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Posted on: Sep. 20 2006,1:12 pm |
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Nothing from the Trib on the web  I would have thought they would have had a story in there considering I walked over there and gave them a DVD of the meeting, their packet, a copy of the county attorney's letter, and the papers that Belshan handed out.
I realize they're shorthanded since they lost a reporter to Worthington but that just makes me wonder why Worthington has 3 reporters, and Albert Lea only has 2, and I think they only had 1 in Albert Lea until Jim, Ole, Maddog and some others wrote letters to Boone Publishing.
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MADDOG
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Posted on: Sep. 20 2006,1:34 pm |
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Thanks, GEO, I believe the only way we can know what happened at the county meetings right now is on public access. This gives people have another way. Nothing in the paper. Perhaps when the Tribune retains a reporter??
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hairhertz
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Posted on: Sep. 20 2006,3:11 pm |
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Sounds like you get a nickel's worth of info from a 50 cent paper; what shame that the AL Trib has deteriorated to this level. Maybe the Trib would have greater subscribership [which would bring in more $$$] if they bothered to really report the local news. 
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Ole1kanobe
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Posted on: Sep. 21 2006,10:31 am |
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The fish wrap did a write up on the meeting.
| Quote | Chamber Executive Director Susie Petersen on Wednesday said she is disappointed with the decision.
“We apparently have not made all the commissioners as aware as we should have of the number of things the chamber does in Freeborn County,” she said.
She noted forums the chamber holds forums for county issues as well as helping to raise funds after natural disasters. She noted the Web portal the chamber hosts, which drives traffic to county Web sites at no expense to the county. |
So in a nutshell, she thinks that because the chamber does things in the county, they should be reimbursed for it with membership and due fees from local governemnt??
And the remark about driving traffic to the county web site, does she think the county makes a direct profit by how many people visit that site? That logic would only be valid if the county was actively selling something on the site, which they are not. Using that logic, then this site should be getting kick backs from the county too, since this site drives a lot more traffic to most local sites than the chamber's site ever will.
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GEOKARJO
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Posted on: Sep. 21 2006,10:39 am |
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| Quote (Ole1kanobe @ Sep. 21 2006,10:31am) | | Quote | | which drives traffic to county Web sites at no expense to the county. |
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Like the damn site has any information worth reading! Last time it was updated I think Gabe was still breaking tape recorders.
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Posted on: Sep. 21 2006,10:43 am |
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Fish wrap.....   
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MADDOG
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Posted on: Sep. 21 2006,12:15 pm |
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The article fails to mention that in Attorney Nelson's report he said he felt the State Auditor was overstepping their bounds with the statement saying | Quote | | The Attorney General’s Office has determined that local units of government may not pay dues to a local chamber of commerce. |
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hairhertz
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Posted on: Sep. 21 2006,3:12 pm |
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Well, Nelson would likely be much more informed that the state's attorney general.
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Ole1kanobe
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Posted on: Sep. 22 2006,9:44 am |
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Ouch!
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ICU812
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Posted on: Sep. 22 2006,10:09 am |
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| Quote | Editorial: County’s decision is wishy-washy
Friday, September 22, 2006 9:44 AM CDT
Freeborn County Commissioner Dan Belshan made the argument, based on a report from the state auditor’s office, that the county shouldn’t join chambers of commerce and similar groups, though it can contract with them for services. He said some taxpayers do want not their money spent on the chamber. He also called six other counties and found those county governments do not belong to their local chambers of commerce.
Commissioner Mark Behrends, on the other hand, cited the work of County Attorney Craig Nelson, who had investigated whether the county can join chambers of commerce and similar groups.
Nelson, checking several sources including the state attorney general’s office, found county commissioners are free and clear to join chambers and community groups. Behrends added that Freeborn County government benefits from its relationship with its chamber; different counties might find themselves in other circumstances.
The Freeborn County commissioners on Tuesday made their decision, on a 3-2 vote, to not renew the membership based on those reports.
During the discussion, many commissioners mentioned how well the Albert Lea-Freeborn Chamber of Commerce performs. Belshan mentioned how he favors the work the Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce has done. So did Glen Mathiason.
So it appears the split wasn’t so much on whether the chamber is doing a good job. Rather, the split was over whether the county should join the chamber because some taxpayers might not agree with their tax dollars being spent on joining an organization they oppose.
That’s a wimpy reason to not join the chamber.
If a few taxpayers opposed spending tax dollars on gravel for roads, should the county respect those wishes? Should the county drop out of the Association of Minnesota Counties because a few taxpayers oppose that organization?
If a few taxpayers have a problem their tax dollars going toward the county’s chamber membership, tough. It’s not up to the taxpayers. It’s up to the county commissioners.
Voters elect commissioners to make decisions of merit. If the chamber was doing a poor job, then fine, don’t join. But if the chamber is doing a good job — and it is — and if the county has any interest whatsoever in the well-being of local business, it should join.
The county commissioners on Tuesday forgot that 99 percent of local businesses pay their taxes without complaint and on time. And they pay more taxes than the few boisterous folks who complain all the time.
Those businesses and their employees will remember Dan Belshan, Glen Mathiason and Jim Nelson in the voting booth. |
Why do I get pissed when I read this?
| Quote | | The Attorney General’s Office has determined that local units of government may not pay dues to a local chamber of commerce. |
Doesn't the above basically trump all?
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