Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, December 12, 2011, 1:14 PM
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City may hire more staff to handle Google's growth
Original post made on Dec 13, 2011
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, December 12, 2011, 1:14 PM
Comments (4)
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Dec 13, 2011 at 11:44 am
My VOTE: NO....
What if google falters and does not expand as expected? MV will be stuck with more people that we can't let go (excuse: because we can't let good people go).... More Union workers... More pensions... more wasted money... Hire AFTER we start getting the Tax Revenue NOT BEFORE!!!!!
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Dec 13, 2011 at 2:43 pm
That's my city! The finest staff money can buy.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Dec 17, 2011 at 4:28 pm
Let's continue to the tradition of public spending....spend it all with no regard for the future. That's the problem. The city council and city leaders have no real business experience. It's difficult for them to understand a basic concept of spending only what you can afford.
Let me explain this more simply in terms that even our city council can understand. Google is prepaying for future services; they are NOT paying anything extra to MV. If you have any fiscal responsiblity, you would understand that you can't hire people to sit around even if Google pre-pays you. You should reject the prepayment of Google funds and WAIT until Google applies for permits or plan reviews before adding staff. How about this novel idea...why don't you allow Google to wait an additional 2 weeks for plan reviews. You realize that everyone else in MV has to wait right?
It truly shocks me that more people aren't outraged by the way our city government spends money, goes into debt, and needs the residents to bail them out through higher taxes or parcel taxes.
a resident of Jackson Park
on Dec 19, 2011 at 4:35 pm
So again Google flexes and the City folds. Why not make it official and change our name to Google View and let there board run everything.
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