11-30-2008-03

11-30-2008-02

11-30-2008-01

I have been at Deer Camp.

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11-26-2008-02

Architect Mark Blomquist gave a pitch for the YMCA at a city council meeting under the guise of caring for the community. 
 
What would the architectural fees be on a project of $13 - to - $14 million?
 
At 6%, probably a low-ball figure, it would be $780,000 on a $13 million project. You never get too far off track by following the money.

11-26-2008-01

If these YMCA people think they can raise $14,000,000 to built a facility, especially in this economic down turn, they can raise another couple million and build their own road.
 
Mine has needed resurfacing for going on ten years, and I've been paying taxes far longer than that. 

11-25-2008-01

Qestion????  What would happen to the Iron Mountain/Kingsford communities if Bacco, Champion/Gundlach, Systems, and MJ Electric (to name a few) all decided to lock the doors of their businesses and either move to another area or discontinue business all together?  We know the paper industry is struggling.  Would Verso be next?  To me it would be the beginning of a domino effect.  Where would Iron Mountain be then?  Hopefully that won't happen, but it could.  Let us open our minds. 

11-24-2008-01

Let's see if I've got this right.  A group is organized and proposing to build a YMCA facility.  They want to build it somewhere near the hospital.  They are talking in the neighborhood of $13,000,000.00 or $14,000,000.0.
 
All of this money has to be raised via contributions, donations, etc.  It took ten years for the highly publicized, big name event called the Izzo-Mariucci Golf Classic to raise less than $3,000,000.  Has anyone done work on the cost of upkeep, maintenance, employee costs, etc. if this huge proposal ever gets off the ground?
 
They claim to have looked at and rejected the county-subsidized Community Center. I don't know why it was rejected, but I'd guess the county would sell it pretty cheap or give it to them.  They could make any changes they wanted for a lot less than $14 million. 
 
Already they are proposing that TIFA build them a road up to the proposed site on the hill behind this hospital.  I'd guess this would be an untaxed facility. They have deployed a list of proponents who have twice appeared before the city council pleading their case for a city (TIFA) hand-out in the form of a very expensive road, the cost of which is unknown, but it would be very expensive.
 
Let's hope the city council and TIFA don't get sucked in to another boondoggle. WE NEED ROADS REPAVED SOON.

11-23-2008-02

This is in answer to post # 11-21-2008-02 where the writer stated that the bottom line for the Vendor's Report for August 2007 was $ 701,404.18 and wondered about the August 2008 report for purposes of comparison.  Actually, he/she was referring to the August 2006 report, because that's the one that had a total of $ 701,404.18.
 
It can be found under Vendor Reports & Claims Summary at the home page of this website. Scroll down to August 2006.
 
In any case, I was also perplexed.  I called Ted Corombos and he explained a lot to me as we went over it together on this site.
 
First, he said the $701,404.18 is, in itself, a meaningless figure.  In fact, he said he was working with the city CFO Carol Bartolomeolli to make it more meaningful. He explained that quite a few items each month are intra-city fund transfers, that is, it's not money paid out, just transferred from one city account to another.  As examples, he pointed out Line item 58, where money totaling $24,762.00 was transferred into the Health Insurance Fund from the General Fund, Major and Local Street Funds, and the Motor Vehicle Insurance Fund.  Line item 65 shows $14,583.33 being transferred from the Major Street Fund to the Local Street Fund. Line item 128 shows $4833.33 being transferred from the Sewer Fund to the Capital Improvement Fund. Line item 150 shows $5,333.33 being transferred from the Water Fund to the Water Capital Improvement Fund.  All of these are intra-house transfers and do not represent money sent to others. These kinds of transfers appear every month.
 
The month in question also had large and unusual outlays connected with the ill-fated reassessment fiasco.  Line item 17 shows Rich Brook getting $40,465.00 and Line item 2 shows a Brian Allan getting $14,124. That money actually did fly out the door.
 
To further confuse the reader, notice at the very bottom right hand side of the vendors report is the total that TIFA paid out that month.  It's a whopping $192,800, and is included in the total of $701,404.18. Line item 10 shows that $166,252 of it went to Bacco Construction for work on the Trader's Mine Road project or the huge parking lit at Boss Snow Plow facility.
 
TIFA expenditures are separate from city general expenses, and Ted Corombos said they will be separated in future reports. I learned a lot, and thought it would be worth informing post 11-21-2008-02, thanking him/her for bringing it to my attention, and anyone else who cares to delve into these things in depth.

11-23-2008-01

Not to nit-pick, 11-21-2008-02, but you quoted the bottom line for August of 2006 - $701,404.18.  The bottom line for August, 2007 was $684,536.08.  You are right in wondering, though.  We have not seen a vendor report posted here for going on a year.  I'd like to see August of 2008, too.

11-21-2008-02

11-21-2008-01

I recently attended a meeting and Ms. Peterson was one of the participants. I have never met her nor have I ever heard her speak. A tad naive perhaps, but sincere. She seems to be dedicated, tough and a quick study. She may have shed a tear or two but she is still standing and her detractors are left muttering in the corner.

11-20-2008-01

Look at line 136 of that August, 2006 vendor report.  $8,901.75 in one month for engineering?

11-19-2008-02

11-19-2008-01

I believe the newly formed city council WELCOMES and encourages close scrutiny.  They obviously welcome open dialogue from the audience because they instituted that policy at their very first meeting!!
 
Who fought it tooth and nail?  Our less-than-esteemed mayor and his remaining cohort, Dan Burke. 
 
Who brought up the much-hated TV Cable fee and promptly eliminated it, saving the taxpayers of Iron Mountain over $85,000 a year that they can now spend elsewhere?  It was the newly formed council at their very first meeting.
 
The newly formed  council passed the new fire department contract their very first meeting contract, ending years of litigation, MIOSHA fines, and eliminating the risk of a reduced rating by the ISO. 
 
At their very first meeting, the newly formed council voted an urgently needed pass-through from TIFA that will allow for implementing a road paving program that that has been stalled for almost five years.  Fighting this urgent need were the remnants of the past, VanLaanen and Burke.  They lost.
 
What an eye-opener it was for anyone attending that first meeting.  Iron Mountain is on a roll.  We FINALLY have a city council that is tuned in to all 8,000+ residents, not a select few.  I'm impressed.

11-18-2008-04

I stand beaten and corrected.  Thank you all.  Now I will get back to doing what I do best.  My job.  God be with you all.
 
Mary Couper

11-18-2008-03

You've slightly mixed your metaphors. "Once bitten twice shy" and "Fool Me Once Shame On You - Fool Me Twice Shame On Me"

11-18-2008-02

11-18-2008-01

All I saw in Ms.Couper's statement was that in order to not POSSIBLY return to the acts of the past we need to be diligent with the current and future acts, just because someone has opposed the wrongdoings of the previous administration doesn't mean we need to let our guard down in controlling the actions of  our "leaders" We need to make sure EVERYONE  is accountable, BEFORE it gets to the thousands of dollars of waste. The old saying "once bitten shame on you, twice bitten shame on me" applies here. No one said that Tina is looking to rip anyone off, but Tina and the group attacking Ms Couper should welcome the eyes upon them because that it was they wished for. If there is nothing to hide than a little scrutiny and watchful concern should be welcomed, not challenged. It means that people are indeed watching and STILL concerned about the waste.

11-17-2008-03

11-17-2008-02

To Mary Couper and all of those who can't wrap their heads around the truth about Marquart and past council members' misdeeds:

Enough!

You are haunted, you say, Mrs. couper?  Haunted by the "Carte Blanche" given me for going to Cleveland?  The phrase by definition means "unconditional authority' and "full discretionary power."  You've got to be kidding, right?  Planning for two months on how to get to a conference on my own and finally asking for hotel room expenses...at a council meeting before the public...is "unconditional authority"?

You say VanLaanen was grilled for the MML conference?  The Grand Hotel costs between $300 and $400 a night and the MML conference was for at least 3 nights...not to mention the registration costs in the hundreds of dollars and "educational" programs called "Right brain thinkers are the future." (?)  You bet there were questions asked.

How about my trips to Grand Rapids, Chatham, numerous trips to Escanaba (MSU tree experiment station, USDA rural development, etc.), Marquette, and Mackinaw City?  Every single one on my own dime. Every single one about getting us jobs in Iron Mountain.

How about hundreds of hours spent on research of every avenue possible to bring decent jobs to our area including a company who is currently building a $100 million dollar plant out East?  A company who is interested in Iron Mountain because I let them know we exist and corresponded with them, told them what we have to offer? A company who had their own capital. Only to have to hand it over to the Partnership and watch it stall.  How about the tens of hours spent chasing and conversing with State and US Senators and Congress to help secure this company?  Tons of hours spent towards putting together a portfolio for our region so that we can have a database available for interested manufactures...and time towards getting it funded.

How about the frustration of asking, no BEGGING John Marquart and his past council for an economic development committee or at least verbal support in pursuing industry?  They just flat out said no. How about when local "pillar of the community" business owners tell you to your face they don't want industry here because it will be competition for their work force...and dent their empire?  How about trying to submit something to CUPPAD that somebody else should have done but didn't, and then have them take it away from you so they don't look bad or look like they aren't doing their job?

How about if in order to get something done you are "stepping on toes", but if you don't pursue it at all...it doesn't get done? And if it doesn't get done, the City suffers?

Travel, Mary Couper?  Your precious Marquart spent almost $8,000 in about 6 months alone going to conferences that benefitted only HIM and the taxpayers footed the bill.  Did he bring one decent paying job here from those conferences?

You have wasted your time blindly defending someone who charmed you and lied to you.  For once, take a look at the paperwork, open your ears and eyes, and stop picking at the people who are trying to help our City (which includes YOU as a taxpayer!).  Marquart's mistakes and rule bending/breaking have caused enough heartache to deal with, enough broken
finances, and enough messes to untangle.

What disturbs me the most, Mary Couper, is that you were at the meeting when I asked for help with expenses.  You heard me ask for only the room, heard me report on the workshop in detail....and most importantly:  You heard me say that I called John Sarver, Department of Labor and Economic Growth and facilitator of the MIWWG, in Lansing and made sure that attending Cleveland would be beneficial to our City.  I would not go if it wasn't.  You know I have countless hours of research into the manufactured parts and the bottleneck areas we could benefit from.  Reams of reports, which take hours to read, showing how the Federal government and the State of Michigan is investing in transitioning existing machining and fabricating businesses for turbine parts.

But still, just for giggles, you decide to put it out there that I am somehow on a Cleveland joyride and the City is giving me "carte blanche."

Tell me, who is thinking progressive and who is not?

Somehow, you will turn a blind eye to hundreds of thousands of dollars that John Marquart and past council members basically flushed down a giant toilet.  Why?!  What do you/we have to show for that money? It certainly wasn't spent on streets, alleys, hydrants, drinking water, or pursuing industry.  They spent, spent, spent on ideals; also raising taxpayer fees and taking on major debt and loans. Yipee.

Come to a meeting and try stepping into the present government situation.  Stop defending an administration that failed our City and try to put your energy towards this City's future. Instead of you and a few others mocking us at meetings, making rude comments while we are talking, and never piping in with anything that resembles a solution; I'm asking you to redirect your energy towards at least listening to what is actually being said.

I am always available, anytime, if you have a sincere problem with my efforts or my abilities as a council member.

Tina Peterson

11-17-2008-01

Note to Mary Cooper

RE: 11/12/08   -05

If I have something to say to you I will do it in person. If I post anything on this site I WILL sign my name. But thanks for thinking of me anyway.

Dale Alessandrini

11-14-2008-03

It's not revisionist - it's simply your opinion. And calling someone a sociopath? Are you a licensed professional or just a gigantic know-it-all?  Just because you think it and then spew it out on a website will never make it true and it won't make it false either. It's opinions - that's all it will ever be. Some people think things were better under another administration - you can't change that. You are filling yourself up with the opinions of people who agree with you because that's mostly what is entered on this website. Go into the community at large. There are all kinds of thoughts and opinions about all of this. People voted both ways and the vast majority of people NEVER VOTED AT ALL. Public discourse (minus the childish name-calling) is a good thing. Let it happen and stop being so fearful of anyone disagreeing with you. Be a bigger person.

11-14-2008-02

When it comes to nitpickers, it's tough to beat Mary Couper.  Of all the major problems the city has going forward, she's worried about an action that was taken legally and openly by the city council to allow some expenses for one council member to take in a conference. 
 
In the meantime, the many hundreds of thousands of dollars of waste by Marquart and his council member cohorts  (actually in the millions over four years) don't register on her radar.  We shake our heads and wonder.

11-14-2008-01

Well, we're almost there.  The first meeting of the new full seven member city council is coming up on Monday.
 
After nearly five years of gross mismanagement, we finally have a chance to hope for something better.  True, there are still two remnants left over in Van Laanen and Burke.  In a way, that's good.  They will be constant reminders of how bad things were.  
 
Watching them try to defend their votes and actions of past will be fun.   I expect quite a bit of squirming from that duo going forward.

11-13-2008-02

11-13-2008-01

11-12-2008-06

11-12-2008-05

I get it Dale.  I was questioning why the carte blanche? 
Criticizing, I think not. 
 
I sign my name because I have nothing to hide.  It has nothing to do with credibility. Calling me untrustworthy, unbelievable, disreputable; that's your choice.  I just consider the source.  Hypocrite, I guess it takes one to know one. 
 
MARY COUPER

11-12-2008-04

To Mary Couper - Haunts you? HAUNTS you? Please! Give me a break! Where were you when the ousted bunch were doing wrong for real? You got come nerve, lady. Haunts you. That's rich. I'd laugh derisively in your face if I could. I'll just have to be satisfied with being incredulous at your hypocrisy for now.  How dare you write something so asinine.  You couldn't possibly be so ignorant of the past at this point.

11-12-2008-03

11-12-2008-02

Correction:  The meeting of November 3.  I know that someone will jump on me for this.  Mary Couper

11-12-2008-01

You either don't know the depth of the misdeeds of the past four years, or you know but refuse to acknowledge it. That is the deciding factor in what people are saying, and have been saying for quite some time now. There are reasons that people fought tooth and nail against the council of the last four years. I think the ousted members were arrogant, lying, bullying, incompetent, etc., etc., and most other names they have been called. Now, I don't mean that each member was all of those terms, but each had their own serious flaws. The most serious flaw anyone had was not seeing through Marquart, and refusing to even with proof of his misdeeds.  Or seeing it and condoning it because the end results were being achieved. That's unforgivable.

11-10-2008-02

I attended the city council meeting on Monday, November 10, and left with a question that continues to haunt me.  Tina Peterson was given a carte blanche ok to attend a conference in Cleveland, Ohio, no questions asked.  I go back to a similar situation where Mr. VanLannen and Mr. Stanchina were grilled regarding their plans to attend an MML conference.  To alleviate some of the cost, they looked for less expensive lodging and were told that they must return with a report on the experience.  Why was she given full approval even though she didn't ask for anything but lodging?  I know that she will come back with something but that is not the point I am trying to make. 
 
Mary Couper

11-10-2008-01

Again, it's not sour grapes and it's not a case of just giving up. I'll always be involved in some sort of volunteerism. It just won't be aimed toward the government of the city of Iron Mountain. And you couldn't be more correct in the statement that the voters made this choice. They did. While I haven't resorted to using terms like "law breaking sociopaths", that usage brings home my point. Just like everything that happened 20 years ago wasn't right or wrong, everything that happened in the last four years wasn't all right or all wrong. The constant use of "gang of four" and other divisive name-calling helps no one. And to use Mrs. Jacobs as your example of how nice it is to keep going after being threatened and called names, nice touch on your part. And attending meetings as a method to undermine every effort being made doesn't make you a good loser or a team player. Constant accusations about people lining their pockets, as though there's some kind of fortune to be made makes a ridiculous statement. The most recent house fire in a rental property with a missing bearing wall shows once again that rental ordinances are good and most importantly, NORMAL. Towns have them. Cities have them, but not Iron Mountain without a gigantic fight that used up valuable time and energy. I'm not saying the current people won't work hard but will they work as hard as they did to fight against the council when it was run by people they didn't vote for?  You set the stage for this. Don't be mad at me because I'm moving on.

11-9-2008-01

Good, sensible, and well-written comments are now appearing regularly on this site.  It is very difficult for anyone to rationally defend the former city manager and the former administration.  There is a reason for that.
 
There is no rational defense.
 
The only remaining course for the hapless defenders of that miserable era in our history is to make outrageous personal comments about the winners. You will notice that is all they have done for almost two years now, both on this site and in the newspaper.
 
Unlike the Saturday "Speak Up" column in The Daily News, or letters to the editor, this site has far too many people who are well tuned in to the sociopathic recent past.  That's why post 11-06-2008-02 was dissected so accurately and swiftly.
 
I hope the tone of most of the posters continues to reflect the realities of our city government, past and future.
 
I am quite confident the city council, with five new members in the last year, starting with upcoming Nov. 17 meeting, will be far more receptive to the needs of the vast majority of citizens.  At the very least, they deserve a  chance to show what they can do.

11-8-2008-02

In reply to 11-6-2008-02: I take issue with a couple of the things you said:

Ted has the city "back to where it was a long time ago"?  Pretty good work for a guy who hasn't even been seated on the council yet!  
Shouldn't you at least give him a chance to do something before you complain about what he's doing?

"the truth is, you were all just angry that someone else had the nerve to try to run things".  No.  The truth is we were angry that 
the council at the time were backing a lying, law-breaking sociopath, and did their best to SUPPORT the lies and law breaking.  The rest of us who pointed out the problems and wanted them corrected were accused of "scare tactics" and "short-sightedness" and even "homophobia", because that council and manager had the support of people like you, telling the public that those who were  opposed to law-breaking and lies were narrow minded and afraid of change.

Take a minute to look at the changes that were implemented in the last 4 years.  Are any of them worth a damn?

11-8-2008-01

11-7-2008-02

There was another cheap shot by 11-06-2008-02 posted on this site.  If the writer has been here 20 years, he/she doesn't know what it was like around here when Mr. Corombos was mayor.  It's been around 20 years ago that he left the city council before returning now.
 
I was here all the years he served and many years before that.  He brought real vision to Iron Mountain by establishing TIFA.  That vision has brought many new businesses to the area along the North and South US-2 corridor. The city operated smoothly, the employees did their jobs, the feeling of community was evident everywhere. 
 
If that is the writer's definition of status quo, so be it.  If the recent four years exhibit the kind of progress the writer yearns for, let's review that progress:
 
 1.  The city paid $200,000 for a reassessment with not much to show for it.
 
 2.  The city paid $23,000 in MIOSHA fines because of total bungling of the fire department by the city manager and
     the previous council.
 
 3.  Many businesses trying to build here were driven to total frustration by the pettiness of the Planning Board and 
     and the Community Planner, instead of encouraging rapid accommodation. They are to be praised for their
      perseverance and patience.
 
 4.  There were 57 inoperative fire hydrants around the city due to neglect by the City Manager and   
     council members, despite repeated pleas by citizens at public meetings and by city employees. Also,
     the hydrants were not flushed regularly twice a year, thus allowing the build up of bacteria in the water.
 
 5.  Rather than fixing the water reservoir, citizens had to drink chlorinated water for over two years until three
     new members pushed the reservoir repair project through. 
 
 6.  Water rates skyrocketed.
 
 7.  For almost five years, streets have gone unpaved and miles of roads are in horrible conditions.
 8.  Citizens were arbitrarily hit with a cable TV fee.
 
 9.  Violations of the city charters were rampant. 
 
10. Morale of citizens and city employees hit an all time low.
 
11. The city accidentally dumped sewage in a citizens house and refused to clean up, triggering a lawsuit that
      cost $20,000.
 
12.  A broken water line in an elderly lady's home resulted in a mud-filled basement that city crews were in the
      process of cleaning when they were ordered to stop by the city manager.
 
13.  Bogus blight citations by an overzealous code enforcer.
 
14.  Wiping out the retirees' health care fund.
 
The list goes on and on. If this is the progress the writer is referring to, then by all means, let's go back to a status-quo, but in reality I think we will be going back to real vision, not hyped-up press releases.  If you want to look for villains, why don't you look at the people who have spent the past two years villifying those people trying to correct the innumerable wrongs and illegalities.
 
Some good things did happen in the last four years, such as Vision 2020 and the Neighborhood Partnership, but most of that effort is separate from the city.

11-7-2008-01

 
To post 11-5-2008-02
 
Let's give the new council a chance before you go off the steep end with your criticism.  As an add on, are you possibly suggesting the four and a half years with the previous council and Marquart were good years?
 
If you are, you need more help than anyone I know can give you.  You sound like the voters of Iron Mountain had nothing to do with the change in council member positions.  In fact, they had everything to do with it.  
 
Maybe you don't really believe in the democratic process.  You are judging before one single action has been taken by the new council and are assuming the worse. Personally, I believe the worse is behind us and I am looking forward to real, not imagined, progress.

11-6-2008-02

I am a long time resident of this area and have been working and volunteering here for more than 20 years. I obviously can't state my name because of the nature of this website but I am not one of the people who normally write in and I'm not pretending to be someone other than who I am. I just have to say that once before I gave up trying to make a difference in this town and it happened because of the viewpoint of people who were used to having the status quo never be disturbed. I'm not talking about radical crazy ideas - I'm talking about improving our community and our neighborhoods. I've always noticed that anyone who puts themselves out in the public eye in this area has to be brave because there's so little spirit of cooperation. It seems to be all about control and keeping everything the same. I was encouraged to rejoin the effort to bring some new ideas and new business and even new residents to Iron Mountain. It wasn't for personal gain which is the constant accusation of what I see written here - as though someone is making a fortune from trying to encourage growth in this little community. If this was done for monetary gain, it would end up being a pretty poor investment. So, changes were made - some were controversial - but some should have been an easy sell. Trying to maintain healthy neighborhoods and good rental properties doesn't seem like a bad idea. Apparently it was. The name calling on this site is immature and childish and apparently never ending. The foolish references to the people who worked on behalf of the city make you all sound silly and you may not agree with everything but the truth is, you were all just angry that someone else had the nerve to try to run things. You barely know the people you're talking about. And now, everything is back to the status quo. Good for you, Mr. Corombos. I've watched you operate for many years and now you have the city back to where it was a long time ago. Have at it. I'm finished and it's not that I think any of you care because short-sightedness appears to be a strong point. It's the idea that you don't even know what you're missing. You don't realize that you throw out so many people who have something to give back but can't because they don't fit your mold. It's a shame but on the bright side, you win. Congratulations.

11-6-2008-01

Wow.  I just listened to the audio of that meeting in the link provided by 11-5-2008-02.  I can't believe that the voters of the 
third ward actually want to KEEP this fool in office!  Also, I would like to hear someone on that council spell out what the real problem is:  John Marquart gave away the farm in that police contract (remember, he bargained it ALONE), and now the council is faced with a 5-year contract that is impractical and expensive.  Somebody should have the balls to say it:  John Marquart screwed the city with that contract, AND VANLAANEN AND BURKE VOTED TO APPROVE THAT CONTRACT, AND THEN PAID MARQUART A BONUS FOR DOING IT!

Again, the most amazing thing is that the third ward voters still want that guy around. And as far as the cops are concerned, I guess we can see who the REAL pigs at the trough are.  Four years ago, Doug Rigoni lauded them for "stepping up to the plate".  I say they stepped up to the buffet. The council should look at a "regional POLICE department" (which we already have in the form of the sheriff's dept) and see how much pork THAT would cut out.

11-5-2008-02

11-5-2008-01

Congratulations to 1st Ward winner Dale Alessandrini and 2nd Ward winner Ted Corombos.
 
I appreciated the way all the candidates avoided negativity and all of them ran a clean campaign.
 
My thanks also go out to Harland Walters and Richard Hartwell in the 1st Ward and Jim Benbow in the 2nd Ward for throwing their hats into the ring, even though they did not win.  They stepped up to the plate along with the winners to vie for the largely thankless job of city council member.
 
Looking ahead, I am hopeful the divisive attitudes we lived with for almost five years now will soon dissolve into a distant memory, as wrenching as they were. 
 
We are looking for sound judgment on many issues and I think we will get it.  Go, Iron Mountain!!!!

11-3-2008-01

Election day is upon us.  Any of the five candidates running for two seats is an improvement over those two who were recalled.
 
When it comes to dedication and hard work in getting rid of not only the two who were recently recalled, but three of their cohorts last November and ending the worst city council in Iron Mountain ever, only two were there from the start.  Dale Alessandrini in Ward 1 and Ted Corombos in Ward 2.                            
 
I think both have earned their stripes and should be given an opportunity to serve.  They both have past city council experience and served us well. 
 
No one ever has served the good citizens of Iron Mountain as well, as long or as honorably as Ted Corombos.
 
Dale Alessandrini has been as instrumental is reporting the many misdeeds that have occurred by the past administration and bringing them to the forefront. 
 
I am confident the citizens of Iron Mountain would be well served going forward.

11-2-2008-01