Williamsport’s government, as the Sun-Gazette reported in its Feb. 17 edition, has heard a recommendation for its condemned City Hall on West Fourth Street.

As we have expressed many times over the past four and a half years, we remain concerned.

We have not seen either the leadership or engaged citizenry of Williamsport address the underlying costs of either renovating or replacing City Hall.

As we have said since the building at the corner of West Fourth and West streets first was condemned, the fiscally responsible decision has to be determined by looking at what renovations and future maintenance for the site would cost, what buying or building a new structure to perform its former functions would cost and what renovations to adapt the “temporary” locations for city government so they can serve as permanent locations.

We continue to believe this information is integral to making the correct decision. We believe this information is integral to making any decision in a credible fashion.

We continue to believe that the mayor’s office and city council should have been discussing these projected or estimated figures — openly, transparently — from the beginning of this process.

We appreciate the input by consultants from PFM — their assessment raises many valid points. But the decision ultimately rests with Williamsport’s elected officials and the decision about whether they’ve reached the right decision will rest with voters.

Tax-paying voters should be able to reach conclusions about whether they agree with the course council and the mayor take by comparing what the burdens of each option could be.

We regret that after almost half a decade, Williamsport’s voters still can’t look at estimated price ranges side by side and reach informed decisions. We believe this impasse reached the point of being unacceptable years ago.