Comments by stevo
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Posted on November 12 at 4:53 p.m.
I too agree with Ms Symmonds, If they want here so bad, they can pay their own way. No body pays my way or even the ones mentioned... I think one question that always should be asked when any business or industry is trying to come into Emporia is, What other businesses are going to benifit from them.. How many local businesses, contractors, wholesalers are going to be used? I can give you that answer, "NONE". they will bring in all their own builders, use their own materials, electricians, plumbers, contractors, and not give any of our local business owners a chance... Look at the courthouse.. very few Local People were used.. I think that should be a Very Important Part of any deal... You expect your local people to support you.. then you should be supporting the local people. That is not fair to bring in contractors, etc. from out-of-town... Everybody should benefit. Come on Commissioners, and Emporia, Wake UP!! Lowe's could put us in a situation we are sure not ready for.
Posted on August 15 at 4:43 p.m.
Why do we need a store like lowes? Why do we continue to try to hurt all the other businesses in Emporia? We already have an efficient number of choices for hardware type stores...what Emporia needs is a Target or something that we can choose instead of just Walmart... those are the people Emporia are loosing out of town and then when they are already shopping out of town, they get the idea to go ahead and shop for more to make their trip worth while... Also, I am wondering if the Development Company paid to have this meeting at the Vo-Tec or if our tax dollars paid for it too>>. And if we did pay for it...why did we not use the auditorium or a room at our courthouse??? We need Kent Heermann to do his job he is paid for...we continue to pay people to come tell us what to do and He is the One who is paid by us to find the Developement and get Emporia Going... We need industries in Emporia for Jobs, We don't need more statues of Dreams that take our money and then GO Running out of Town Laughing!!
Posted on August 8 at 3:35 p.m.
Boy, maybe we can all take an extra breath, and lower our blood pressure now....5 mills WOW!!!
Posted on August 7 at 1:28 p.m.
Peyton, I don't thinking we are on a witch hunt.. I know I am and hope all the other people are all hard working people who pay their taxes and support there wonderful city of Emporia, but we are getting feed up with the city,county officials wanting more and more and we get less and less...I would suggest that if the tax warrant is an error not only for Madelynns but all the others that are on this web-site. to be after them like a egg frying on a 190% sidewalk... The web-site tells us that it is up to date, and only is removed when paid, I believe I would start with the removal before anything...the same with the others...we brought it to your attention...and you mentioned you did not know it exsists, which I believe you..It was never intended to hurt any business that is being an honest operating business... we just are all trying to get a hold of money that has been put into the wrong hands and not honestly forwarded to our City/County. The Sales Tax has caused an uproar in Emporia and Sorry you got taken into the Lions Mouth....
Posted on August 6 at 5:28 p.m.
I'm sorry, you have to go into the local news on the left side bar and soon you will have to probably click on older stories for it is close to the bottom of the first page...
Posted on August 6 at 5:25 p.m.
Yeah, early this morning you had a headline "Primary Election Results" Read all the blogs on it too...It has been hidden in the older news already for I believe some are trying to hide it....It will mention the businesses to start with if you need help commissioners....and don't let the one commissioner hide any longer....Collect them and then decide on your cuts.....
Posted on August 6 at 1:47 p.m.
sadinemporia, did you not see that Vista (which is the old Marshall's on 6th - formally owned by one of our commisoners was on there too?) Hmmmmmm.. I too am sad in Emporia, Especially all the Honors our city,county and even state have given Madelynns....No wonder they are doing good and busy in Emporia as they always say on Wed AM on KVOE!!! Hmmmmm......and it goes on... (don't miss the message on the web-site that says the only way you get removed from this web-site is "pay the taxes owed".
Posted on August 6 at 10:02 a.m.
I voted NO for the tax increase for I truly feel that the businesses and individuals that owe sales tax already have taken enough of my money...and now we gave them a 1% raise...they now have more to pocket...the two businesses that owe over $93,000.00 will now have a minimum raise to put in their pockets over $10,000.00 a year....way to go city, county and state leaders....You need to go after these people.. We already paid them, and I.m getting tired!! I don't know how they can be so proud of businesses when they are stilling from us all.
Posted on August 2 at 12:34 p.m.
It makes you wonder when you look at the deliquent tax list that not even the State of Kansas enforces the law better too... I bet it is in the Billions...owed and taken from us all in good faith..and some of the businesses are still proudly operating and even get Honors from our City, Chamber and even State!!! No more of my money goes to help support those businesses anymore... Sad to say, I will have to go out of town, and hopefully those businesses are being honest and not keeping our money for their own pockets so they can continue to keep on... even at $500,000 that is is $25,000.00 we are owed at 1/2 cent tax.. and figure that one business owes $93,000.00 that is $4650.00 owed by one business (that could paid for most of the furniture)... UNBELIEVEABLE!!!! CITY AND COUNTY LEADERS "WAKE UP"
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Posted on December 3 at 5:20 p.m.
people don't want to go to the blind for they are only a 3.2 bar and close at midnight.. nice try.. I really was hoping that the city commisioners would work harder on this issue instead of jumping in the boat.. I can not even vote on this issue for I do not live in the city.. I have never understood why the city chooses all these laws and the county has no say about anything but, I would think the fair way to take care of this matter would be: If you are a bar that serves food, and as long as you are serving food, your bar should be Non_Smoking, If you are only a Bar with no food served, then you should have the choice of smokin or Not.. This way family could have the right to go to non-smoking and besides, you don't need to take minors into a bar anyway.. Thanks, commisioners for ruining more businesses in Emporia, KS . I don't smoke but do go to bars to be with friends and have fun. Get a life..or stay home. For the commisioners that voted for it...Maybe we will shop else where now!!
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