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Did anyone read the article about Prestige in the Globe? This site and the 3 council people that listened to them and the nay-Sayers doomed this town to a slow death.Retail is dying and that is what this town was hanging it’s hat on. Matt and Max put the final nail in the coffin. Good work guys.
article was extremely one sided and bias, ask the poeple in the area what they think, different story.
typical Globe, slant the story to hurt a competitors articles/reactions. What are they now a two person show?.
Might want to test the ground water in another year, might have a different article.
AMAZON killed brick and mortar, not MC’s lack of a hog plant that contaminates ground water multiple times per day, let alone the truck track waste coming to-and-from this plant.
Mason City should be ashamed for letting that opportunity get away.
The left is pathetic! They do everything that they accuse conservatives of doing. They are so intolerant! Kinda sounds like a defamation law suit waiting to happen. WIN Sarah Sanders!
Is Omar ever going to be held accountable for her crimes .She needs to be thrown out of Congress.
Omar needs to be removed from office and her security clearances revoked. If she was a trump supporter Democrats would be demanding her removal from office and investigated.
What crimes oh wise one?
Marrying her brother to get him into the United States, bigamy, campaign finance law violations, income tax violations, etc.
Why hasn’t she been charged?
She’s a Democrat.
But the Republicans are in charge of this country. Why aren’t they doing anything about it?
Her male-supremacist father and brother forced her to, assuming that’s even true. That’s exactly what hard-right Republiperverts want for America, so it should be just fine with you.
Still drinking that Kool aid . No one I know would be delighted to be taxed MORE for universal health care.
You’re the one drinking the Kool-Aid, apparently with vodka in it. Sober up, and things will look different
The first thing ALL democrats want to do is undo everything Trump has done. The have jobs every one is living better the economy is great. Let’s destroy it all send the country into a recession and let’s give ourselves a nice healthy raise and travel around the world on the taxpayers dollar. Don’t know about you but I’m voting Republican for all those who are running.
Democratic Socialist Party platforms, Raise Taxes, Open Borders, Illegeals before citizens, Abortion up to and after birth, euthanasia for the elderly and others that they can get away with, kill the 2nd Amendment and the 1st. Destroy America as we know it.
Biden sounds just like all the other democrats, higher taxes and complete government control over everyone. Our forefathers knew this would happen because they left a country that was already doing just that, that is why we have the constitution.
Trump fills a 20,000 seat arena with over flow over 100,000 people in Florida .Biden can’t fill a 300 seat gym how can Biden be up 10 points in the polls , just more bullshit from the left
Hahahahahaaaa
You can’t trust media at all. You really can’t trust the government and you really can’t trust any damn polls. They all manipulate with their lying propaganda.
Faux News is the least trustworthy
Got a cite for that statement? Maybe Nielsen ratings?
No thinking person except a Dumbocrat would believe any Poll showing President Trump not leading the pack!
Faux News released a poll showing just that. Any one of the leading Democrats would beat him.
Will Northiowatoday consider opening another page for a local whiner’s den? I’m tired of scrolling through this political stuff but I would be very interested in local whining.
This is the page for local whining, can’t you hear it. Pathetic right!
Don’t like it? Here’s a though, don’t read it you Dumb Ass!
Here’s a though, Im the Dumb Ass who cant spell
Wall Street Journal poll: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/448777-support-for-impeachment-grows-to-27-percent-poll?rnd=1560695039
If the media says it, you can be sure it is biased against everything our President Trump does, it is full of lies, and it is totally biased in favor of the wicked goals of the liberal demoncraps..
The Wall Street Journal is a pretty conservative publication, so if they’re saying it, Dump is in deep trouble.
Even Fox News knows it’s over. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/448772-fox-news-poll-shows-trump-behind-biden-sanders-warren?rnd=1560693497
real journalism is not what this site does. you cant keep the important news seperate and only let subs read it. like this guy that sliced someone up and assaulted others. the public has a right to know that individuals name age and address as a matter of public safety, if this person attacks someone after our court system slaps him on the wrist…. well then that blood is also on the hands of the worthless bastard running this rag. its not right, we need to know his name his age we need to see his face. if you cared at all about public safety you wouldnt hold that news hostage. youre a dick.
So my descendants were hard working farmers who settled in the North, never to my knowledge ever owned any slaves, & worked their butts off, lived through a Great Depression, a few fought in the Civil war, so how exactly am I, responsible for reparations for some others’ descendants who were enslaved by people neither I, nor my descendants had anything to do with??? Quit blaming the past, many African Americans have more opportunities than I had, & I don’t feel I received any “white privilege”. We worked hard for everything we’ve gotten. No one wants to work anymore, when does the Entitlement end?? Nothing is owed to you.
You have that time machine running, Dr. Brown?
Slavery is still alive today in the form of human trafficking but this Beto and all of the Dumbocrats won’t discuss that or sign off on resources that would help with that. Make sure this bill is sent to the Demoncrat party since the slave owners were Demoncrats and the Republicans thankfully freed them. Texas dodged a bullet with this guy and so will the Country. Zero chance…
That’s all Republipervert crap. They want to drive everybody but them and their inbred families into poverty so we all have to work for them as servants. Then they can rape all the women and babies they want.
The democrats don’t represent the working class, that’s a joke. Anyone wanting to tax you into oblivion doesn’t have your best interests at heart.
They want you to pay your fair share, and you are definitely not working class.
What the Left doesn’t seem to understand is that the ‘working’ people are (or should be) deathly afraid of the Democratic party’s ideologies that are more than happy to give away their hard earned money.
Greedy rich Republicans are the ones stealing our money, and we’re not getting fooled again.
That speaks volumes about the current position of the Democratic Party. I was raised a Democrat in a Democratic household. I believe this country needs at least two viable parties to help keep our system honest, however now you couldn’t pay me to vote for anyone in their party. The Democratic Party has lost their way, mind, and soul. I’m voting for President Trump again in 2020!
Ditto.
The republicans paid you already with the so-called tax cuts. Wait until the bill hits you for the deficit they are running up.
And are you going to pay for the debt Obama built up? Of course not. Democrats don’t pay taxes e.g William Jefferson Clinton, et al.
Donald Trump doesn’t pay taxes. He admits that. His kids and his son-in-law don’t pay taxes.
There was a budget surplus when Clinton left office, and Obama saved the country after Repubs crashed the economy for about the fourth time.
The douche bags of the democratic party, Looking to a former BAR TENDER (AOC) for an endorsement for president…That’s rich…. A “kingmaker” – now isn’t that EXACTLY what the Demoncraps were saying Trump would declare himself immediately after he was elected? King? Dictator? Demagogue? God save the USA from the mainstream media and the fear-mongers who are fabricating misery for the masses and elevating squeaky wheels to pundit-hood!
She worked her way through college as a bartender, which paid well and let her work nights while going to school during the day. She earned multiple advanced degrees while doing so, and proved she has a solid work ethic. She’s not ready to be president yet, but has a pretty good foundation established.
And she’s still an idiot.
IF YOU CAN’T HONOR THE FLAG OF THE USA THEN YOU DO NOT DESERVE TO REPRESENT THE USA IN ANY WAY
You have an elected congress that’s supposed to look out for the interest of the American people, yet only look out for their own interests and you have a self made man who could care less about making money for himself and looks out for the interest of the country’s citizens, despite all the road blocks put in front of him….it’s a sad society we live in…
Do not vote for any Democrat for any office no matter how insignificant nationwide!
Congress is 100% useless and actually should get a pay cut! Trump is doing, and trying to do more for America with no salary, while democrats obstruct our success as a country. Sad!
I’m voting for Trump because I wouldn’t vote for a democrat ever after all the crap they have created and they are not doing the job they are paid to do for our country because all they want to do is impeach the President.
Mitch McConnell has refused to bring bills to the Senate floor for consideration including ones that have bi-partisan support. His refusal to do so is in accordance with White House wishes. He has repeatedly dismissed bills meant to strengthen security for our elections. If you want something done, get rid of McConnell.
There is no one qualified enough to run against Trump and win. Trump has done more for this country than any other President in decades…
Hahahahahahahahah
The media buries anything that doesn’t fit their narrative. We need an unbiased news agency – just the facts with no skewing things to support anyone’s viewpoint
The way I see it the Demoncraps need to be charged for the damages of drugs in our country. 500 BILLION in drugs travels into the US through our southern border, the same border the demoncraps are fighting to keep a wall from being built. Every and I mean every tool needs to be used to stop the drug flow into the US. How is it wrong to prevent illegals from entering but they don’t say peep about securing the border to stop drugs killing Americans? It’s called the need for illegal votes and the hopes and dreams of endless power over American citizens.
The media buries anything that doesn’t fit their narrative. We need an unbiased news agency – just the facts with no skewing things to support anyone’s viewpoint
Republicrook-owned big pharma is responsible for that, several CEOs and execs pleading guilty just in the last few weeks. It would be nice if they paid their fair share of anything.
Illegal immigrants aren’t carrying in $500 billion or $5 million worth of drugs into this country. is your name Steve King?
No. Is your name Jussie Smollet?
Is yours Alex Jones, the kiddie porn king?
Police and fire need to just stop helping people or just carry narcan for themselves in case they come into contact with fentanyl but other than that, if you OD, you’re on your own. Should’ve made better decisions. It’s not like drugs are a secret and no one knows how they work or the end result.
It won’t be long and Iran will experience a wake up call where they are least expecting it. It will be executed with our Allies and it will it hurt Iran where it counts. Just wait!
I hope they use the Enola Gay!
Really??? America has huge problems that are extremely important: health care, open borders, illegal immigrants, sanctuary cities! Yet Biden wants to focus on LGBTQ rights?? Don’t be fooled!! He just wants to buy votes!!!
I would like to see just one democrat running on a pro-American platform instead of pandering to minority groups and bribing support out of them.
I drove around Clear Lake the other day. When did Camp Gaywood become Camp Tanglefoot? Another example of democrat PC BS?
No, Camp Gaywood became Tanglefoot in 1995. Quit trying to start fights.
Well then WHY the name change? It was Camp Gaywood from 1946? till 1995 according to you. What was the REASON for the change?
They were afraid you were offended and they didn’t want to be bombed.
Or they were afraid that you snowflakes who hate the LGBT community would be offended and wouldn’t send your daughters to a ‘gay’ camp.
Or, they didn’t want any queer folk camping there. Did you ever see Deliverance?
I did see Deliverance. Which one of the hillbillies were you?
You obviously don’t get out much.
It looks like the rumors of Terry Branstad’s early-stage dementia are true. He was sobbing pitifully on the stand at this trial, and clearly needs to step down. The attendees were stunned at the breakdown, but you didn’t see this on an local media, did you? https://www.kcci.com/article/ambassador-terry-branstad-to-testify-in-discrimination-lawsuit/28035973
What rumors? The one you’re trying to start? “…clearly needs to step down.” You LIBS are very deceitful.
You CONservatives couldn’t tell the truth if your lives depended on it. Branstad’s Parkinsonism and growing dementia issues have been open secrets for several years now.
Demonrats are going to have to be bought out by Hillary again, I wonder if there is any money left in the Haitian fund.
Put down the booze and go pass out
Houston Public Library admits registered child sex offender read to kids in Drag Queen Storytime
A media spokesperson for the library confirmed one of those drag queens, Tatiana Mala Nina, is Alberto Garza, a 32-year-old child sex offender.
Author: Lauren Talarico
Published: 6:21 PM CDT March 15, 2019
Updated: 6:31 AM CDT March 19, 2019
HOUSTON — A registered child sex offender has been reading to children at Houston Public Library as part of its Drag Queen Storytime.
A group called Mass Resistance, which has been trying to put an end to the program, contacted KHOU about the child sex offender.
Mass Resistance claims it had been asking the City of Houston for months to disclose information about the drag queens, and when requests went unanswered, they did their own digging and made the shocking link.
A media spokesperson for the library confirmed one of the program’s drag queens, Tatiana Mala Nina, is Alberto Garza, a 32-year-old child sex offender. In 2008, he was convicted of assaulting an 8-year-old boy.
“Most parents would not allow that individual to sit in this library and be held up as a role model to our children. Shame on you, Mayor (Sylvester) Turner!” said Tracy Shannon with Mass Resistance.
In a statement, the Houston Public Library admits they didn’t do a background check on Garza and said Garza will not be involved in any future library programs.
“In our review of our process and of this participant, we discovered that we failed to complete a background check as required by our own guidelines,” the library said in a statement. “We deeply regret this oversight and the concern this may cause our customers. We realize this is a serious matter.”
By the end of April, the Democratic National Committee had reportedly collected contributions of $24.4 million, but spent $28.4 million. They’re great at spending money aren’t they? So, let’s elect them and raise taxes!
That’s what Democrats always do. Spend money they haven’t made yet. Their hand , your pocket.
I’m just dumbfounded that there’s that many idiots out there giving their money away to these PROVEN Democrat traitors and hypocritical liars.
The real heart of the Clintons can be seen here. Staggering but not surprising. The below figures are from an official copy of the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation tax return for 2014, found on the National Center for Charitable Statistics web site. You can obtain the latest tax return on any charitable organization there.
The Clinton Foundation:
Number of Employees (line 5) 486
Total revenue (line 12) $177,804,612.00
Total grants to charity (line 13) $5,160,385.00 (this is less than 3%)
Total expenses: $91,281,145.00
Expenses include:
Salaries (line 15) $34,838,106.00
Fund raising fees (line 16a) $850,803.00
Other expenses (line 17) $50,431,851.00
Travel $8,000,000.00
Meetings $12,000,000.00
Net assets/fund balances (line 22) $332,471,349.00
So it required 486 people, who were paid $34.8 million, plus $91.3 million in fees and expenses, to give away $5.1 MILLION! And they called this a CHARITY?
This is one of the greatest white-collar crimes ever committed. And just think, one of the participants was a former President of the US and one wanted to be elected President of the United States. If justice was truly served, they would both be in prison.
(One publication required)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MASON CITY IN THE STATE OF IOWA, ON THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSAL TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE, SALE, AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH GATEHOUSE MASON CITY, L.L.C., AND THE HEARING THEREON
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of the City of Mason City in the State of Iowa, will hold a public hearing on July 23, 2019, at 7:00 P.M. in the Mason City Room of the Mason City Public Library, 225 2nd Street SE, Mason City, Iowa, at which meeting the Council proposes to take action on the proposal to enter into a Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Gatehouse Mason City, L.L.C. (“Gatehouse”).
The Agreement would obligate Gatehouse to construct certain Minimum Improvements including the Convention Center Improvements on the Music Man Square Property and a 95 guest room hotel and convention center on the Hotel Property (as those terms are defined in the Agreement), together with all related site improvements within the Mason City Downtown Reinvestment Urban Renewal Area on certain real property defined and legally described in the Agreement, under the terms and following satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Agreement. One of the obligations of Gatehouse relates to employment retention and/or creation.
The Agreement would further obligate the City to: (i) sell the Hotel Property to Gatehouse; (ii) complete the Skywalk Improvements on the Skywalk Property (as those terms are defined in the Agreement); (iii) provide a Grant to Gatehouse in an amount not to exceed $8,700,000, under the terms and following satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Agreement; and (iv) provide 80 consecutive quarterly Local Hotel Tax Rebates to Gatehouse equal in amount to 50% of the Local Hotel Tax generated by operations on the Hotel Property, under the terms and following satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Agreement.
A copy of the Agreement is on file for public inspection during regular business hours in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, City of Mason City, Iowa.
At the above meeting the Council shall receive oral or written objections from any resident or property owner of said City, to the proposal to enter into the Agreement with Gatehouse. After all objections have been received and considered, the Council will at this meeting or at any adjournment thereof, take additional action on the proposal or will abandon the proposal to authorize said Agreement.
This notice is given by order of the City Council of the City of Mason City in the State of Iowa, as provided by Section 364.6 of the City Code of Iowa.
Dated this 18th day of June, 2019.
/s/Aaron Burnett
City Clerk, City of Mason City in the State of Iowa
(End of Notice)
RESOLUTION NO. 19 – 148
RESOLUTION (1) APPROVING THE MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS, COMPETITIVE CRITERIA, AND PROCEDURES FOR DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE URBAN RENEWAL AREA; (2) DETERMINING THAT THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY GATEHOUSE MASON CITY, L.L.C. SATISFIES THE OFFERING REQUIREMENTS AND DECLARING THE INTENT OF THE CITY TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE, SALE, AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF MASON CITY, IOWA AND GATEHOUSE MASON CITY, L.L.C. IN THE EVENT THAT NO COMPETING PROPOSALS ARE SUBMITTED; AND (3) SOLICITING COMPETING PROPOSALS.
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 15-238, adopted October 20, 2015, this Council found and determined that certain areas located within the City are eligible and should be designated as an urban renewal area under Iowa law, and approved and adopted the Mason City Downtown Reinvestment Urban Renewal Plan (the “Plan” or “Urban Renewal Plan”) for the Downtown Reinvestment Urban Renewal Area (the “Area” or “Urban Renewal Area”) described therein, which Plan is on file in the office of the Recorder of Cerro Gordo County; and
WHEREAS, the Plan has been amended by Amendment No. 1 as approved by Resolution No. 17-88 on May 11, 2017, by Amendment No. 2 as approved by Resolution No. 19-98 on April 16, 2019, and as proposed to be amended by Amendment No. 3 on July 2, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Gatehouse Mason City, L.L.C. (“Gatehouse”), wishes to purchase from the City certain property located within the Urban Renewal Area (the “Hotel Property”), as defined in a proposed Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement between the City and Gatehouse (the “Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the City intends to sell the Hotel Property to Gatehouse in exchange for $1.00 and other consideration under the Agreement, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, Gatehouse would be obligated to, among other things, construct and operate certain Minimum Improvements including the construction of Convention Center Improvements on the Music Man Square Property (as those terms are defined in the Agreement) and a 95 guest room hotel and convention center on the Hotel Property, and in exchange the City would (i) sell the Hotel Property to Gatehouse; (ii) complete the Skywalk Improvements on the Skywalk Property (as those terms are defined in the Agreement); (iii) provide a Grant to Gatehouse in an amount not to exceed $8,700,000, under the terms and following satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Agreement; and (iv) provide 80 consecutive quarterly Local Hotel Tax Rebates to Gatehouse equal in amount to 50% of the Local Hotel Tax generated by operations on the Hotel Property, under the terms and following satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, in order to comply with Iowa Code Section 403.8, the City is establishing reasonably competitive bidding procedures for the disposition of the Hotel Property and all developers interested in submitting a proposal to compete for the sale and redevelopment of the Hotel Property must submit a proposal meeting the requirements set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, to both recognize the firm proposal (in the form of the Agreement) from Gatehouse for the disposition and redevelopment of the Hotel Property already received by the City, and to give full and fair opportunity for other developers interested in submitting a proposal for the sale and redevelopment of the Hotel Property, this Council should by this Resolution:
1. Set the fair market value of the Hotel Property for uses in accordance with the Plan.
2. Approve the minimum requirements for the sale of and redevelopment of the Hotel Property.
3. Approve Gatehouse’s general terms as to form of the Agreement, subject to modifications and revisions as determined appropriate by the Council.
4. Set a date for receipt of competing proposals and the opening thereof; and provide for review of such proposals with recommendations to this Council in accordance with established procedures.
5. Declare that the Agreement submitted by Gatehouse satisfies the requirements of the offering, and that in the event no other qualified proposal is timely submitted that the City intends to accept Gatehouse’s proposal and enter into the Agreement.
6. Declare that any competing proposals must include the redevelopment of the Hotel Property with construction similar to or exceeding the standard proposed in the Agreement.
7. Approve and direct publication of a notice to advise any would-be competitors of the opportunity to compete for the sale of the Hotel Property on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
8. Declare that in the event another qualified proposal is timely submitted, another and future notice will be published of the intent of the City to enter into the resulting contract, as required by law.
WHEREAS, this Council believes it is in the best interest of the City and the Plan to act as expeditiously as possible to offer the Hotel Property for redevelopment as set out herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF MASON CITY, IOWA:
The Hotel Property offered for sale and redevelopment in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in this Resolution and the Plan is legally described as follows:
THE EAST-WEST ALLEY LYING NORTH OF AND ADJACENT TO LOT FOUR (4), AND THE SOUTH ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FOUR FEET (184’) OF LOT THREE (3) AND ALL OF LOTS FOUR (4), FIVE (5), AND SIX (6) OF AUDITOR’S PLAT OF LOTS TEN (10) AND ELEVEN (11) IN AUDITOR’S PLAT OF THE SOUTH ONE-HALF (1/2) OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER (1/4) OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER (1/4) AND THE NORTH ONE-HALF (1/2) OF THE NORTHWEST ONE QUARTER (1/4) OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE QUARTER (1/4) IN SECTION 10-96-20, EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL PORTIONS OF SAID EAST-WEST ALLEY AND SAID LOTS LYING EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY OF THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF US HIGHWAY 65; AND
LOTS ONE (1) THROUGH FOURTEEN (14) IN STANBERRY ADDITION TO MASON CITY, IOWA, AND THAT PORTION OF THE NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY LYING EAST OF AND ADJACENT TO SAID LOTS, EXCEPTING THEREFORM THOSE PORTIONS OF SAID NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY AND OF LOTS THIRTEEN (13) AND FOURTEEN (14) LYING SOUTHEASTERLY OF THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF US HIGHWAY 65; AND
THE SOUTH THIRTY-FIVE (35) FEET OF THE AUDITORS PLAT OF LOTS ONE (1) THROUGH FOURTEEN (14) OF THE SOUTH ONE HALF (1/2) OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE QUARTER (1/4) OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER (1/4) AND THE NORTH ONE-HALF (1/2) OF THE NORTHWEST ONE QUARTER (1/4) OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER (1/4) IN SECTION 10-96-20, MASON CITY, IOWA.
2. It is hereby determined that in order to qualify for consideration for selection, each developer must submit a proposal which contains terms no less favorable to the City than those set forth in the Agreement submitted by Gatehouse and which must include and provide for the developer’s purchase of the Hotel Property at not less than the fair value for use in accordance with the Plan.
3. It is hereby determined, based on investigation by the City, that the proposed sale price of the Hotel Property of $1.00, as provided in the Agreement, is equal to or greater than fair value when considering all of the obligations set forth in the Agreement, and is hereby approved. The proposed sale price and the terms of payment as described in the Agreement are hereby approved.
4. It is hereby determined that the Agreement submitted by Gatehouse satisfies the requirements of this offering and is approved as to form, subject to modifications as determined appropriate by the City Council, and in the event that no other qualified proposals are timely submitted, the City intends to enter into the Agreement and sell the Hotel Property to Gatehouse on the terms proposed.
5. It is hereby determined that Gatehouse possesses the qualifications, financial resources and legal ability necessary to purchase and redevelop the Hotel Property in the manner proposed by this offering and in accordance with the Plan.
6. This action of the Council shall be considered to be and does hereby constitute notice to all concerned of the intention of this Council, in the event that no other qualified proposals are timely submitted, to accept the Agreement with Gatehouse for the sale and redevelopment of the Hotel Property, which Agreement is on file for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 10 First Street NW, Mason City, Iowa 50401.
7. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to secure immediate publication of this Resolution in the Globe Gazette, a newspaper having general circulation in the community, by publication of the text of this Resolution.
8. Written proposals for the purchase of the Hotel Property must be received by the City Clerk at or before 12:00 P.M. (Noon) on July 19, 2019. Said proposals must be received in the City Clerk’s Office, located at City Hall, 10 First Street NW, Mason City, Iowa 50401. Each proposal will then be publicly opened by the Clerk or the Clerk’s designee at the hour of 1:00 P.M. in the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 10 First Street NW, Mason City, Iowa 50401, on that same date. The City Clerk, or the Clerk’s designee, is hereby authorized and directed to make a preliminary analysis of each such proposal for compliance with the minimum requirements established by this Council hereinabove and to advise the Council with respect thereto. Said proposals will then be presented to the City Council at 7:00 P.M. on July 23, 2019, at a public hearing to be held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 10 First Street NW, Mason City, Iowa. The Council shall judge the strength of the proposals meeting the foregoing minimum requirements by the criteria set forth above and shall make the final evaluation and selection of a proposal.
9. The method for transfer of the Hotel Property as set forth herein is in substantial conformance with the provisions of Section 403.8(1) and (2), Code of Iowa, requiring “fair value” and “reasonable competitive bidding procedures.”
10. In the event another qualified proposal is timely submitted, another and further notice shall be published of the intent of the City of Mason City, Iowa to enter into the resulting contract, as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 18th day of June, 2019.
/s/Bill Schickel
Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/Aaron Burnett
City Administrator/Clerk
“A charity run by the wife of House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings has not responded to media requests to view its public tax records.”
If this was a church they would have had armed agents with microscopes shoved where the sun doesn’t shine looking for every last penny. Oh, not Elijah Cummings, though. He gets to bluster and accuse everyone else of wrongdoing.
How many times has Cummings demanded Trump’s tax returns this week? Based on zero allegations of actual crimes. These are actual allegations. A 501c(3)’s taxes are public information. Cummings is obstructing Justice.
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/ny-attorney-general-sues-trump-and-family-for-flagrant-misuse-of-charity/
“We can’t help but be uneasy about the interest Alliant Energy is showing in the city’s tentative steps toward using solar power to help shave some costs at city-owned facilities. Alliant’s history of rate increases and fundamental opposition to solar power gives us little reason to believe the interest is benign.”
In the midst of this, Iran is also threatening to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear accord and resume enriching uranium closer to weapons-grade level on July 7 if European allies fail to offer new terms for the nuclear deal.
Ok, here are the terms:
Stop what you are doing immediately, deescalate your aggressive acts, stop funding terrorism, restore rights and freedom to your citizens immediately, start democratic elections. If this does not begin within 48 hours the combined forces of the world will destroy your army and navy and eradicate your entire government and leadership structure and turn your nation into an uninhabitable wasteland if necessary.
That you, John Bolton?
Because her Omar’s 1st husband is her brother whom she married so he could be in America legally. Look deeper and you will find Hamas and jihadists. That where her true loyalty is
You think her male relatives gave her any choice? Why do you think she wanted to be elected? So she could help put a stop to Sharia law here, and that includes the American Christian equivalent. She’s an abuse survivor.
Ha, ha, ha, Good one for BULL SHIT!
Everyone is compassionate towards immigrants. Our issue is with illegal immigrants.
Ilhan Omar is a legal immigrant. Where is your compassion for her? And the other Somalians who have immigrated here legally?
Did anyone but me notice that Pelosi cannot put a sentence together. And this person is 3rd in line to be President if something happens to the President and Vice President . Isn’t there some kind of qualification that at least a person be able to talk. Just saying, concerned citizen.
If there were qualifications for knowing how to speak, Trump would not be President. He can’t put a sentence together. Listen to one of his rally speeches. The guy has a 3rd grade education.
I’m sure that Trump doesn’t care what you think, he’s rich, and your not. Besides, you have an 8th grade education and the mentality of a ten year old.
I would put my education up against yours any day, buddy.
Ha ha ha ha, Ha ha ha ha, hey, you don’t have any friends, and I’m not your buddy! I didn’t see your name on the list of those graduating from Alternative school this year. Can you pronounce, Looooooooser.
Those graduating from the Alternative School worked to get their high school diploma. Putting them down shows more about you than anything you say. Perhaps if you would learn to construct a sentence and some coherent thought behind what you say, you might generate some credibility in your drivel.
Nancy it’s not President Trump doing anything wrong, it’s you and the other demoncrats that are ignoring what, We The People, want.
1. Start doing your actual jobs for the citizens that are Americans.
2. Stop giving all of our hard earned tax money to illegal immigrants.
3. If anyone deserves a raise, it’s our veterans and elderly.
4. Please remember, The United States Constitution was put there for a reason, against a tyrannical government.
Let’s give that increase to those on social security, not to wealthy, do nothing, politicians who feed at the public trough, and give nothing back to the public that they are supposed to SERVE! We MUST clean house, in Washington DC! Term limits are needed, NOW, and there should be zero lifetime benefits for politicians.
Starting with the criminal Drumpf family, the most corrupt bunch ever to hit town.
Where’s the cola increase for social security?? We deserve it much more than any of you do!!
Who are you talking to?
actually, you people are living longer and longer. much longer than the social security system was designed for. you are soaking up money beyond the intended time frame and robbing those of us working to put money into the system for our future, whatever bleakness that may be. so….
They are not supposed to get paid. Congress gave themselves pay, not the constitution. Take the pay away and let it be an honor to serve your country again.
Get out of Congress and go get a real job, work a full year, pay for your own haircuts, medical, legal, and all your other freebies. Also your office allowance and assistants salaries…
What gets me is that as the glaciers recede, scientist find fossils of plant and animal life and even fossils of prehistoric man. So this is evidence to me that the areas where the glaciers are was at one time much, much warmer.