Montgomery Pushes For Bills... And Cash

So, Montgomery city "leaders" met with our local Legislators to push for a series of bills that they would like to see... and every one of those bills will result in more cash going into the city's pockets. The fact that the "speeding cameras" are being proposed now goes a long way to showing what their real motivations are.
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20110301/NEWS01/103010332/Montgomery-officials-pitch-bills-fees-fines-local-legislators?odyssey=navhead

Montgomery city, county and school officials are plying state legislators as they propose new bills, all of which involve a fee or fine, for the legislative session that starts today.

Members of the local legislation asked several preliminary questions during the meeting, but some of the legislators voiced concerns about them getting stuck with the blame for the fees and fines if they support the enabling legislation.

I understand the city is being hit hard, but they're raising taxes, fees, and fines to accomplish... what? They're not being fiscally conservative and cutting back, not when they're funding a brand new, unneeded soccer stadium. No, they're trying to generate more revenue so they can keep reaching for more pie-in-the-sky projects.

The fact that they have cut city services, committed to finance the construction of a soccer stadium, and are pushing for bills that will increase city revenue should tell us a lot.