COMMENTARY
MARK SCHUMANN
When a football coach decides to replace his quarterback, no one accuses him of “defunding” the position.
Yet, at least a few utility activists and supporters of Tracy Carroll regularly attempt to sew seeds of fear by claiming a new Council majority, absent Carroll, will simply “defund” the transactional attorneys.
It is true a new Council might consider whether to continue to work with attorney John Igoe and his associates, or to turn to someone else. To date, Igoe’s firm has billed the city nearly $1.7 million for handling the transaction, a job the Council had expected would cost something closer to $500,000.
Once could argue for staying with Igoe and his firm, and would could reasonable make a case for turning in another direction for help. But the city simply does not have the option to fail to provide the legal counsel needed to fulfill its obligations to conclude the sale of Vero Electric to Florida Power & Light.
Any talk of “defunding” the transactional attorneys is just more political baloney, and is really nothing more than an attempt to help insure Carroll’s re-election.
Indian River Guardian 
Who was it suggested using this firm? I’ve forgotten. I suppose there is a point of no return – no turning back. Sometimes not a good idea to “change horses in mid-stream” anymore than putting the cart before the horse – which it seems WAS done.
That would be Brian Heady.