At the last Asheville City Council meeting, Dr. Carl Mumpower raised a good point about governments needing to function within their proscribed jurisdictions. In one example, the city was trying to fund the nonprofit YWCA while it allowed prostitutes to work the streets in front. The city was also trying to accept federal dollars for local police cameras, even though there was no need for the cameras until a federal grant made them available. The state was planting flowers along highways and giving the city money for butterfly exhibits but neglecting public education and the court system.