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I submit that Mr. Ongaro and the folks at Praxis should have actually talked to a few Main Street businesses in places like Tower or Ely. Because they would have included my job under the tourism sector, and I make much more than $18,000 a year. They would have included the local insurance agent across the street, the well-paid grocery workers at Zup's, and virtually every real estate agent north of the Mesabi Range. Add to that the company down the street that restores wooden boats, the marina down the road that sells and services boats on Lake Vermilion. They all make more than $18,000 and they wouldn't be here if it weren't for the tourism that provides us the profits to sustain our businesses year-round. Without it, none of us would survive. Finally, how many building contractors did Praxis include in their study, Frank, because I didn't see any? Because local contractors are heavily dependent on seasonal lake residents for much of their work. There's another well-paid tourism-dependent sector employing hundreds of people in our area that was ignored by the study. I could go on and on. This was an ill-informed effort. Sorry, but it's true.
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