Why not make the cultural funding and the flood mitigation funding the focus of the same bid for dollars?

It looks like a great tube channel on that study they did. Imagine that a place on the river where families could go to take their kids with out dad being washed away down river trying to save a kid that went in to far. I think it would be great and lots of families would come and use it and people would set up ice cream stands and maybe fruit stands, and then the money and investment would start to go where the people are... and who knows maybe the downtown would become the hip place to be... I'm just kidding that would never happen lol.

How about applying the funding to the proper construction of main throughfares?
Let's do one intersection at a time, and do it right, I mean over or under passes not more freaking traffic lights. And when we build or re-build a section of road, make sure the base is well drained, and that there is plenty of well compacted material, and that an appropriate thickness of asphalt is laid down and compacted, to handle the heavy traffic. Better yet, use reinforced concrete in the high wear zones, but prepare the base properly first. I am not a road builder nor an expert on paving etc. but have managed to make a few observations along the way. Has anyone else noticed that our roads do not last long around here? It is my belief that better built, well drained bases are the starting point for longevity.
metalman.

Town centre is falling apart, anyone want to bet the performing arts centre will get the money. The self proclaimed shakers and movers of this town are adding their names to the bronze plaque at this very moment.