Why CPAC members don’t represent America
l3wis 
2009
Don’t worry we have a plan . . .
Um, how many times have we heard this song and dance before?
Sales tax receipts in Sioux Falls continue to slump, but officials at City Hall say they have a plan should conditions get worse.
Through February, revenues from the city’s 2 percent sales tax were 1.9 percent lower than during the same period in 2008. It’s the main source of revenue for the city, generating about $90 million last year for basic operations and capital improvement projects.
“It’s only the first three checks of the year,” Finance Director Eugene Rowenhorst said, referring to the state’s reimbursement checks for sales tax receipts.
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“We’re not ready to make a statement about what the whole year is going to look like.”
Okay, Eugene, let’s review a few things. First off, we have been in a recession for over 16 months nationally, the unemployment rate has jumped from 3.7 to 4.4 in South Dakota, and the Dow is spiraling to hit rock bottom. What other f’ing checks are you waiting for Gene? Manna from Heaven? Moses to part the Red sea?
And the city council’s economic genius and all around ‘smart guy’ councilor Litz weighs in;
“I’m just hoping it stabilizes and turns around,” City Council Chairman Bob Litz said. “Nobody knows. Nobody knows.”
HELLO! WE DO KNOW! WE ARE SCREWED! Implement plans now!!!!! Freeze department head wages, require all city departments to make 10-15% cuts and don’t hire anymore people including cutting back on on seasonal workers this summer. Also suspend all CIP projects until 2010.
This isn’t rocket science, it’s common sense people.
The buck stops where?
As you know, I told you a few weeks back that this redlight camera case was coming down the pipe. However I had no idea that Munson was subpena’d – Whoa Nellie.
Sioux Falls Mayor Dave Munson is fighting a subpoena requesting his videotaped testimony in an ongoing lawsuit over red-light cameras that nab motorists in the downtown area.
Fire up the Mariachi band, here comes the Mexican Hat dance;
Wiedermann has said the cameras at 10th Street and Minnesota Avenue unfairly target motorists. Among his lawsuit’s claims: That the defendants “altered the timing of the lights to increase violations in order to increase profits.”
Kind of like code enforcement fines jumping from $1,900 a year to $60,000 a year in less than 5 years. “But Hey, we are not out to make money, just to harass the shit out of the people who pay are wages.”
Munson seems to be confused about what it means to sign paperwork and be accountable for that signature, legally;
“He signed the contracts with Redflex,” Eiesland said. “At the end of the day, he’s the one for the city who signs off on all these things.”
Remember when Northside Davey was being investigated for campaign finance violations? He said he would have to get in touch with his treasurer because he didn’t know the deets . . . yeah, right Dave. Seems Dave doesn’t have a problem with taking credit when he builds $3 million dollar roads to nowhere in the form of flattering plaques of his face (that are put up in the middle of the night) but when he has to be accountable for the very unconstitutional and illegal operations of red light cameras that’s got nothing to do with him.
You can RUN but you can’t HIDE Dave from the US Constitution – ironically kinda like those redlight cameras.
So how much is this costing taxpayers?
http://www.siouxfallseventscenter.org/
Another propaganda website being paid for and maintained with taxpayer money? Go figure.
I’ll agree with Councilor Jamison, Sioux Falls is ‘leaking money’: Taxpayer money to stupid consulting fees.
