More State Money, Blah, Blah, Blah

Mayor Dan Mylott presses play on the recording of his long-held view that Fitchburg needs more state money, this time for the schools.

More state education aid would be nice, but the question for the mayor is: What are you going to do about it? Call for a meeting with somebody? Put together some kind of presentation? Point out some real examples of desperate need? Rally the troops? Declare state aid the city's most pressing need and make it Priority Number One for the next 18 months? Do something, anything, beyond just whine that more state money is available?

Pointing out the need and painting the state as the bad guy is ineffective and finger-pointing at its lamest (yup, we're fired up today). As the leader of the city, Mylott needs to set the agenda and then creatively and energetically move that agenda forward. We're not sure there is an agenda when it comes to state aid, and if there is we seriously doubt it's being pushed with creativity and energy.

For crying out loud, there's not even a number attached to what the city could really need. We don't really want to hear it anymore until there's something more substantive than blaming the State House.