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Weather.... Published: 3/24/2007  'Vision' thing not working for
Toledo  While it is important to have a vision of what Toledo
can or should be, the monetary cost of having an All-America
City, Renaissance City, or Elegant City has placed Toledo in the
financial bind that now exists.  Safety of the citizens and
maintaining the infrastructure has taken a back seat to
delusions of grandeur (i.e. the Erie Street Market, Marina
District project, etc.). If private developers saw the potential
of profiting from the Marina District, they would have done it.
We live in a global economy and there is no shortage of
corporations willing to invest in a city that has potential.
City Council has too many members, which adds to the problem as
well. At-large district council seats have enabled "special
interests" to buy seats in city government. City Council was
intended to be composed of people from the voting districts who
had a vested interest in improving their