Say.... Who's paying for this? Is Rapid City's municipal government choosing up sides in a political campaign
In today's Rapid City Journal:
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(Click in image to enlarge) Apparently Rapid City has a bond resolution coming up at the end of the month which most people in the know believe will be referred to a vote of the people. And now, mysteriously, just ahead of the bond resolution we have what I'd consider a campaign ad.
But where's the disclaimer? And who's paying for it?
I think I've come down on this type of issue before when I questioned whether or not public tax dollars were being used on the telephone ballot issue. They're certainly being used in the educational lawsuit being brought against the state.
And now, from reading the language in the advertisement, it's entirely possible that public funds are being used on yet another campaign - the expansion of the Rapid City Civic Center.
But where's the disclaimer? And who's paying for it?
I think I've come down on this type of issue before when I questioned whether or not public tax dollars were being used on the telephone ballot issue. They're certainly being used in the educational lawsuit being brought against the state.
And now, from reading the language in the advertisement, it's entirely possible that public funds are being used on yet another campaign - the expansion of the Rapid City Civic Center.
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I have run local ballot issue campaigns in SD and when I asked the Sec of St Office how to file and what we need to do they seemed surprised. "No one files" was the initial response.
This was several years ago, but again shows just how slack we have been across the board on compliance with election reporting rules.
Question - what's the beef about schools challenging the constitutionality of the school funding formula?
I mean, what about tax dollars being spent to challenge Roe V. Wade? What about the tax dollars that were to sue the feds (transportation secretary Dole)? What about the tax dollars they're using to deal with the Sutton matter? What about the tax dollars they used in the Missouri water dispute?
Government entities sue goverment entities all the time. Time to get off it.
The ad misses the whole point. The point is not that people believe the expansion is bad, the real issue is that the expansion was handled in an unresponsible way. Who starts a project without having the money to finish it?
It just goes to show you what happens when you elect a radio DJ as mayor. Shaw doesn't have a clue what going on at city hall, except when he make a mess, and then only after everyone tells him so.
He completely screwed up the Civic Center expansion, now he is trying to spin it.
Worse, he is using tax dollars to do it.
It's time to dump Shaw.
I hope someone forces this disaster to a public vote.
I hope someone forces this disaster to a public vote.
So if you vote out Shaw, your left with nothing better.
All we have is a bunch of clowns, from Bozo Jim Shaw, to grumpy Tom Johnson, and bitching Deb Hadcock.
I wish they would pack up the big top and just go away.
Commit child abuse becomes a free pass her in suck dahooter.
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Is Tom Hennies going to run against her?
There's only a couple of council members that are worth anything.
The rest, including the Mayor are worthless, spinless blowhearts.
Question for the residents of Rapid City. What have you done for our city lately? But cut down the people working hard at making a difference in it.
She finds solutions and answers to make it a better city.
Thank you Alderwomen Deb Hadcock for all that you do for Rapid City.
I feel that she studies ahead of time before she opens her mouth to get what we as a city needs. She thinks before she speaks. I really appreciate that. So we need to have more people like that on our city.
She has done some accomplishing things for the city. I want to commend her for what she has done.
Thank you Deb Hadcock for everything you have done to make it a better city.