The OTSC aren't children. The OTSC is a board made up of very talented individuals who have been trying to work on this for a number of years. They know exactly what they want, and had a new mayor, at the time, that was very receptive to their project and familiar with their organization. Hell, half of this group probably has his home phone number.
By the way, even a child will tell you when he or she is hungry and/or cold. So that dog doesn't hunt.
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