Since our last board meeting I have spoken with several people
regarding my decision to vote “no” on the motion to continue membership. Some
P.O.s have told me of advantages to membership and prior board members have mentioned
help the Chamber has provided in the past. Much of this I did not know. There
was also support for my “no” vote.
The point had been made it is "only" a few cents per P.O. As soon as I hear "only" I do not react well. To me that word should never enter into any budgeting or payment process. "Only" makes it too easy to spend.
Karl Steiskal attended the lunch meeting with the head of the
Council a few days ago and was kind enough to fill me in on more things the
Council does for us. This issue will once again be on the agenda at the next
regular board meeting for further discussion and a possible new vote. We’ll see
where it goes at that time.
Ken Dillenburg