The long and short of this is that when local government agencies hire "grant writers" (which they do, btw)......things are way out of whack. The stated objectives get set second to the profitability. When the fishing gets put in the hands of the fishermen, we'll have fish. Until then........
I've watched land trust operatives, to mention one of many, profit greatly from salaries "earned" by "non profit" organizations. Hello?
Cost/benefit analysis?.....give me a break. How many years has the State been at this? Getting better is it?
Paying more every year for less is a good business model.