A Lawrence commissioner apparently thinks the Capital City is a model city – just not a very good model.

According to the

, City Commissioner Matthew Herbert blasted his city’s lack of funding for arts projects before taking aim his neighbor to the west. The paper quoted him as saying:

“The legacy we’re facing right now is, in a period of about 30 days, we’re defunding the Arts Center; we’re removing the director of arts and culture; we’re canning a public art project — congratulations, we just became Topeka, Kansas. I live in Lawrence because it’s not Topeka, Kansas. I don’t want my legacy to be that I helped to make Lawrence Topeka.”

He wasn’t the only one reportedly questioning the city’s budget priorities, the Journal-World said. They have another month to revise the budget before finalizing it.

So, what do you think of the commissioner’s comments?