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No on Charter Commission amendments To the Editor: This letter is in response to the front page article in the Photo Press regarding the amendments proposed by the Fairmont Charter Commission. I am a member of the commission, but am not in favor of these amendments and was very unhappy to see my name listed below the article indicating my support. The amendments were voted down by the City Council, but some members of the Charter Commission decided to not abide by this decision and put it on the ballot. There are several of us that did not agree, and we are encouraging citizens to ...

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Bait and/or switch and/or maybe and/or not To the Editor: Disregarding the ambiguous wording on the initial ballot to install a 1/2 percent sales tax in Fairmont. How did the $15,000,000, printed plainly in black and white, suddenly morph into a carte blanche deal for $20,000,000, $35,000,000, $50,000,000 for construction costs? (Never mind the ongoing operation and maintenance dollars.) No honest and/or ethical reason I can think of. Roger Hendrickson Fairmont

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Martha’s Vineyard not prepared To the Editor: In a letter to the Sentinel recently, a reader commented about the immigrants that were flown from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard. She described Martha’s Vineyard as, “one of the most exclusive places to reside in America.” Maybe yes and maybe no. The island has a year-round population of about 15,000 souls, who make on average about 71 percent of the wages of workers in the entire state of Massachusetts. They are just average, like you and me, serving the island in all the usual occupations. It is likely that these were the ones ...

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Charter Amendments/Ballot Questions To the Editor: DID YOU KNOW?: Fairmont’s operating system is formatted by a Charter. DID YOU KNOW?: The City Council is mandated by State Statute to monitor and review the Charter at least once a year. DID YOU KNOW?: Fairmont’s Charter has not been reviewed for 30 years. DID YOU KNOW?: The Court appointed 15 Commissioners, independent of the City governing staff, to review the Charter and recommend amendments. The Charter Commission has met, pondered, reviewed, debated, and recommended 10 updates for amending the Charter. DID YOU ...

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Bring Community Center to a vote To the Editor: Re: Fairmont Community Center There is many mixed feelings on this topic. The fair and correct way to solve this is to bring it to a vote. This vote you will use your name, address, valid drivers license and proof you are not a felon. The question on the ballot will be “Do you want the Fairmont Community Center?” If you answer “No” then your real estate taxes will not be raised ever, you will not have to pay the one-half percent of sales taxes or any increases of sales tax for the items you purchase by using a card that shows ...

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Homecoming tailgate support appreciated To the Editor: On Sept. 30, 2022, Fairmont Partners in Education (PIE) held their annual Homecoming tailgate at Mahoney Field. We would like to thank all those who came out in support of Partners in Education and also the Cardinal football team. The proceeds are used toward teacher grant requests for needed things in their classrooms and/or opportunities for their students. We would like to thank our two sponsors, Minnesota Motor Bus, Inc. and Rosen’s, Inc. We would also like to thank the following businesses that supported the PIE tailgate in ...