Rebane's Ruminations

Attention Local Pols - Are You Making the Already Bad Worse?

George Rebane

When was the last time you heard something like ‘The park will now stay open until one hour after sunset instead of closing when the sun goes down.’ or ‘From now on you again get to put any kind of lights you want into your kitchen when you remodel.’?  Don’t hold your breath.

Economic Development in Nevada County – Another View

George Rebane

Well, economic development planning season is upon us again.  Meetings and workshops are coming down the pike in a regular procession with the next being ERC’s breakfast get together on 6 March at the Holiday Inn.  A small group of us met last week with ERC’s CEO Gil Mathew to discuss various approaches to economic planning which I hope Gil will incorporate into a framework that will organize the 6 March meeting into something productive.  In this piece I will summarize a takeaway from the several meetings I have recently attended and conversations with various people on the matter.  Even though some may share some of these thoughts, ultimately I take responsibility for any of the remaining orphans, setting them all down, and doing my best to defend or mend them in response to reasonable criticism.  As you will see, almost all of these points are difficult for elected leaders, public officials and employees to consider in open forums.  In any event here they are to be discussed and/or dismissed, but hopefully, not overlooked.