The once mighty King Joel again bit off more than he could chew. The latest being the takeover of the City parks. The first was the Transfer station, now the parks, possibly the culturals. The next rumored is the Holding Center takeover of the Cell Block. The county was once flush with cash, but quickly depleted what it had, and is now facing enormous deficits, possibly 200 million. Had Joel done some homework he would have seen that his consolidations cost more than he anticipated. Why he didn't look down the road is beyond me. Guess he wanted to implement his agenda, consequences be damned. His eyes were on the patronage jobs that would come with those takeovers, all at the taxpayers expense. It has come full circle, and bit him in the ass. Why did he conceal the horrible mess the county was in for so long ? Why did the legislature have to take him to court to release budget finance numbers ? Why did he lobby for a huge pay raise only one year ago ? Because he had done such a good job ? He did do a good job on two fronts, he destroyed the counties finances, and took good care of his friends and family. And again, the taxpayer is left holding the empty bag.