Who amongst us could’ve envisioned that when Prestage Foods entered our area, decided to focus their intent on our community… who would’ve thought that when they left they would take with them the life of a shining star?
Who would’ve thought that our own local governmental body would’ve engaged in intrigue… clandestine meetings behind closed doors. Meetings where the officials would withhold information from the very constituents that put them into their seats.
What entered our area was a military force comparable to a battalion on the battlefield. And there stood our community – victimized, ambushed by the very officials who were elected by the citizenry to do the right thing at all times… in all matters.
So how was this army turned back? It wasn’t easy when you consider the majority of those with the deciding votes were already in the ether… all except one! that one councilperson along with a small cadre working feverishly to gather those who would line up to make their wishes known… to beg for the very existence of a community that lasted for 166 years.
Now once more this same administrative body wants to trick you. Although not at the level of the pig battalion; never the less they have loaded the proposal with voodoo figures coupled with visions that have no relationship to the truth.
Slow this snake oil show down; vote no, there will be time to re-assess later. Use your strength, your vote to take control. You did it with the 67-cent tax levy, now do it again.
Peter Children
Mason City, Iowa
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They have more questions then answers on this proposed facility. They have hockey assoc questions, nobody knows that it entails to run a concert series let alone requirements from concert contracts and riders. VOTE NO WAY IN HEL_!
24 million dollars (or so) up front and then yearly tax upkeep on the arena/hotel to nowhere. Wrong at every level! This 24 million is just more tax money going down a rat hole to make the insiders promoting this arena/hotel to rich. Never would I vote for such BS.
You want to spend money and get positive results? Here is your solution!!!!!!
I will vote YES to give the 24 million dollars away to JOB CREATING INDUSTRIES to locate here in Mason City. Break it up in any amounts you want but if we offered 5 million (or so) to build and employ our local citizens at least we get NEW MONEY coming to town and meaningful jobs for our citizens.
Put people to work and create paychecks and the downtown will take care of itself. New money coming INTO town will create opportunity for entrepreneurs to start new business’s in the mall and old town
FYI: Downtown is out west on the old highway.
This article is total crap.
Are you and Marquart enjoying your bromance?
Why are we now waiting until November for the referendum vote?
Hey Pete, you say “Slow this snake oil show down; vote no”. Well the City Council is expected to act on the pre-development agreement with Gatehouse Capital next Thursday, May 11th. City Administrator Brent Trout has said, “If a petition is filed we (the City) will need to set the election with Gatehouse Capital Projects and Arena Lease Agreement for November 7, 2017, if no petition is filed on Gatehouse project component financing authorization then citizens will just vote on Multi-Purpose Arena Lease agreement. Our bond attorney has stated that we need to conduct the election on November 7, 2017. Given that a viable petition was filed and three possible special election dates have been bypassed we need to conduct the election at the general election”. So, when do you “vote no”?
Good article Peter. I wonder if they will get the message.