Rundle’s orginal e-mail:

Subject: Regarding the homebuilders cost of growth study

Bobbie,

Please tell me that you are not really going to trot out the study that the LHBA commissioned several years ago. I can’t recall something that was a bigger waste of time for city commissioners and the public than the time we spent reviewing that study and sitting through the presentation when it was unveiled. You know very well that the study did not account for huge public costs including schools, financing for streets, waterlines, and sanitary and stormwater sewerlines that serve any new subdivision (as opposed to the cost of infrastructure within a subdivision borne by the developer), and the cost for expansion of the wastewater treatment plant (around 90% of which is attributable to growth). That is pushing 100 million dollars if you for any reason you do not recall.

And please, anyone, especially including any city commissioner who will deny there has been stakeholder input when there has been a GREAT DEAL of stakehold input is playing politics of the worst sort.

Mike Rundle

Flory’s response:

Commissioner Rundle,

Your negative attitude and lack of respect towards me and the LHBA is disappointing.

Despite your annoyance at the prospect of being subjected to input from the stakeholders perspective, I plan to participate fully in what I consider to be an enlightening learning opportunity for all of us about the real costs of growth to this City. I look forward to working with you.

Bobbie Flory