Quote Originally Posted by Rover View Post
No, you are way off course. It doesn't take a genius to see what MAPS has done for this city, and most of the citizens who aren't angry get it. That's why it passes, over and over. For once, the citizens feel like they have some influence, even if it isn't at a micromanaging level. They don't need to make boogie men and go all "power to the people" fist saluting.
I'm not disagreeing about the previous iterations of MAPS. The city needed those projects to regain its footing, and, without a doubt, they were transformative. Now, however, we appear to have run out of Big League City projects. Sprinkling a little bit of money here and a little over there might work at your average Strip Club, but it's not the sort of spending that will further elevate the city's profile. This isn't a particularly well to do city, and our major industry (O&G production) is under attack economically and politically. So it doesn't make much sense to waste what little MAPS funds we have on little league soccer fields or new horse barns, especially when the primary tenant of the soccer field has plenty of Temping Cash to build the stadium without taxpayer largesse. I suppose its okay if we keep the Thunder happy with a few MM, but we should be trying to attract new industry. Previous MAPS were successful in that regard, but this one doesn't have any projects that would be material on that front.