Press Gannett's District 6 Candidate Article
A few points:
Someone mentioned at the council meeting that even the Brown County Taxpayer Alliance supports the "Zippen Pippen" project. Adding infrastructure at Bay Beach is a part of economic development. The increased attendance at Bay Beach will directly result in more economic activity in Green Bay. Plus, the city depends on the profits from Bay Beach to subsidize the annual budget over half a million dollars a year. The timing is unfortunate given the current economy but this investment will yield benefits for the city decades in to the future. No one likes a recession but people forget that labor and materials are currently less expensive. I'm unsure if this project would even be possible in a booming economy.
The Green Bay Chamber and three full time City of Green Bay employees work very hard to grow business in our area. Both organizations do so with an eye to creating good jobs. The most obvious example for the Chamber is their Advance program. The city was directly involved with bringing the VA clinic, Green Fuels, Enzymatic Therapy, Ace Marine, and others to Green Bay. I work with these folks regularly. It's simply absurd to imply that either organization is not proactive.
By the way, the City of Green Bay already has residency requirements for the vast majority of employees. I believe that if you want to work for the city you should live here too.
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It is very interesting that the city of Green Bay already has residency requirements. In fact, I seem to recall that this makes sense based on a family member who works for the city of Green Bay.
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