Curtis Wackerle:
"Aspen Mayor Mick Ireland plans to take a taxpayer-funded trip to California next month to check out that state’s signature professional cycling race.
Ireland said it’s important for him to see the Tour of California in person, to gather ideas that might help Aspen when it hosts a stage finish and start for the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in August.
Ireland plans to be in the Bay Area May 13-15, when the Tour of California hits Santa Rosa, San Francisco, Santa Cruz and San Jose. He has yet to book his trip, but in two public meetings has noted his intention to be reimbursed by the city for travel costs. He said he expects his invoice to be limited to airfare and perhaps one night in a hotel, and that he plans to book a ticket out of Aspen, Eagle or Grand Junction for around $400 or $500 round trip. Most accommodations and transportation can be handled by friends in California, he said.
While city officials from the police and special events departments went on a similar fact-finding trip last spring, Ireland noted that he wasn’t there and that “maybe I can learn something” he didn’t know before.
“I’m curious to see how they pay for all of this,” Ireland said, referring to the logistical costs local communities bear to put on the event. He said he wants to see what kind of sponsorship arrangements local towns have....." (Read more? Click title)
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Before anyone jumps on and nips my opinion off, remember that Mick Ireland won his last election by what? 5 votes? Seriously. It was such a low number he barely got the bar lifted. The started the taxpayer paid triple k costing attack on Marilyn Marks all over again when she asked to (again) question why it so obviously looks like hanky-panky at city hall. Mick's last two elections have been a joke. A serious joke. One that has only scooted over (wouldn't he just love every voice out here to go quiet?) because real entrenched power backed by big money worked that hoo doo and made it look like the altar boy winning a medal of valor. Last year it was Europe, funny how the local newspapers just completely dropped the ball and again never followed the trail until the end. What happened? Did we pay the whole thing like he asked or did we just lose the cost of the girlfriend? Sounds like Obama's partiers down in Columbia, for god's sake. You know, I could care less what Mayor Mick knows about bike racing. This guy finally stops being a menace in another 2 years when his term limits run out. Mick, it's called the internet and a telephone. Learn that way. As for the squeek narrow margins thing, sooner or later Marilyn is going to have the access the law allows and we'll all find out why you've protected the results with your best outrage and our money.
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