While the notice today that EMagine Concepts was filing for bankruptcy protection shouldn't shock anyone who can count, it presents an economic development PR disaster for ineffectual director Gary Person.
When EMagine Concepts came before the Cheyenne County Commissioners to request money, they brought Person in tow, presumably to lend his, "considerable prestige?" to the effort.
Despite being given advice that the company was of questionable means, Person and County Attorney Paul Schaub gave them the "A-OK" and the company took 160,000 tax payer dollars under the guise that they were going to bring jobs to the area.
One has to ask, "What were they thinking?" One of the only non-Cabela's economic development opportunities that could bring significant jobs and Person blew it.
Perhaps if Mr. Person were to spend more time doing his homework on the companies he expects the tax payees fund, such embarrassing episodes could be avoided in the future.
Perhaps the liquid plumber or the boot hill committee chair would like to offer letters of support for Person's efforts to help Cheyenne County lose so much opportunity. It might even hold true that thte Sun-Telegraph or KSID Radio will yet again come to the defense of their favorite son and gloss over the story, or find, "more important stories," that will captivate their respective markets.
Whatever the outcome with EMagine Concepts, it ought to fall upon Mr. Person to admit his lack of fiduciary responsibility in lending his support to such a questionable venture.
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