We already responded to Mr. Gaanderse's letter to the July 30 Explorer, so we won't go through it again. Suffice to say, the council discussed the NPCCC funding and a motion was made. End of subject. This council owed this chamber nothing. Because they were getting a contribution with no strings for so long, does not mean that wiser heads shouldn't have considered if the money spent was worth the return. The majority, other than Loomis & Kunisch said "no." That shouldn't be too difficult to understand.
Oh---by the way, was there any dialog prior to the Chamber deciding to endorse their losing candidate?
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Chamber boss wonders why no dialogue with Oro Valley
During my many years of working for and with governments, I had not until recently experienced any problem with setting policies, thanks to a myriad of inclusive and transparent methods employed.
I truly understand that the complex process of policy-making is the key role of towns and cities. Because the entire community is impacted by those decisions, they must be undertaken in a thoughtful, non-political manner with an eye towards unintended consequences.
The Northern Pima Chamber of Commerce has been over the past 16 years an enthusiastic and willing partner in supporting the Town of Oro Valley State of the Town address, Oracle Road construction, business recruitment, retention and outreach program and much more.
It is precisely because of the support by the NPCCC that our membership is at a loss to understand the manner in which our organization was left out of any discussion before our funding was cut. We believe strongly in the value of business and government working together to find solutions that help build a better community. Creating dialogue is important to any decision that is made.
It is only with a positive and cooperative relationship between our town and our businesses that our community can flourish.
Ramon Gaanderse
President and CEO
Northern Pima County Chamber of Commerce
3 comments:
You know, just like those kids that breast feed way late in life (like five year olds) would cry if ma-ma finally decided to cut them off, it’s not unexpected to read these children crying about their $27k.
I'm disappointed that active citizens who take pride in their community would refer to a business organization within its community as children. To me, that exhibits the very same behavior---childish.
Boo-hoo-hooo Mr Street.
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