When Don Young talks about the environmental impact of urban gas drilling, Mayor Mike Moncrief goes to that special place inside his head where he thinks happy thoughts and everything is OK. He tunes out. He doesn’t listen.
But who does the Mayor listen to? Depending on who’s telling it, either the little devil on his shoulder or the little angel on the other.
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My neighbor and friend of West and Clear Mike Lee reported in the Star-Telegram this week that the city delayed its decision on transportation impact fees. Quite naturally, developers don’t want to pay the fees and are lobbying hard to lower the price.
I think the city staff’s original proposal, which would have encouraged growth in areas that already have sufficient infrastructure, was an excellent plan. The proposed compromises, which would levy a much lower fee across the city, including areas that already have good roads (!?), would be an unfortunate example of the citizens’ best interest being ignored in favor of corporate developers.
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