Now that’s a great response from a local philanthropist
l3wis So a constituent reached out asking Matt Paulson if he would be interested in helping to save the Delbridge collection (this is just a portion of his pitch);
Dear Matt Paulson,
You seem to have some very interesting ideas on how to make Sioux Falls a better place to live, work, and entertain people. Your business sense is second to none, and I am reaching out to you to help find a solution to keep, and maintain the Delbridge Taxidermy Assets as a publicly held asset in Sioux Falls. If you read pages 249-265 of the Sioux Falls Shape Place Plan, it discusses some of the same common attitudes as I have proposed to the City Council in recent months. And I am reaching out to you, to get your thoughts, opinion, and ideas.
I made a sales pitch to the City Council to create a third Business Improvement District, to be modeled after Experience Sioux Falls. I envision it to be called Explore Sioux Falls, which would promote, market, and attract people to the City by way of marketing and selling our Natural Wildlife, Nature, Green Space, History of the Community. By partnering with local businesses, we could add campgrounds, lodging, and other amenities throughout the city that could potentially raise revenues to support such causes of promoting local taxidermy itself.
While it is rough in details, it does lay out a good plan. Paulson did respond, and NOT what you would expect (or maybe you will);
Good to hear from you.
I think a BID district to support the Zoo or the Brockhouse collection would be tough because it’s not really an assessment for a specific geographic area to benefit a geographic area (like downtown).
After the mural situation, I decided I am not going to make donations to clean up messes created by the city. The issue with the Brockhouse collection is a self-inflicted wound — a problem the city created and a problem the city will need to solve for itself.
Matt
Messes made by the city? So you are blaming the mural fiasco solely on city hall? Give me a break! You were the sponsor, you could have stood your ground but instead you caved to the pressures of city hall. Sad really.
I also see that the city is full steam ahead on getting rid of the collection, this was in their bid notices this week;
24-0099 – Requests Qualifications and an Expression of Interest (RFQEI) for the Relocation of the Brockhouse Collection Housed at the Delbridge Museum of Natural History.
That collection will be gone before you can blink an eye, and the mayor will get away with it, AGAIN, because our media is busy raiding food trucks and digging thru Noem’s hair salon receipts.
