In his time on the council, he said he’s proud to have been instrumental in building the Events Center and keeping the project within budget. He said he also worked hard to promote the tax on hotel room stays to fund the Sioux Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau.
It’s good to have goals Jim.
Sioux Falls City Councilor Jim Entenmen will not seek re-election next year and instead wants to focus on his business.
“My business is requiring a lot more of my personal time,†he told The Argus Leader on Monday, adding that J&L Harley-Davidson, which he opened in 1975, is in expansion mode.
Entenmen said serving on the city council has been a great experience, but doing it the right way is very time consuming.
Well, if you didn’t spend a month in Mexico, you might have time for your bizzo, I am just saying.
“My business is requiring a lot more of my personal time,â€
Just what we need. More bikers drinking under the J&L beer tent.
Good riddance.
Now let’s cross our fingers for some decent candidates for all four council positions open.
The real reason: Councilors learned they can be named in federal civil rights suits. Their bond doesn’t cover this. 15k per year isn’t worth losing your assets. There’s a case now naming not only the city but the mayor, the police chief, & the city attorney.
Poly, Have you ever attended an event at J&L? Have you participated in their fund rainsing efforts? I didn’t think so. When you contribute as much to the community as the Entenmens do, have done and continue to do, then just maybe you have a valid reason to be critical. THEIR EVENTS HAVE RAISED MILLIONS FOR CHARITY IN THIS COMMUNITY. So just maybe you need to lighten up just a little. Just saying.
Is Diamond Jim the first politican in history to list raising a tax as one of his biggest accomplishments?
LOL
Scott, and you forget putting the city in debt for 30 years.
BH, I have always commended the Entenman’s for doing that, but make no mistake, those events also bring him a lot of revenue.
PL – I heard about that case, that will be very interesting when or if it sees the inside of a courtroom.
Poly, Have you ever attended an event at J&L?
As a matter of fact I have. j&l hosts a beer feat nearly every weekend thru the summer. They are LOUD,(ask anybody who lives within two miles) and sell lotsa beer. If the SFPD were really interested in nipping DUI’ in the bud, they’d set up sobriety checks at roads around that place. Ever gonna happen? I think not.