On Small-scale ShopKo proposed in Brodhead
Posted on January 1 at 11:48 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Mayor Pinnow just doesn't want the competition. Most people in Brodhead have to shop out of town for things the local businesses don't carry and the little that they do carry, it's well worth the gas money to go out of town to save money and get the rest of your shopping done. But as long as Mayor Pinnow still has family, the downtown won't dry up with them occupying the empty stores and the downtown's inconvienient parking, plus a little competition might help with the monopoly pricing that the town's only pharmacy and grocery store has over the local consumers and keep business in town. One more thing, Brodhead would probably have a bigger Shopko store in the planning if he didn't pass a 'Big Box' ordinance to limit a stores square footage after the Dollar General came to town. Was that good for the city or for his own selfish reasons??? HMMMMMMMM
On Credit union buys bank building
Posted on October 13 at 7:19 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Mabee they should look into the vacant bank building in Footville!
On Toxic Legacy: Century-old tar plumes under Lake Superior stir health fears
Posted on November 4 at 5:14 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I think they should get a hold of Erin Brockovich and go over their options!
On Hispanic immigrants pin high hopes on life in US
Posted on August 17 at 3:08 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Press '1' for english; if you need to press '2', go back and learn '1'!!!
On GM considering reopening a plant
Posted on August 5 at 7:03 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I might as well feed the rumor mill and get things written about me too. Let us look outside the box, When the local and international union brought up the fact that GM commited to building the new generation SUV in Janesville in the contract, it all of a sudden got swept under a rug. Orchid International in Monroe (which has 2 plants in Tennesee) got a contract to build lightweight electric motors for GM SUV's, and most of those workers will be hired in 2012. http://www.themonroetimes.com/main.asp?S... .Also they are currently redoing the rail line from there to Janesville. Now one of the comments here earlier said to read between the lines, looking at other things going on, we should.
On Brodhead City Council to review policies for fire department
Posted on July 24 at 3:26 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Taysgranny, Mayor Pinnow has more important issues to deal with such as keeping the dying downtown hopping and keeping big box stores and hotels from coming in to support the local economy and giving his junk store and overpriced pharmacy some competition. Brodhead should be promoting tourism like New Glarus but soon if things keep going, Brodhead will be an attraction as a ghost town.
On Brodhead City Council to review policies for fire department
Posted on July 24 at 10:42 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Not to worry, Cheif Bohan stayed at a Holiday Inn which makes him qualified to do the job!!!!
On Brodhead votes to renew fire chief
Posted on July 22 at 10:41 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
What's wrong with this picture? The volunteers get $4 per call to risk their lives and sometimes they're on the scene for hours, while the chief rides around in his new truck that the taxpayers pay for, order new fire trucks that look nice but does all that chome help fight fires and what does it add to our bill? And most of all, prior to the full time cheif, there was a part time cheif that did everything himself (Good job B.R.)but now with the full time cheif he has to have an assistant or so he says? HMMMM, doesn't all add up. Thank you to ALL the volunteers but $4 isn't enough for what you do and risk.
On City taxes higher than school taxes in Brodhead
Posted on March 22 at 5:51 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
If Mayor Pinnow wouldn't of put restrictions on 'Big Box' style businesses like Walgreens and such from building and pushing for places to use the decrepid old downtown places, there may be more possible revenue for the city!!
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On Small-scale ShopKo proposed in Brodhead
Posted on January 1 at 6:27 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Althogh Brodhead's downtown is nice and historical, the ability to retrofit the buildings to fullfill newer and bigger things is nearly impossible let alone parking issues and the safety to go along with that. Expansion of the city to the south started a long time ago. If Dean Peterson thought he could've had a productive grocery store downtown, he probably would have. Stop n Go moved south of town. Subway could've went downtown but they didn't. See a pattern here? And further more 'seriouslyfunny', I have done the research and you shouldn't assume or accuse that I haven't. Brodhead should be growing by leaps and bounds but isn't. We're on a major highway, and on the other end of a major state bike trail. New Glarus is also on a major highway and the other end of that same trail and that city has Hotels (not bed and breakfasts that are off the main street) and yes I know they don't have a major shopping center but they do have other choices of places to shop other than antique stores. I know for a fact that the hotel that was slated to come to Brodhead decided to halt their plans because of certain people and their antics on the city's board and city hall! He may not have any voting power, but as with any government, he has influence on the others and how they vote. As for the possible job's that he is concerned for, I'm sure that they'll find something at Shopko and probably a higher wage too. I think Walgreen's should come to town too.