Every day of delay represents additional waste of taxpayer expenditures with no benefit to the city. If city government fails to enforce its rights to protect the taxpayers' investment, then it renders the contractual guarantees meaningless, a cruel hoax perpetrated upon the public purse. Performance penalties are built into many public agreements, with road construction the most prominent example. Only Syufy benefits from delays, allowing them to avoid overtime and other costs of doing what they committed to do. Meanwhile, the taxpayers take more hits.
Every rollback means lower property and sales tax receipts.
Worse, the lack of prompt completion means that downtown Sparks businesses, which have been hanging by their fingernails for years, will continue biting them a little longer. The contract is clear. The council should stand up for its taxpayers' investment and, for once, not roll over for more corporate welfare. We welcome your comments and suggestions.