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Jun 8 2008
05:40 pm
Hard to find story - Daniels suggests cutting $900,000 to KDC
By: reform4

Interim County Commissioner Daniels suggests that the Development Corporation, with $11M in the bank (and that gave us the Midway Business park and its related scandal), doesn't need $900,000 of taxpayer dollars out of the community grant budget. Mike Edwards says DC would cease to exist without the taxpayer funding.

William, you go!

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Anonymously Nine's picture

Needs an edit

Submitted by Anonymously Nine (not verified) on Sun, 2008/06/08 - 6:37pm.

The correct name is the Development Corporation.

Commissioner Daniels has a good idea.

Rigsby Werner's picture

All the More Reason to Kill this Entity

Submitted by Rigsby Werner (not verified) on Mon, 2008/06/09 - 9:25am.

Way, way too much money flowing to the same old folks time and time again of the "Development Corporation" which does nothing but buy up land that well connected developers have obtained options on. The sooner we get rid of these "public/private" partnerships, the sooner our local government can get back to its basic missions, educating our children and providing law enforcement for a civilized society.

In my opinion, the sooner we get shed of Mike Edwards and his $250,000 salary, perks, benefits, cars, 401ks and disassemble the SuperChamber and that absured payroll (with absolutely zero results for the milions we spend), the better off we will all be.

trobinson's picture

That's it in a nutshell

Submitted by trobinson on Wed, 2008/06/11 - 8:50am.

Rigsby you're exactly right. It's time that KDC is exposed for what it really is: Subsidies for the rich. They are using OUR resources to line their pockets. It's time for true accountability.

Lisa Starbuck's picture

Good Ole Boys

Submitted by Lisa Starbuck on Wed, 2008/06/11 - 9:28am.

The GOB network is alive and well in The Development Corporation. They all work together to keep themselves in power and to keep the government money flowing into private hands.

I think it is time for this 1950's era "economic development" farce to be dissolved and our resources put to work in more effective ways.

reform4's picture

Put it out to bid?

Submitted by reform4 on Wed, 2008/06/11 - 3:26pm.

Surely somebody else can offer the same "services" for less than $900K?

Competition, baby.

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