Press: Can’t blame ‘em for asking

In an editorial this morning, the Coeur d’Alene Press comments on a funding request made to ignite cda:

When a money tree pops up in your back yard, what’s the harm in peeling off a few green leaves, right? That’s the way Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, Lake City Development Corp., was perceived several years back when wealthy developers pitched projects that unnecessarily leveraged tax dollars. And too often, they got them. To its credit, LCDC — now called ignite cda — saw the agency’s survival hinged on banishing the practice of lining friendly pockets under the guise of resurrecting worn-down parts of town. Yet that specter has risen again. More here.

Question: Should ignite cda provide funding for this proposal?