Time to Downsize Eagle City Government

Eagle City Government has almost doubled in size in the last five
years. This was due in large part to new construction activity. Now
that new development is at a standstill it's time for the Eagle City
government to downsize.

According to the 2008 Budget Report, the P&Z Department is spending
$773,225 on their ten employees. The Building Department is spending
another $468,777 for their seven employees. This made sense when Eagle
was adding new subdivisions and 500 homes a year. We'll be lucky to
break 100 in 2008.

Everyone has had to tighten their belts in these difficult economic
times. Government should not exempt itself from reality at taxpayer
expense. It's time for Mayor Bandy to be fiscally responsible and put
this obese budget on a diet. An 85 percent drop in new development
should correspond with a similar drop in city P&Z and Building
Departments staff. If things get going again, the City can always
staff up. In the mean time, the City should try to save the taxpayers
some money and pay down debts. Otherwise there won't be enough money
to provide basic services.