CEDAR RAPIDS AND CORRIDOR INTEGRITY AND OPERATING EFFICIENCY RANKINGS
7-12-10
Baseline integrity and operating efficiency levels for 45 contributors and obstacles to progress, for Cedar Rapids and the Corridor were evaluated and released on Jan. 8, 2010. This baseline has since been expanded to include 50 contributors and obstacles to progress, as presented herein. Planning performance ranking was also added in a separate table below. 6 organizations had worse performance on June 30 than they did on Jan. 1. None improved—and likely had no plans, commitments or expectations to improve.
The following 4 tables show the 6 organizations that worsened, the new rankings—including planning, & Mayor Corbett’s falling Integrity Levels. Residents are well informed on what the worsening organizations have been up to, so there is no need to repeat the details here. The numbers tell the dismal story.
Marion planning is so bad it ought to be abandoned. The Cedar Rapids Council is approaching the level (40) of grand larceny—in the entertainment and lodging monkey businesses. One can only hope it does not do even worse in the “flood protection” business by successfully promoting re-occupancy of the disastrous Cedar River flood plain.
The C. R. mayor and council are already on record for defying and petitioning against sensible actions and rulings made by FEMA and the Corps of Engineers—whose avg. integrity levels are 405 & 570 respectively, which dwarf the Council’s 45!
THE FOLLOWING TABLES LEAD THE FIELD IN PUBLIC SCRUTINY
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PERFORMANCE OF 6 CORRIDOR ORGANIZATIONS WORSENED IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. 3 ARE IN CEDAR RAPIDS!! |
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DESCRIPTION OF CONTRIBUTORS, OR OBSTACLES, TO COMMUNITY & CORRIDOR PROGRESS AND IMPROVED INTEGRITY, STANDARD OF LIVING, ETC. |
*AVG. INTEGRITY AS OF 1-1-10. |
AVG. OP. EFF. AS OF 1-1-10 |
*AVG. INTEGRITY AS OF 6-30-10. |
AVG. OP. EFF. AS OF 6-30-10 |
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JOHNSON COUNTY, COUNTY |
320 |
39% |
250 |
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IOWA CITY COUNCIL |
220 |
25% |
160 |
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GAZETTE |
210 |
41% |
180 |
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C. R. COUNCIL |
80 |
30% |
45 |
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C. R. SCHOOL DIST. |
40 |
30% |
20 |
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MARION PLANNING |
35 |
15% |
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10% |
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TABLE RANKS 50 CONTRIBUTORS & OBSTACLES TO CEDAR RAPIDS & CORRIDOR PROGRESS |
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NONE OF THE FOLLOWING 50 ORGANIZATIONS IMPROVED IN THE PAST 6 MOTHS. 6 GOT WORSE, AND 3 OF THOSE ARE IN CEDAR RAPIDS--INCLUDING THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL--WHO FREWED THEMSELVES AND THE COMMUNITY! |
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BASELINE CONDITIONS FOR CEDAR RAPIDS AND CORRIDOR. THOSE IN RED ARE OBSTACLES TO PROGRESS AT THIS TIME. THE LOWER THE RED NUMBER, THE GREATER THE OBSTACLE. |
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INTEGRITY RANK |
DESCRIPTION OF CONTRIBUTORS, OR OBSTACLES, TO COMMUNITY & CORRIDOR PROGRESS AND IMPROVED INTEGRITY, STANDARD OF LIVING, ETC. |
*AVG. INTEGRITY AS OF 6-30-10. |
AVG. OP. EFF. AS OF 6-30-10 |
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1 |
PALO CITY COUNCIL |
540 |
55% |
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2 |
CORRIDOR CITIZENS |
520 |
NA |
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3 |
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS |
520 |
40% |
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4 |
ROBINS CITY COUNCIL |
500 |
45% |
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5 |
KFAX TV-28 |
460 |
39% |
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6 |
DOCTORS |
430 |
56% |
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7 |
HIAWATHA CITY COUNCIL |
430 |
40% |
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8 |
MARION CITY MANAGER |
415 |
55% |
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9 |
MERCY HOSPITAL |
380 |
49% |
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10 |
KGAN TV-2 |
330 |
30% |
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11 |
SMALL BUSINESSES |
325 |
58% |
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12 |
SMALL NON-PROFITS |
320 |
46% |
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13 |
NORTH LIBERTY, CITY |
320 |
43% |
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14 |
MARION SCHOOL DIST. |
320 |
39% |
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15 |
MARION, CITY |
320 |
38% |
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16 |
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA |
320 |
38% |
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17 |
NORTH LIBERTY COUNCIL |
320 |
38% |
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18 |
CORALVILLE, CITY |
320 |
36% |
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19 |
LINN-MAR SCHOOL DIST. |
320 |
30% |
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20 |
MARION CITY COUNCIL |
310 |
42% |
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21 |
Cedar Rapids Building & Construction, Union |
310 |
35% |
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22 |
LARGE BUSINESSES |
280 |
50% |
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23 |
LARGE NON-PROFITS |
280 |
25% |
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24 |
GRANT WOOD AEA |
270 |
24% |
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25 |
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE |
260 |
39% |
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26 |
I.C. PRESS CITIZEN |
260 |
30% |
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27 |
JOHNSON COUNTY, COUNTY |
250 |
39% |
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28 |
LINN COUNTY, COUNTY |
230 |
37% |
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29 |
MARION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CO. |
230 |
35% |
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30 |
IBEW Local 405, Union |
230 |
32% |
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31 |
AFSCME--PUBLIC WORKERS UNION |
230 |
15% |
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32 |
CORALVILLE COUNCIL |
210 |
35% |
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33 |
IOWA CITY, CITY |
205 |
30% |
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34 |
MARION TIMES |
200 |
45% |
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35 |
ST. LUKES HOSPITAL |
200 |
36% |
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36 |
IOWA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
200 |
35% |
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37 |
GAZETTE |
180 |
41% |
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38 |
MARION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE |
160 |
35% |
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39 |
LINN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS |
160 |
30% |
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40 |
IOWA CITY COUNCIL |
160 |
25% |
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41 |
C. R. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE |
140 |
15% |
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42 |
JOHNSON CO. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS |
130 |
35% |
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43 |
Teamsters Local 238, Union |
110 |
28% |
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44 |
LAWYERS |
90 |
20% |
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45 |
KCRG TV-9 |
70 |
25% |
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46 |
60 |
20% |
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47 |
C. R. COUNCIL |
45 |
30% |
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48 |
CEDAR RAPIDS, CITY |
30 |
30% |
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49 |
C. R. SCHOOL DIST. |
20 |
30% |
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50 |
ISEA, TEACHERS UNION |
15 |
15% |
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*AVG. INTEGRITY INDEX LEVEL, ON SCALE OF 0 TO 1,000, WHERE SIGNIFICANT INTEGRITY STARTS AT 300, BASED ON ADHERENCE TO MORAL AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES. |
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ANYONE CLAIMING TO HAVE BETTER NUMBERS IS ASKED TO PROVIDE THEM FOR EVALUATION AND COMPARISON |
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TABLE RANKS CORRIDOR PLANNING INTEGRITY AND OPERATING EFFICIENCIES |
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INTEGRITY RANK |
DESCRIPTION OF CONTRIBUTORS, OR OBSTACLES, TO COMMUNITY & CORRIDOR PLANNING PROGRESS |
*AVG. INTEGRITY AS OF 6-30-10. |
AVG. OP. EFF. AS OF 6-30-10 |
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1 |
ROBINS |
380 |
66% |
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2 |
NORTH LIBERTY |
330 |
60% |
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3 |
HIAWATHA |
320 |
58% |
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4 |
PALO |
260 |
53% |
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5 |
JOHNSON COUNTY |
210 |
52% |
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6 |
CORALVILLE |
140 |
43% |
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7 |
LINN COUNTY |
120 |
35% |
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8 |
IOWA CITY |
70 |
29% |
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9 |
CEDAR RAPIDS |
50 |
27% |
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10 |
MARION |
35 |
10% |
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*AVG. INTEGRITY INDEX LEVEL, ON SCALE OF 0 TO 1,000, WHERE SIGNIFICANT INTEGRITY STARTS AT 300, BASED ON ADHERENCE TO MORAL AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES. GRAND LARCENY IS COMPARABLE TO LEVEL 40. |
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ANYONE CLAIMING TO HAVE BETTER NUMBERS IS ASKED TO PROVIDE THEM FOR EVALUATION AND COMPARISON |
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MAYOR CORBETT’S INTEGRITY LEVELS
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MAYOR CORBETT'S INTEGRITY RECORD, AS MAYOR OF CEDAR RAPIDS |
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DATE |
ACTIONS CORBETT EITHER PERFORMED, INITIATED OR SUPPORTED |
Integrity Index Level On Scale of 0 to 1,000, Where Significant Integrity Starts at 300 |
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2009 |
MAYORAL CAMPAIGN |
720 |
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FEB ‘10 |
ORGANIZED COUNCIL INTO COMMITTEES |
900 |
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FEB ‘10 |
IMPLEMENTED VOTE ON LIBRARY |
550 |
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MAR ’10 |
INCREASED FLOOD PAYMENT TO 107% |
850 |
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MAR ‘10 |
HELD BETTER LINE ON CITY BUDGET |
450 |
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VARIOUS |
HELD MANY PUBLIC FORUMS ON FLOOD RECOVERY & PROTECTION |
875 |
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MAR '10 |
DECISION TO RETURN TO CITY HALL |
710 |
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MAR '10 |
HAVE GREG EYERLY REPORT DIRECTLY TO COUNCIL RATHER THAN CITY MANAGER |
720 |
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MAR '10 |
HAVE CITY MANAGER FOCUS ON JOB CREATION--THE BEST CHOICE AVAILABLE |
5 |
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MAR '10 |
RESISTED BUYOUT DEDUCTION |
20 |
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MAR '10 |
FAVORS HOTEL TAX INCREASE |
110 |
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MAR '10 |
CHANGING 1 WAY STREETS TO 2 WAY FOR MED CENTER---IF CORBETT FAVORS IT!! |
210 |
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MAR '10 |
MODIFY CALCULATION OF FLOOD PROTECTION COST/BENEFIT RATIO TO GET MORE MONEY FOR C. R. FLOOD PROTECTION |
40 |
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APR '10 |
ACCEPTING RESIGNATION OF CITY MANAGER |
750 |
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APR '10 |
STARTED OVER ON CITY FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN |
810 |
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APR '10 |
HIRING A BETTER CITY MANAGER WITHOUT USE OF A SEARCH FIRM |
600 |
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APR '10 |
HIRING EVENT-CENTER DEVELOPER JOHN FREW., FOR A NO-BID, 6%, $4 MILLION FEE, WITHOUT SERIOUSLY SEEKING OR CONSIDERING OTHERS FOR THE $65 MILLION EVENT CENTER & U. S. CELLULAR CENTER PROJECTS |
15 |
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MAY '10 |
AGREEING TO CLOSE 2ND AVE. FOR A MEDICAL COMPLEX |
60 |
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MAY '10 |
HIRING THOMS AS INTERIM MANAGER TO APPLY FOR STATE I-JOBS MONEY |
105 |
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MAY '10 |
FAILURE TO EFFECTIVELY PURSUE TIMOTHY HANSON AS CITY MANAGER |
200 |
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MAY '10 |
INTENTION & EFFORTS TO HAVE OTHERS PAY FOR FLOOD RECOVERY AND TO PAY FOR CEDAR RAPIDS TO OCCUPY THE CEDAR RIVER FLOOD PLAIN |
5 |
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MAY '10 |
HELPED GET HIGHWAY 100 ROAD PROJECT ON 5-YEAR PLAN |
280 |
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JUNE '10 |
PROPOSED CITY PURCHASE OF CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL |
15 |
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JUN '10 |
BRIBING BUSINESSES TO LEAVE HIAWATHA ETC. TO LOCATE IN DISASTROUS CEDAR RAPIDS FLOOD PLAIN |
15 |
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JUN '10 |
METHOD USED TO HIRE POMERANZ AND TO PAY HIM $225,000 ANNUALLY, AT START |
10 |
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JUN '10 |
DECISION TO DEMOLISH SINCLAIR SMOKE STACK |
750 |
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JUN '10 |
CONTINUED PURSUIT OF BUSINESSES TO OCCUPY DISASTROUS CEDAR RIVER FLOOD PLAIN |
1 |
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JUN '10 |
REFUSAL TO ACCEPT CORPS' GUIDELINES FOR FLOOD 'PROTECTION' |
15 |
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JUL' 10 |
DISPUTING FEMA'S REFUSAL TO PAY FOR BOGUS FLOOD DAMAGE CLAIMS |
3 |
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JUL' 10 |
ACCEPTING FREW'S RECOMMENDATION TO BUY DOWNTOWN HOTEL--WHEN PRIVATE SECTOR WON'T TOUCH IT! |
15 |
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE |
105 |
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CONDITIONS BEYOND CORBETT'S SPAN OF CONTROL AT THE TIME |
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MAR '10 |
UNION PAY RAISE AGREEMENT |
30 |
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AN INDEX LEVEL OF 40 IS COMPARABLE TO GRAND LARCENY |
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Anyone claiming to have better numbers is asked to provide them. |
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The cost to have consultants perform and report the results of the evaluations reported herein is estimated to be at least $5.5 Million.
It is interesting the Gazette is now evaluating and reporting on the ‘integrity’ of some consumer products--while it completely ignores reporting on its own integrity, and that of *49 other major organizations in the area as well. But we do give the Gazette credit for taking a small ‘integrity’ step in the right direction!! Stay tuned for more on this!