"We don't need your money... we need to prioritize your money."

Robin's Commentary --

"We don't need your money... we need to prioritize your money." Was a quote from President George Bush today when he was giving a speech at the Hallmark company.

That one statement is a message that I would like to send the city of Eugene.

Just to make sure that they understand that... let's break that statement down.

1. "We don't need YOUR money"
it is OUR hard-earned money, not money that is just sitting there in a pile for the taking.

2. "We need to PRIORITIZE your money."

The city of Eugene needs to set his priorities straight in my opinion.

We need to make our city safe as a priority, then businesses will relocate to the city and banks will be willing to loan money for development.
Currently, one of the reasons why Eugene is having so much trouble renovating downtown, is because banks will not loan money for development because downtown is considered a "depressed area."

When I used to work downtown I always felt very uncomfortable walking by myself. In fact, three weeks after we relocated downtown, one of my coworkers had his old pickup stolen from the parking garage.

Demonstrating that you're able to prioritize the money would also make it a lot easier to raise more money because it would infer confidence in the citizens. Reference Springfield as an example.

In my opinion, the city of Eugene needs to take an example from the president.