Engineering cHAoS ... or ... 

We don't need no stinkin' City Engineer!

Despite the City's legal requirement to have an in-house City Engineer (see the citizen petition submitted to Council by Peter von Gundlach), City Hall prefers to bungle its way through poorly-planned, over-priced projects with no completent supervision from staff. 

But then, why would the City ever need competent in-house oversight when at stake are public works projects amounting to no more than a few tens of millions of dollars? Heck, it's not their money -- it's yours!

What a difference a clue makes!

The above street was patched by a contractor who obviously had a clue as to how to do a job right. The botched patching job below was done by Bisbee Public Works. Clearly, having someone in charge who has some knowledge of basic engineering principles makes a huge difference.  Would you even trust Bisbee Pubic Works to build you a bird bath?

... And Jill came tumbling after!

Jack may very well fall down and break his crown if he goes up High Road. A number of years ago, plans were drawn up (by Professional Civil Engineer Lyn Kartchner) to remove the danger created by the crumbling retaining wall above High Road. What has the City done so far to correct this disaster in the making? ... You guessed it! Absolutely nothing! Is this yet another case of the City putting off desperately needed repairs simply because Mayor Beauchamp has no friends living here?