Rob Ward, Candidate for Mayor of Grand Rapids, MN talks about the current debt service costs of the City of Grand Rapids and the effect that the debt has on your taxes.
Grand Regional (Rapids) Voices is your chance to have a say in your community. The group normally meets on the first and third Saturday of each month at the Pickled Loon Restaurant on Hwy. 169 South, Grand Rapids, MN. Until the ISD 318 Bond Issue vote is held on April 9th, meetings will be held every Saturday. Meetings start at 9:00 A.M. This is always your place to have your voice heard. This meeting is open to the entire region. Click on the "Contribute Articles & Ideas" link to ask questions and offer opinions or concerns.
Rob Ward, Candidate for Mayor of Grand Rapids, MN talks about the current debt service costs of the City of Grand Rapids and the effect that the debt has on your taxes.
Three Grand Rapids City Office Candidates Rob Ward for Mayor, Lynda Jo Thompson and Dan Chase for City Council, discuss topics that citizens are asking about the costs of living in Grand Rapid. Also discussed is the observation that voters tend to vote for their friends and not always for those who have demonstrated true leadership.
This video presents Tony Ketola of Grand Rapids Voice as he recounts his experience presenting the Minnesota State Auditors report to the Grand Rapids Rotary Club on 10/3/16. The presentation was sidetracked with questions about a July 2016 Grand Rapid Voice Website Post asking “Why does poverty seem to be the area’s growth industry?”
Questions to Ponder for the “Grand Gathering”.
1. Is the process to pick a city or county administrator flawed by vendor input and sponsorships to the League of Minnesota Cities or Association of Minnesota Counties?
2. Should the County and Blandin Foundation stop funding the IEDC? Are they aware of any influence pedaling to other sponsors? Has IEDC improved the economics of the area?
3. Should the County of Itasca put the choice of Elected Executive on the ballot as the form of County government?
4. With the highest unemployment in the state and the lowest average wage has the Blandin Foundation been a detriment to the area?