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The city of Stockton, CA could soon become the largest city in the United States ever to claim bankruptcy. This is ominous for Lexington because several years ago, Lexington-sized Stockton began pouring money into redevelopment, infill development, and sustainability, just as we are beginning to do. 

In Lexington, our annual debt service payments are $34 million and growing. Incredibly, this amounts to 13% of all expenditures, more than the federal government spends in interest on the national debt. The city’s financial house of cards is about to come crashing down. 

Unfortunately, instead of establishing fiscal discipline, City Hall will sink the ship with an incredible amount of new spending. 

One example is the $300 million downtown redevelopment plan. The plan’s expanded convention space had been touted as a financial boon for the city, but the details of the plan talk about something quite different. 

Most of the plan talks about greenhouse gas emissions, high density mixed-use developments, and transportation by foot and bicycle. 

In addition to the downtown plan, there are over 30 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) projects in the works. The common thread is redevelopment, infill development, and sustainability. 

The motivation for this reckless spending is rooted in our membership in the International Council on Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI). ICLEI circumvents international governments by infiltrating local governments in order to fight global warming. They focus on high density mixed use developments in the name of sustainability. 

Membership in ICLEI is what sparked Stockton’s spending spree to bankruptcy. Ironically, branding bad ideas as “sustainable” is proving in Stockton and many other communities to be unsustainable. 

As an outdoorsman who chose to adopt Lexington as my family’s home for the unparalleled beauty, I understand the value of sound environmental policy. However, recycling ICLEI’s failed policies will only accelerate Lexington toward insolvency.