Budget Message from the City Manager
Dear Mayor King, Members of the City Council, Chair Switzer and Citizen Members of the Budget Committee:
“Puff, puff, chug, chug, went the Little Blue Engine. ‘I think I can - I think I can - I think I can - I think I can - I think I can - I think I can - I think I can - I think I can - I think I can.’ Up, up, up. Faster and faster and faster and faster the little engine climbed, until at last they reached the top of the mountain.”
-- The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
The Little Engine that Could is a tale that focuses on the power of positive thinking, which in turn leads to positive actions. We make sure our children read this story so that they understand the importance of maintaining a positive attitude even when the odds are stacked against you.
You will recall that several larger, more powerful, engines passed on the opportunity to pull the train up the mountain. Why? Because they feared hard work and possible failure. But the little engine had no such fears. Naïve? Perhaps. But if one doesn’t make the attempt, one never knows what heights one may able to climb....