Re: [Winona] living wage

[Duane M. Peterson]

When the port authority was first established, there was some controversy about having unelected people making development decisions.  It was decided that if we were to have a port authority, it should include at least some elected officials so that the people could indirectly have some influence over the decisions.  It really hasn't worked that way.  The port authority is a little fiefdom of its own.  It has a lot more to do with development in the community than the elected officials.  I don't have any particular beef with any of the decisions that have been made, but the structure does not seem to work as designed.  There should be more public input into the development decisions.  ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 16:31 Subject: Re: [Winona] living wage Does anyone else see a potential for a conflict of interest w/ members of the City Council also serving on the Port Authority? Is the PA Board established to include elected officials? Dean Lanz