Mary Souza: Handlers of DFO, MikeK Back LCDC
Mary Souza (to: LastDemoinIdaho): To say that the Spokesman Review does not have a bias on this issue is ridiculous. Their attorney, Denny Davis, is on LCDC. The owners of the newspaper are planning their own riverfront development project right near Liberty Lake and they want Tax Increment Financing (the same method used by LCDC) to help pay for it. The Spokesman has run editorials heavily favoring the use of Tax Increment Financing. And the owners of the Spokesman are one of the 5 largest land owners in Kootenai County. Draw your own conclusions. ... DFO gets his check signed by the owners of the Spokesman Review. City Councilman Mike Kennedy works for Steve Meyers, who also co-owns Parkwood Properties with Charlie Nipp--chairman of the LCDC.
DFO: We're all bought and paid for except the lady who does business at the Coeur d'Alene Resort and writes a column for Duane Hagadone's newspaper. Amazing. Mary, Stacy Cowles supports tax increment financing. Of course. Why? It's a very good way to guide development in key spots of a community. Having said that -- and I know you'll find this hard to believe -- LCDC hasn't been discussed once in his presence at an Editorial Board meeting. You, Gookin, Rasmussen, Roetter, and Spencer are going to have to shout a little louder before he becomes aware there's a controversy.
