Mike Jennings of the Hibbing Daily Tribune turned in this report of Wednesday night’s (Itasca County Railroad Commission) meeting. It shows a compelling conflict over who the commissioners work for — a company or the citizens of the county. This particular story — over how generous the terms toward Essar Steel are ultimately structured — is not over. But the framework of the argument now favors this global steel giant.
NOTE: corrects Itasca Co. Board meeting to the railroad commission. The Railroad Commission met before the county board and includes some county commissioners.
One response to “Who runs this joint?”
The HDN made a much bigger deal of the supposed conflict between staff recommendations and board votes than the Herald Review. A little East Range vs. West Range rivalry coloring the coverage perhaps?