BLOOMINGTON — During the League of Women Voters forum Tuesday night in City Hall Republican Ryan Kulka did not endorse displacing the current community center with a new structure.
The center is an inadequate old grade school with a leaky roof. His opponent, with eight years on the council, said he supports “forward thinking” on the center where he voted with the council to hire an architect for this development.
Kulka said he wants to open the city to business “again,” employing “the butterfly effect” and “blocking and tackling” which is language most aren’t familiar with in reference to commercial development.
In an obvious reference to Kulka, Busse said he is concerned about “a candidate” who gets mailings and phone banks provided by a political party. Kulka had no response to that remark.
Busse said the $15 minimum wage is inevitable and Gov. Walz would sign related legislation if it comes while Kulka endorsed the “free market economy” wherein businesses would decide on pay.
Regarding “racial problems” in the city Busse said there are “tensions” and “racists” while Kulka made references to “equity” and the “golden rule.” (It wasn’t clear what Kulka means.)
At leasat 130 people attended the LWV forum in City Hall with some people watching on TV monitors in overflow seating in the lobby. — daz
