Gotta hand it to the KDLT news team, calling me two different names in the same article (screen shot above, article below);
Scott Ehrisman says, “What we’re asking to do is taxing the majority, a lot of people what’ll never attend the place, never afford to use it.”
Well it least STORMLAND TV NEWS and the Gargoyle Leader got it right;
“The state is telling us that they don’t have enough money to increase education funding in this state and we’re going to ask the voters of Sioux Falls to pay an additional one cent tax to build an entertainment facility,” Scott Ehrisman who opposes the events center plan said.
Scott Ehrisman said the people who will use and benefit from the facility should pay for its construction.
“We really need to change it before it goes to the voters in November or it’s not going to fly,” he said.
I didn’t make KSFY, I guess you can only be quoted in 3 different media sources in one night. But KSFY’s story was the most interesting. One of the last person’s to speak told the council that the public doesn’t trust them with their money anymore, inferring that the council always goes back on their word with what they spend the public’s money on.
That did not sit well with Quen Be De Knudson. She said she took offense to the comment because she sits through “Six Hour meetings.” Watching Larry King or the Olympics of course. Last I checked De, you are getting paid to sit their, so please, just for once, STFU!
And Munson pulled another fast one with letting ONLY proponents speak first and having opponents sit for an hour and listen to the suit and ties tell us how important this facility is to the community (and their wallets). Not one single person from the general public came up in support of the facility unless they were a business owner that will be directly impacted by building the facility. Gee, I wonder why? Staggers tried to change Munson’s little plan and said that opponents and proponents should take turns speaking, but King Dave would not allow it. It just goes to show who the Mayor represents.
WATCH THE ENTIRE TESTIMONY HERE (It runs about from oo:10-3:00 )
Oh, and BTW, I am not the athlete of the week.
I just caught the last part of it and even though I am not a big Kermit fan, he made some very good points. Agree totally that it is nuts to increase the tax rate to fund an entertaiment facility when school funding is not being increased and medicaid is going through the roof because people have lost their jobs. Just what world are the “suits” living in?
you naysayers suck, and are totally unprogressive.
My and KFF’s biggest fan are rooting for the event center, no matter how it is paid for.
You’ll be sorry when we are sitting backstage with Jon BonJovi and The Edge.
Only in SF would we fund a Progressive project with a Regressive tax. Kinda defeats the purpose.
Quick question l3wis. You made mention of an additional penny sales tax. Am I missing something? At one time this was going to be an increase from 5.92% to 6.00%, or something like that. Has that formula now changed?
Wasn’t Scott Erickson a relief pitcher for the Twins?
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No, taxes are already at 6% because the developers boondoggled the council into voting for the increase to buy roads we do not need.
They want to raise it to 7% and use the additional penny to build this monstrosity.
Couldn’t make it last night, but for the second day in a row my online comments on this topic hit the paper.
L3wis:
“Oh, and BTW, I am not the athlete of the week.”
Nor are you someone you should know. The more you know, the more you blow. JMHO
Did you see the poll? 75% were against the funding.
This council, mayor and TF really need to grow a brain.
I’m just curious about how much influence Terri Ellis Schmidt had over the TF. It seems like the proposal was written by the CVB.
Only they would propose a giant concrete box on a square mile of parking lot.
Well she is the (non)Brainchild behind it.
HH:
“Wasn’t Scott Erickson a relief pitcher for the Twins?”
By God you’re right. I knew there had to be a good reason why his right arm looks like it has been worked out so vigorously for so many years.
There’s also the legendary blowjob Erickson received from a Minneapolis anchor-bunny near the bathrooms at The Loon.
Don’t mean to argue semantics, but IMHO all blowjobs received should be considered legendary.
What anchor bunny done that?
I’m not too well-versed in Minneapolis TV newsbunny history. I just remember that the Tribune alluded to the incident, and more info was included in some Twins book I read around that time.
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As I have often said, there is no such thing as a ‘bad’ blowjob.
L3wis –
One word: teeth.
Wimp.
anon:
“What anchor bunny done that?”
Pretty sure they all do, a good clue is how they grip the mike.
I found this on a board discussing a domesitc violence situation Erickson had while playing for the Orioles.
“People up here in the Twin Cities still laugh about the time Scott was caught getting a hummer from a local, female reporter in the men’s room of one of the trendy bars in downtown Minneapolis. Evidently neither stopped as a crowd gathered. She’s pretty well known now, either doing the news on FOX or CNN nowdays. Her name escapes me. What I do remember is everyone talking about how well endowed Mr. Erickson is.”
So, technically a person come up with a phrase like:
“Man, that’s the coolest thing since Scotty got blown by a newsbabe at the Loon” and nobody would be offended with the exception of Lisa Guererro.