Good morning Ann,
1. In view of the
money that the chamber receives from the city (actually that is taxpayer money,
the city has no funds of its own) do you think it is ethically correct for the
chamber to actually take sides on this issue?
Additionally, do you feel it is proper for the chamber to be
a distributor of Vote Yes t-shirts and signs?
2. What explanation
does the chamber board have for its members who will wind up in a competitive
situation with the proposed community center and would be funding that
competition?
3. The chamber board
indicated that it thought the proposed community center would have a positive
effect on neighboring businesses. Which
businesses do they feel will be positively affected? Would the board support the addition of new
businesses like Lenexa has, within close proximity to the community
center? Such businesses to include a
major hotel, restaurants, retail and also the construction of modern upscale
apartment complexes. Many of those
apartments have rental rates equal to or higher than many mortgages. What would be the reaction of the residents
of that area to that type of additional development? Would the chamber support that?
Since this item is of major importance to many residents of
the city a copy of this email will be posted on my blog. In all fairness, your reply will also be posted
there.
Thank you for your time,
Ray
