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Originally Posted by Jay Random
The question in that case is whether the benefits to the public are worth the cost in the given circumstances. City Council decided that they were, and made an agreement with CSEC on that basis. That agreement will have to be revisited now in light of drastically increased costs, and the answer to the question may not be the same. But the question still needs to be asked.
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And that’s wholly on Edwards. He’s been playing chicken with the city for over a decade trying to extort a better deal. He’d be out of pocket far less money if he’d agreed to a deal six years ago.
The big dog gambled on timing and lost, and there’s no justification for taxpayers bearing the higher costs that his strategy has yielded.