get paid for?

The spending already has the City strapped, and in these tough times it is really strained. I especially feel for those poor Firemen and the "promise in writing" they got earlier. Them and their Union are laughed at. It's a shame really.

The City must also operate the SportsPlex (if they ever get it opened) and to maintain it is going to be a tremendous cost. They need more people and can't afford to hire them. Muscle Shoals is being consulted for advice on how to run it.

It is going to be a very interesting period. You get what you asked for. 4 more years. Again, Congratulations.

You "won" right?