The big question on everyone’s mind seems to be, “What happens to the Town of Apple Valley in the wake of its big court loss?”

Representatives of the Town of Apple have a long track record of monetary (and other) mismanagement, and of lying to the public. This behavior should not be rewarded with more money, as giving the representatives of the Town of Apple Valley more money virtually guarantees more monetary mismanagement in the future.

Mr. Mayor and Counsel …

Now that the initial decision is in, and yes, your legal team has a chance to object, I ask that each of you read all 83 pages of the decision to understand truly what was stated and not rely on the filtered view of a legal team that has now lost TWICE … Claremont and here.

It just took me three hours to review the entire Liberty decision, and wow — what a decision. A few points stand out but the decision is a pretty damning condemnation of the efforts of the Town. The judge relied on Liberty experts who were well-grounded in competent documentation and analysis and lambasted the Town’s experts. It almost seemed like the judge was telling the Town, “Nice try but don’t bullshit me again!” (sorry for the language)

The TOAV Administration Budget submission again has errors in its Administration Budget document.

Using 70,000 for the population of Apple Valley, $7,000,000 as a dollar projection of income from 1% sales tax increase. Divided by 70,000 town citizens = a per capita average of $100 per person per year increase in sales tax revenue.

The Town of Apple Valley is once again spending our money to convince us that it is doing such a great job of spending our money that it needs more money and that we should be grateful for the opportunity to give it to them.

Apple Valley is a desert community 110 miles from the ocean. Yet the Council has invited folks to go sailing without disclosing their current position, that there is no (qualified) captain, no compass, no area charts, no rudder, and no paddles, let alone a seaworthy ship. The council members speak to us from dark rooms, stoically reading from a script someone else prepared that asks for $7 million in additional taxes. What is the embarkation fee per adult, and is there a senior discount?