Thank you for this information. Video gaming is gambling. I, like many others, feel that the lack of financial transparency in Evanston will be a problem. Maybe some staff, council members and residents feel this is an easy source of revenue. However, gambling comes with high costs on many levels. The fact that city staff overestimated t…
Thank you for this information. Video gaming is gambling. I, like many others, feel that the lack of financial transparency in Evanston will be a problem. Maybe some staff, council members and residents feel this is an easy source of revenue. However, gambling comes with high costs on many levels. The fact that city staff overestimated this year's budget by $87 million and overspent in certain funds without informing the council before the council voted on projects is concerning. Although the city had a $400 million budget, maintaining our assets and completing large Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) without major overruns is a stretch for them. These are reasons to slow down. Public discussion and a referendum are in order on video gaming
Thank you for this information. Video gaming is gambling. I, like many others, feel that the lack of financial transparency in Evanston will be a problem. Maybe some staff, council members and residents feel this is an easy source of revenue. However, gambling comes with high costs on many levels. The fact that city staff overestimated this year's budget by $87 million and overspent in certain funds without informing the council before the council voted on projects is concerning. Although the city had a $400 million budget, maintaining our assets and completing large Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) without major overruns is a stretch for them. These are reasons to slow down. Public discussion and a referendum are in order on video gaming