He was criticized.
Obviously his critics were right and he was wrong is they can come up with a rational plan to close 29 of the existing buildings.
That's $1.7 billion down the drain, more or less, or, at least the waste of a great deal of that money.
No doubt he died feeling good about himself ~ that was on April 17, 2003, nearly 7 years ago.
If he did died feeling good about himself he was delusional. The facts repudiated his judgment totally. Clark was an imperious pig who arrogantly squandered a fortune of taxpayers money.