{"id":1318381,"date":"2020-02-22T21:54:50","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T04:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=993901"},"modified":"2020-02-22T21:54:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-23T04:54:50","slug":"sunday-letters-rmi-ceo-was-wrong-trader-joes-anyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/sunday-letters-rmi-ceo-was-wrong-trader-joes-anyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday letters: RMI CEO was wrong, Trader Joes anyone?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dangler wrong about Glenwood\u2019s opposition to mine expansion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having grown up in a small town that was once a mining town and became one of the premiere tourist towns in the nation (Aspen), I have never seen a tourist town become a mining town, ever. Which is why the citizens of Glenwood Springs are concerned about Rocky Mountain Industrials (RMI) expanding mining operations into the heart of our city \u2014 a major tourist destination.<\/p>\n

Therefore, I must respond to RMI\u2019s CEO Gregory Dangler\u2019s propaganda\/editorial (published in the Aspen Daily News, Feb. 18). I was offended that Mr. Dangler would accuse me and the other members of Glenwood\u2019s council of being controlled by Glenwood\u2019s \u201cwealthy elite,\u201d whoever that is. Mr. Dangler can check my campaign donations and my personal finances at any time. I received no money from the pool(s), hotels, adventure park, or any other major businesses in Glenwood Springs. In my primary job I am a public servant and I have never profited a cent from over 30 years of public service in New York, Aspen or Glenwood Springs. To say otherwise is very offensive and certainly does nothing to further a potential compromise or mutually acceptable agreement regarding RMI\u2019s mine.<\/p>\n

But I expect, as a public official and public servant, to be attacked by special interests looking to profit from a large entity as it attempts to exploit our community. More importantly, Mr. Dangler is wrong on the facts and wrong on what the City of Glenwood Springs wants or needs. First, we have an approximate 2% unemployment rate here and we don\u2019t need his 10, 50 or 100 new mining jobs if they result in the destruction of our quality of life. Second, the Hot springs pool, Sunlight Ski Area, the hotels, and our adventure park are the amenities that drive our economy, not a limestone mine. Without them our tax base would evaporate. It\u2019s not about these businesses\u2019 \u201cpower\u201d that might influence council\u2019s decision making, which again don\u2019t control me, but the benefits, financial and aesthetical, that they bring to our community. These businesses are Glenwood and when RMI threatens our aquifer(s), the beauty of our area, and attempts to place hundreds of big trucks on our damaged and overtaxed roads, you don\u2019t just threaten these amenities and businesses, you threaten the people of Glenwood Springs.<\/p>\n

As the People\u2019s representative I will never allow that and will continue to fight RMI until they inevitably give up their attempt to ruin our home. \u201cWhen in Rome\u201d Mr. Dangler, although if RMI went to Rome I imagine they would demolish the Coliseum, strip mine the Vatican and demand the Romans thank them for the jobs they might temporarily create. No grazie RMI.<\/p>\n

Tony Hershey, Glenwood Springs city councilor
Glenwood Springs<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: An exception was made for the length of this letter.<\/em><\/p>\n

Want a Trader Joe\u2019s in old Safeway building<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are you interested in having a new grocery store such as Trader Joe\u2019s in the old Safeway building? After speaking to them, they said the more people in our area that contact them, the greater the chance they would put in a new store.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in helping, please contact Trader Joe\u2019s at 626-599-3817 or at traderjoes.com<\/p>\n

Joe Mollica,
Glenwood Springs.<\/p>\n

via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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