Diane joined Jim Fisher live in the WOC studios Wednesday at 5pm, and discussed her candidacy for Scott County Board of Supervisors.
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[Excerpt from the article published online in the River Cities’ Reader October 29, 2014 and in print October 30th, by Kathleen McCarthy. Original article, click here: http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/holst-and-narcisse-offer-opportunities/.]
“Too much of what the county does occurs with virtually no knowledge or input from the public, whose tax dollars pay for every cent of its activities. Too many local, state, and federal politicians have the attitude that they need not read, let alone grasp, the rules, regulations, and legislation they enact. In fact, many prefer not to, because …
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[Excerpted from the North Scott Press, October 22, 2014 by Sarah Hayden. NSP.October22.2014.ScottCountySupervisorRace]
It’s hard to miss the large, impressive, campaign yard signs bearing Diane Holst’s name. They have made Scott County residents familiar with her name, despite her lack of political experience.
With an aggressive mail campaign, a web- site – dianeholst.com – and the yard signs, she wants to make sure residents know who she is.
“I’m not concerned about anything I say because I don’t change what I say. I am very specific. I …
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The Orascom fertilizer plant’s efforts to quickly rally a zoning variance that individual farmers and land owners have been denied, focused unusual pressure on the Planning and Zoning Commission in 2013. After the controversial project went to Lee County, the idea of such a “mega-site” continues to have legs with boosters both internal and external of county government.
July 16, 2013 – These Planning and Zoning Meeting Minutes contain much insight into what staff, supervisors and P&Z commissioners agree and disagree on. The meeting included exiting …
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“Review of the grant file did not indicate that any sole source justification documents were submitted by the grantee or processed by the COPS office.”
March 29, 2012 – Holst receives a response to her Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request showing that the RACOM contract for $1.6M in ZETRON consoles, paid for in part by a federal grant, was not preceded by any evidence of sole source status for the vendor. COPS.Grant.FOIA.Response.March29.2012
Additional documentation is available that proves there was no RFP and no bids for the purchase.
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“The sustainability plan is a public relations tool used to sell sustainable development to the community. People are told the plan was developed from the ground up, from citizen participation. The fact is, according to the report, you have had 25 people participate in this exercise, in a population of 166,000 people. That’s zero point one five percent participation.
It’s unlikely that the board, or even those that participated in the development of the sustainability plan, were aware of what they were led to consider, was …
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“Why am I here? Nothing that has happened so far gives me faith that you are watching over our tax dollars. When you have a uncapped levy, nothing will control it. There will always be enough money. You’ll never be afraid to pass the budget, because there will always be the money. What’s happened to date, makes me realize, the taxpayers have to watch over this. And that’s why I am here today.”
February 1, 2011 – Diane Holst, from Eldridge, Iowa, addresses the non-elected EMA …
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