In a letter to the Explorer, John Musolf, friend and blogger, pointed out the scurrilous nature of Mayah Loomis' town paid boondoggle trip to Europe in May.
Do you have any clue what was accomplished to the Eurppean meeting? If your answer is "No" (and I suspect it is), then I suggest you withhold comment until you have more knowledge.
The letter writer, to which you refer, has been known to make some outlandish comments in the past.
I guess while I was posting my comment, the Zee Man kindly answered my question. I also agree since we paid for this trip we should get a report. Or did Sanofi=Aventis pay for part of it?
Okay, do we add this trip to the one the Mayor, along with Terry Parish, took to Colorado as divulged (and kind of hostily at that) by ex-councilmember Dankwerth and was indicated to be previously unknown by others? Do we add this to the trip that was taken to explore Portland, Oregon in order to 'see' what they did for their city, a ridiculous comparitive to say the least (a reclamation vs a startup)?
I don't claim to know who or what authority oversees these ventures but I think I can say with my authority that, if paid for by public funds, then the public should have the right to know; that is what transparency is all about.
Why doesn't someone pose the question to the Town Manager's or Finance Director's office? It's public information, so there should be no hestition about sharing it.
You are right bb, the only reason I commented/questioned was because of the original post. Also, I am quite aware that these types of 'probes' are the norm for many communities; I guess they include this subject in Government for Dummies 101 ca 2000.
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Zeeman.....
Do you have any clue what was accomplished to the Eurppean meeting? If your answer is "No" (and I suspect it is), then I suggest you withhold comment until you have more knowledge.
The letter writer, to which you refer, has been known to make some outlandish comments in the past.
Thinker,
Do you know the reason for the trip?
I don't
If you do give us some information.
Please share.;
The published purpose of the visit was for Hizzoner to talk with Sanofi-Aventis. This is documented in prior postings.
As far as what was accomplished, well, I don't know and neither do the citizens of Oro Valley.
Maybe he'll talk about it his very private and expensive, "State of The Town" speech tomorrow.
The Mayor has never told us. A trip of this nature should be followed up by a report to the citizens who paid for it.
The Mayah acts aloof. He acts above all of us.
Time for change.
You gonna run, Thinker?
I was lead to believe that the trip had something to do with the Sanofi-Adventis Company. It this true?
I guess while I was posting my comment, the Zee Man kindly answered my question. I also agree since we paid for this trip we should get a report. Or did
Sanofi=Aventis pay for part of it?
Okay, do we add this trip to the one the Mayor, along with Terry Parish, took to Colorado as divulged (and kind of hostily at that) by ex-councilmember Dankwerth and was indicated to be previously unknown by others? Do we add this to the trip that was taken to explore Portland, Oregon in order to 'see' what they did for their city, a ridiculous comparitive to say the least (a reclamation vs a startup)?
I don't claim to know who or what authority oversees these ventures but I think I can say with my authority that, if paid for by public funds, then the public should have the right to know; that is what transparency is all about.
Why doesn't someone pose the question to the Town Manager's or Finance Director's office? It's public information, so there should be no hestition about sharing it.
You are right bb, the only reason I commented/questioned was because of the original post. Also, I am quite aware that these types of 'probes' are the norm for many communities; I guess they include this subject in Government for Dummies 101 ca 2000.
I don't view the comments made by the letter writer as outlandish. Sounds more like something is rotten in.....
Question: can the taxpayers of OV demand an outside audit be made of the books?
raindancer
I believe part of the trip was to visit Kazzakhstan and his (and Borat's) relatives AND partly cultural for GOVAC, no doubt.
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