A South DaCola foot soldier sent me this interesting 990 data on what L & C spent on lobbyists over the years (DOC):Â Lewis-N-Clark-990s
It’s interesting to see the slow dribble of money coming into the organization (except for suckering the taxpayers of Sioux Falls for $80 million – which saved them).
I have often argued L & C was created to give a couple dozen people who make 6 figures a year something to bitch about our Federal Government.
Get in line. It gets longer every day.
Just for curiosity, what was the amount of federal monies that the lobbyist obtained for L and C during that same time? Yes 1.5 million is a bunch, but maybe not all that much when you consider the return on investment….
I like water. People in Madison and Worthington and Sheldon like water. Lewis & Clark is one of those government funded projects that is necessary and is a success.
Unfortunately, lobbying is required for this substantiated project. Annual here is kinda ‘Oh Well’.
I would agree it is a good project, but it should have been done 10-15 years ago. That is my point, it just seems like sometime they are just dragging this out to keep the consultants busy.
Every time troy larson appeared before the sf city council there seemed to be something a little off about this guy…..
Lewis & Clark needed and needs ongoing lobbying support because the federal government, including Congress, has forgotten the deal South Dakota made when Oahe was built. The payments for L & C look like pork when, in fact, they’re deferred compensation for the state’s loss of land mass to a federal project decades ago.
Changes in federal staff and Congress mean that there is a perpetual need for education on the history and justification for the appropriations.