Comments on: Cokato Council keeps parking lot http://www.hjblogs.com/ed/cokato-council-keeps-parking-lot-kings-come-to-town/ HJblogs.com Thu, 17 May 2012 23:14:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Long time Cokato Resident http://www.hjblogs.com/ed/cokato-council-keeps-parking-lot-kings-come-to-town/comment-page-1/#comment-1116 Long time Cokato Resident Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:11:56 +0000 http://www.hjblogs.com/ed/?p=2647#comment-1116 It sounds like the Mayor, some members of the City Council, and the City Administrator have reneged on a deal they had with Reed Carlson. Shame on all of you. When watching the council meetings on local access TV, it is quite easy to see how foolish you all look when you see-saw back and forth on deals that you made. The DC Mom was correct in stating that the council conveniently forgets to inform the public, at the council meetings, that Reed Carlson paid to have the condemned building taken down. I'm sure if the city had paid to have this removed, the costs would have exceeded what the land was worth. Mayor and Council, you should make it clear that there was a great effort on the part of Reed Carlson to remove this building, and you should thank him for taking down this condemned building. It sounds like the Mayor, some members of the City Council, and the City Administrator have reneged on a deal they had with Reed Carlson. Shame on all of you. When watching the council meetings on local access TV, it is quite easy to see how foolish you all look when you see-saw back and forth on deals that you made. The DC Mom was correct in stating that the council conveniently forgets to inform the public, at the council meetings, that Reed Carlson paid to have the condemned building taken down. I’m sure if the city had paid to have this removed, the costs would have exceeded what the land was worth. Mayor and Council, you should make it clear that there was a great effort on the part of Reed Carlson to remove this building, and you should thank him for taking down this condemned building.

]]> By: dcmom http://www.hjblogs.com/ed/cokato-council-keeps-parking-lot-kings-come-to-town/comment-page-1/#comment-1093 dcmom Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:38:26 +0000 http://www.hjblogs.com/ed/?p=2647#comment-1093 Oh really! This is dishonest business by the city. Mr. Reed Carlson in good faith paid to have that ugly condemned building torn down with the understanding that when it was completed that he would be able to purchase the additional land for $1.00. Where were all you people when that building needed to be torn down? That was not an inexpensive effort to have done. Now the bar gets to reap the benefits of having an open lot to the south of their business. It was cheap for them to then go after what Mr. Carlson had been promised. This city needs to be held accountable to the promises that were made to Mr. Carlson. No wonder there were so many citizens opposed to liquor sales in this town. Could it be that maybe the council got more than what they are admitting from the bar to not sell to Mr. Carlson??? PS: to the owners of the bar...maybe more of your customers would park on the street in front of the business if you unlocked the front doors. I tried coming to your business more than once on a Saturday noon with my husband to have a burger,(I like to support local businesses)but the front door was locked. The sign said you were open at that time. Then I later found out that you have to go in the back door. Tacky! I haven't been back since. Oh really! This is dishonest business by the city. Mr. Reed Carlson in good faith paid to have that ugly condemned building torn down with the understanding that when it was completed that he would be able to purchase the additional land for $1.00.

Where were all you people when that building needed to be torn down? That was not an inexpensive effort to have done.

Now the bar gets to reap the benefits of having an open lot to the south of their business. It was cheap for them to then go after what Mr. Carlson had been promised. This city needs to be held accountable to the promises that were made to Mr. Carlson. No wonder there were so many citizens opposed to liquor sales in this town. Could it be that maybe the council got more than what they are admitting from the bar to not sell to Mr. Carlson???

PS: to the owners of the bar…maybe more of your customers would park on the street in front of the business if you unlocked the front doors. I tried coming to your business more than once on a Saturday noon with my husband to have a burger,(I like to support local businesses)but the front door was locked. The sign said you were open at that time. Then I later found out that you have to go in the back door. Tacky! I haven’t been back since.

]]> By: Cokato Resident http://www.hjblogs.com/ed/cokato-council-keeps-parking-lot-kings-come-to-town/comment-page-1/#comment-1090 Cokato Resident Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:16:08 +0000 http://www.hjblogs.com/ed/?p=2647#comment-1090 It never should have been offered in the first place. Publicly owned property such as this should never be offered to one individual (for $1 no less) without allowing all interested entities an equal opportunity. It never should have been offered in the first place. Publicly owned property such as this should never be offered to one individual (for $1 no less) without allowing all interested entities an equal opportunity.

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