Here we go again!
The latest word in Grand Marais is that a certain element of the business community is organizing to thwart any plans to improve the present marina or to implement any of the findings of the visioning process. Allegedly, Shinners and Associates are collecting funds ($200 each contributor for a war chest) from various business owners to form an organization to stop the visioning process from affecting any of their plans for development, and to stop Harbor Friends from collecting the information that is needed to make rational, fact based decisions on the future of the marina.
The problem they have is that the visioning process, like Harbor Friends, has broad community support. The last election told the tale when Mark Sandbo and Bob Spry lost. Sandbo lost by a tremendous margin. The two of them lost mainly on the issues of downtown development (read the East Box, and the related condominium scams) and the marina issue, not to mention the strong smell of favoritism and self dealing.
Time will tell, but the people of Grand Marais spoke once and they will continue to speak in support of the new city council, in the support of development policies that strengthen and not destroy the city, and in support of the efforts of Harbor Friends’ dedicated, open and honest hard work to protect and improve the harbor.
So, if you want to protect the city center, the harbor, and the gains made in the last election, support the new mayor and city council. If, on the other hand, you want more East Boxes, and you want to destroy the harbor with a large marina, sign up with Shinners – and don’t forget the $200 entry fee. Make the check payable to cash.
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Great story, True!
Thanks for this info that I would not have heard while waiting in line at Johnson's Big Dollar.
Ironically, the Big Dollars here go to the rich who want to get richer.
But the people have spoke, again and again. I have great faith that they will perservere.
"The people, united, will never be defeated."
Old-fashioned DFLer
"people forwarding posts and comments can remain anonymous since there is a history of retribution in Cook County for those who hold unpopular opinions." True, you wrote this at the start of your own web page. And then go ahead and try to drum up a retributional atmosphere against the Shinners. You are a cowardly hypocrite.
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