tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956537955994443361.post7282482220622555413..comments2024-02-22T22:19:17.724-05:00Comments on Cleveland Magazine Politics: Positively Cleveland president: "We have an important role to play"Erick Trickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04641239873830946016noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956537955994443361.post-64052794741742910932009-04-15T15:00:00.000-04:002009-04-15T15:00:00.000-04:00I'm not sure why Roldo feels slighted when a civic...I'm not sure why Roldo feels slighted when a civic entity such as a city's convention and visitors bureau is funded by taxpayers. It seems to me that the correct response to the news that members have put nearly $500,000 into our convention and visitors bureau would be thank you.MrKeithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956537955994443361.post-39055794159156904672009-04-15T09:05:00.000-04:002009-04-15T09:05:00.000-04:00[This comment comes from Roldo Bartimole, who had ...<I>[This comment comes from Roldo Bartimole, who had trouble posting:]</I>Of course Roche will fight like hell for the bed tax revenue. He gets $302,365 in annual salary (2007) and $32,556 in benefits. These figures come from its IRS 990 tax return, a public document.<br /> <br />The untold story of Positively Cleveland (Convention and Visitors Bureau) is how very, very little its members who benefit from this business pay. In 2007, members only contributed $495,820 while the taxpayers pumped $8 million into this outfit.<br /><br />RoldoErick Trickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16421111958364780923noreply@blogger.com