Critics aside, school-park deal logical

I've worked with developers for years and can tell you from experience,when you make a deal with a developer you are making a DEAL WITH THE DEVIL.

That park will not be built anytime soon without money coming from somewhere other than Parks and Trails operating budget of less than 2 million. A park that size will cost several million to build and maintain. With the tax cuts approved you and I know the first thing they will cut is parks and other related things like libraries. Maybe we need to think about a small tax on lets say gas or cigarettes that goes strictly to maintain and build parks and trails. If the school/park combo goes through the park will get built sooner and money should be available to maintain it. We forget that parks still cost money after they are built. Nothing is perfect but this isn't a bad deal.