Commission May Vote On Purchase Of Money Trees

By Jennifer Growthwool

Should the city purchase money trees?

That is the question Commissioner Brian Crandall posed to fellow commissioners during their Monday meeting. "We need to take the example of the [Sandusky] State Theatre," Crandall said to a highly interested audience, "and purchase as many of these money trees as possible, or our financial future will continue to remain bleak."

While thought to be a fictional plant used by sarcastic parents to teach their children the value of money, the subject of money trees has frequently recurred in city commission meetings of late. A recent decision to allow the use of language during meetings has put the commission's agenda behind. "I think we're getting ahead of ourselves folks," Commissioner Dennis Murray said, "We still have to decide which language we're going to speak. I believe the money tree issue is going to have to wait until we decide whether Punjabi or Lithuanian will be our official language." Commissioner Brett Fuqua disagreed. "Money trees could probably save us money in the long run. I say we get a few of them." The Commission decided that the money tree issue should be decided by voters during the November election. Murray stated that choosing the ballot language would be placed on the commission's agenda.