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Nose for News 
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Posted on: Mar. 16 2004,10:48 pm |
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Are these Sparks supporters behind the billboards?
Councilman Fjelstad?:
offered a resolution to name City Manager Paul Sparks the full-time executive director of the port authority Tribune October 14 2003
John Doran?
:Member of Jobs Inc."All you guys are going to do is raise the hopes of people and it's not going to do one bit of good," said Doran. "It's going to be a lot more bad press."
Urging them to halt their petition plans,(against Sparks) he said: "I'm telling you, things are going to happen. I can't tell you what the structures are going to be." He said he was sworn to secrecy, and wouldn't comment on how the deal would affect Sparks. Tribune October 9 2003
Mayor Eaton?
:Eaton has said she does not support a vote on Sparks' removal, and said the city has no basis to fire him ..."It looks like a select group that has an ax to grind against Mr. Sparks," she said... Tribune October 9 2003.
Brad Arends? : president of Greater Jobs Inc: "You could replace Paul Sparks tomorrow and you'd still have a system that impairs economic growth," he said. Tribune October 9 2003
Former Mayor Bob Haukoos?, a member of the Think Tank who didn't want the group to circulate a petition against Sparks, said when he campaigned for mayor, half the city blamed Sparks for the city's economic problems. But he said Sparks is just a scapegoat. Tribune October 9 2003
Councilor Randy Erdman? agreed that Sparks is a scapegoat, saying Albert Lea isn't the only city of its size with a struggling economy and slow growth. He said that Sparks has done what councils have asked of him in the past, but those councils have been weak, and Sparks has taken the blame. Tribune October 9 2003
,Chamber Director Marge Hamersly? the city council approved a $50,000 loan to Chamber officials from the city's revolving loan fund. Tribune March 12 2004
Will we ever know?
Are they sworn to secrecy? (as Dornan says above)
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The Advocate
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Posted on: Mar. 17 2004,2:03 pm |
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When and until our elected public officials understand that they represent their constituents, then and only then will the Albert Lea City Council and Freeborn County Board be a sounding board for the citizens. The most important thing to look for in a candidate for either of the above mentioned groups is that your elected officials understands that they represent the majority and not just a select few. Your (collective) voice needs to be their voice. Maybe I'm just an old idealist but I was raised to believe the best of people and I think we can rise to the occasion. I feel that this forum has a great deal of contributers that are really frustrated with the status quo, I think that feeling transcends this forum and permeates throughout the city and county. My husband and myself are also frustrated but have decided the best thing to do is to continue to voice our opinions but to make our voice heard at the polling booth.
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