By Curmudgeon
Since questions about the Ogden City administration's commitment to "green" has come up as a topic on Weber County Forum, thought I'd mention a story posted on the Standard-Examiner website this afternoon.From the story:
OGDEN -- When it's raining and city parks' sprinklers are on, it can take all day for three plumbers to turn off the water lines in 42 separate parks....Sounds like a good idea to me, both environmentally and financially.
That's why Ogden City has been trying to implement the Maxicom Central Control Systems to help save water, which becomes especially important with recent drought restrictions...
The new system will save an estimated 92 million gallons of water a year, more than half of the amount used now on parks lawns and fields. That will translate into the city saving tens of thousands of dollars each year. [Link added]
Editor's addendum: So, gentle readers... what about it? Does this latest effort on Godfrey's part to draw favorable headlines, and to deal with the constant and ridiculous daily running water problem in our public parks entitle him to label himself green"... or not? Will three hard-working Ogden City plumbers be summarily "laid off?" How much will this new system cost the taxpayers, exactly? Will this mayoral effort at publically displayed "economy" offset his "visionary" commitment to the energy wasteful Ice Tower effect?
Thankfully, our gentle readers are always able to provide intelligent answers to questions such as these.
We'll offer our observation that do find it somewhat encouraging to find the Boss Godfrey Administration dealing with infrastructure issues -- albeit only occasionally.
Have at it, WCF readers.
