Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Cabela’s commitment questioned
Letter to the Editor
Star News
November 9, 2005
Cabela’s commitment questioned
I was recently involved in a local fund-raising event in which Cabela’s was asked for a donation. We were turned down so I made a few phone calls and was assured by their corporate offices a donation would be sent in time for our event. It never showed up which was discouraging, but then they did have every right not to donate.
After my experience with them, I am just wondering how vested Cabela’s really is in our community, especially after reading in the Star News about the tax breaks they are receiving and their desire to sell off some of the land they currently own. They seem to be getting a pretty good deal, so what is the community getting in return?
Not taxes, that’s for sure. We currently have numerous businesses in the community that I see throughout the year being thanked in the local newspaper for their various donations that are not receiving the tax breaks Cabela’s negotiated to get. Granted, maybe Cabela’s is just more smart about the deals they make before they come into a community, but I would hope that a major company such as themselves are supporting at least in some way the community in which they now have a store in.
Thank you to all the businesses in our community who do support local events and are showing a vested interest in our area. I’m sure not every business can help every event, but it is encouraging to see that they do help out when they can.
- Jodi Fero, Otsego
