The Syracuse Rose Society (SRS) (Syracuserosesociety.org) Executive Board has taken note of the many community submissions regarding how to use a $100 million to $200 million county budget surplus (”We asked how you would spend Onondaga County’s $100M surplus. You had a ton of ideas,” July 13, 2022). The suggestion of a botanical garden is intriguing and would beautify the city, and an aquarium would be fun and educational to visit for those who can afford to go there. Neither will be tourism draws for years. The SRS would like to point out that the E.M. Mills Rose Garden in Thornden Park is ranked by the American Rose Society as second-best garden in the nation. Visitors come to see the rose garden from all over the country. When the Syracuse Parks Department and a full slate of volunteers work together, Rose Day in June is spectacular. Unfortunately, if you go to the garden now, you will wonder: “What happened?”