Posted 2/19/2021 11:41 (#8844512 - in reply to #8844481) Subject: RE: When I was mayor, the Vice President of the local bank
Scranton
I always liked the story about Northfield MN. (I got this second hand so not 100 percent sure of accuracy).
Wal mart was begging to come to town, but city council/mayor wanted to protect small businesses so kept saying no. Then mayor resigns, sells them property just outside city limits.