We’re in a new round of big-project proposals for Whitewater.
Here’s a suggestion, that this municipal administration would do well to follow, for any large-scale proposal:
(1) Release any feasibility study, analysis, or performance contract on the city’s website a month (thirty calendar days) before Council consideration.
(2) Hold a public hearing specifically and exclusively on any major proposal.
(3) For proposals with a long-term environmental impact upon current residents and the next generation of residents, submit a final proposal to a city-wide vote no earlier than two months’ time after the release publicly of all feasibility studies, analyses, and performance contracts, etc.
If municipal leaders believe in their proposals, they will submit them into the marketplace of ideas with ample time for public consideration….