We all know certain behaviors are risky. We don’t have to try everything. In college, we didn’t have to drink the Kool-Aid laced with LSD to know it was risky and dangerous behavior.

Similarly, the town of Fountain Hills does not have to waste time and money on projects that are fraught with obvious financial and operational risks. The lagoon is one such project, as witnessed by the many intelligent concerns raised by our citizens.

Message to the Town Council: Think of the response of many concerned citizens at the Oct. 5 town meeting as a therapeutic intervention. The goal of such interventions is to reduce behavior damaging to oneself or the community (NCBI, National Center for Biotechnology Information).

We are concerned citizens trying to help you help yourselves. We are trying to prevent you from engaging in risky behavior. Stop the madness. Stop wasting your time and our money on the lagoon. Stop drinking the electric Kool-Aid. Just say no!