Resplendence is a big word

re·splen·dent Audio Help (rĭ-splěn'dənt) Pronunciation Key

adj. Splendid or dazzling in appearance; brilliant.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin resplendēns, resplendent-, present participle of resplendēre, to shine brightly : re-, re- + splendēre, to shine.]

re·splen'dence, re·splen'den·cy n., re·splen'dent·ly adv.

Apparently, Mesa is getting a new dazzling courthouse. Located downtown, its set to open 2010 and help build up the downtown area. From the look of the architecture, its going to be nice to look at, but maybe I am wrong, but the court isn't usually the type of thing I would use to draw people downtown. "Generators of humanity" don't seem like the type that are going to help draw in a hip crowd.

I understand that the court is needed, but they need to do a better job on educting the voters on where the funding is coming from. I had to look it up, and the courthouse money is coming from voter approved bonds. All the average person sees is that in the middle of a huge financial shortfall, the city is spending over $30 million on a palatial new courthouse. I know that there is more to it than that, but the perception is still out there.