Broadcaster Press 5 June 30, 2015 www.broadcasteronline.com Vote In June 30th Special Election VCDC Hosted Annual Golf Social The Vermillion Area Chamber and Development Company (VCDC) hosted its annual golf social last The Vermillion Area Cham- Monday afternoon at The Bluffs Gold Course. ber and Development ComThe event was played in a scramble format pany Board of Directors are in teams of four and began with a shotgun start. encouraging Vermillion votScores were kept as a team, individual scores ers to take advantage of the opportunity for their voices were not kept. to be heard and vote on June VCDV offered pin-prizes and a hole-in-one con30th in the Special Election. test on holes 12 and 8. A dinner social followed Voting will take place at where prizes were awarded. the National Guard Armory / Community Center from 7am to 7pm on June 30th. Board President, Jim Brady says “The Board of Directors recognizes the importance of this election, especially the opportunity for each and every resident in Vermillion to have and voice their opinion. We understand the two issues on the ballot could be a little confusing because of the “yes” or “No” options and which each of them mean. So we want to make sure and do everything we can to have everyone educated on the issues and what a “yes” or “no” vote will translate to mean.” This is a simplified explanation of those choices. 1. Malt beverage 5% markup fee on the wholesale cost to help pay for a portion of city bond debt (Prentis Park Improvements Project). The bond issue was overwhelmingly voted for by Vermillion voters in Nov. 2014. a. YES vote = Repeal the ordinance and do not generate funding support for the bond/Prentis Park Project. b. NO vote = Keep the ordinance as adopted by City Council and collect the 5% markup on malt beverages to help support the bond/ Prentis Park Project 2. Day-care regulations in Vermillion. (Registration, safety requirements, building & fire codes, not listed on the sex offender registry.) a. YES vote = Adopt the ordinance passed by City Council. b. NO vote = Do not adopt the ordinance. The city has arranged to replay the video of Tuesday night’s open forum on Thursday, Friday and Monday at 1:00 pm each day. You can see these on local cable channel 3. You can also go to Vermillion’s web page www. vermillion.us to find a link that will provide factual information about both issues; OR, anyone interested in the text of these issues can go to the City Finance Office for a sample ballot. Absentee voting is currently open and can be done any time during business hours at City Hall leading up to June 30th. BE SMART. Scan our QR code with your smart phone and discover the Broadcaster Online! Gentry Finance We Want to Make You A Loan $100-$3,000 228 Capital St. Yankton, SD 57078 CALL TODAY! (605)665-7955 www.gentryfinance.net Romsdahl’s Repair & Remodel Carpentry, Interior & Exterior, Painting, Refinishing, Drywall, & Ceramic Tile Free Estimates 605-670-2161 COMPETITIVELY PRICED COVERAGE FOR: •Homeowners •Renters •Farmowners •Rental Property Pat Girard Ph. (605) 267-2421 Mark Donnelly Ph. (605) 659-5596 Broadcaster and Plain Talk private party classified line ads are now FREE for 30 words or less. If you need more than 30 words, don’t worry you still won’t pay alot. A 31-word ad is only $.90 and the cost only goes up $.50 per word thereafter. WE WE NEED NEED YOUR YOUR HELP! HELP! WE NEED A NEW POOL AND IMPROVEMENTS WE NEED A NEW POOL AND IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR PARK. + Let The Broadcaster and Plain Talk Make Cash For You! + + TO OUR PARK. The malt beverage mark-up means The mark-up is essential for us to no increase to property or sales get is essential for us The mark-upa much needed new pool and beverage mark-up The malt to get a improvements to our park. means no increase to taxes. much needed new pool and improvements to our park. + property or sales taxes. The vast majority of the cost The mark-up is only 5% and only The applies to the wholesale cost and The vast majorityimprovements is being mark-up is only 5% and of park of the cost of only applies to the wholesale of malt beverages. Wine and park improvements is being freight covered city other city funds. cost and freight of malt by funds. covered by other liquor beverages. Wine and liquor would not be affected. would not be affected. 23 other SD other SD communities already communities 23 Brookings has an 11% mark-up and already use the mark-up to use the mark-up to allow their Brookings has an 11%its bars and restaurants still thrive. markallow their communities to up and its bars and communities to flourish. flourish. restaurants still thrive. + + VoteVote “NO” on the repeal of the "NO" on the repeal of the MaltBeverage mark-up. Malt Beverage mark-Up. are worth it! Our kids Vote “NO” on worth it! th at the Armory! Our kids are June 30 Place your ad by calling the Broadcaster/Plain Talk office at 605-624-4429 or by stopping in at 201 W. Cherry Street today!