[Winona Online Democracy]
I think I used to be Dwayne Voegeli's biggest critic, at least to his
face. I'm now one of his biggest fans because his actions follow his
rhetoric, even when I disagree with him. He does sincerely listen to the
concerns of others even those not in his district. He was the biggest
supporter of rural landowner rights when Wilson Township was having a
"discussion" with the city over annexation and he recognized the significant
environmental impacts urban development would have in the sensitive targeted
annexation areas and fought to protect them "under established law"! We'd
be a greater country and community if we had more public servants with the
ethics and integrity that Dwayne displays.
As far as his Green Party roots go..... local party activists should be
ecstatic with his performance as a commissioner. Where other local green
activists have failed or alienated a large section of the greater community,
Dwayne's gotten the whole community thinking greener, even fellow
commissioners. Who could the Green's get who has earned the amount of
respect across partisan lines that Dwayne has?
The feedlot issue isn't Dwayne's fault, or the county boards fault for
that matter. This issue could and would have been resolved 7 or 8 years ago
when the county board of that time had established a feedlot study committee
to review and make recommendations to the county board for improvements to
the feedlot ordinance. There were a number of representatives of the
environment serving on that committee. If memory serves me correctly almost
half the committee quit because they weren't getting their way.
Consequently, following county boards have been unable to reach a consensus
in re-establishing the feedlot study committee. If those feedlot study
committee members had not walked out those years ago, it's highly probable
that we would have a more highly defined feedlot ordinance today.
Those that disagree with the current adopted feedlot ordinance should work
to change it through the legal and established process which is clearly
outlined in the county zoning ordinance. Those who seek to change laws and
ordinances arbitrarily and capriciously are the real danger to our community
and our democracy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Knapp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 3:16 PM
Subject: [Winona] Gang Green
[Winona Online Democracy]
Jim Galewski wrote:
Let's see ... What can we talk about? Surely we can come up
with a tangible issue.
Here's something to consider. The only elected Green on the County
Commission supports large-scale livestock confinement operations --
casting the deciding vote on two permits less than a year apart.
Ecological wisdom? BETRAYAL is the more accurate description.
Representing the antithesis of the green worldview, the local
Chamber of Commerce recently chirped, "Good call Commissioner!"
http://www.knappster.org/gangrene.html
Mark Knapp
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