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.
Category: Budgets
Leadership and Fellowship
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.
GRV Rotary Presentation Debrief
Published on Oct 6, 2016
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?”
Question of the Week: What is the need for building permits?
Does the “red tape” of city building permits add value to properties within the city or does it just line to coffers of the city?
Question(s) of the Week: Read On
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?
