Anoka has a Car Show - Anoka River Run. It is operated by RTCP "River Town Community Partnership" .
Recently this operation has come under a cloud of corruption and fraud. There is serious lack of public trust. There are no checks and balances. They charge fees and collect donations. They use city streets for 18 weeks each year. There is the feeling that it is an unregulated cash cow. Much like Windego Park Society.
We need factual information. We need full disclosure.
The Car Show was run as a business at first. RTCP took it over, claims it is now a "non-profit". But official status is still pending after three years. If anyone has deducted a donation, are they guilty of filing a fraudulent tax return? Will all the politicos on the board raise red flags at the IRS? Will there be an accountability day for the City of Anoka: "What were you thinking?"
Mayor Bjorn Skogquist and Mayor candidate Erik Skogquist both take credit for the Car Show in their campaign material. RTCP is a reference account for "Skogquist Management".
Aaron Barr is the current RTCP president. Barr was the neighborhood organizing force behind the HRA loss of $200,000 to correct blight on his neighbor's house, 302 Fremont (Barr said his property values were being affected). Barr also wants to be on the City Council and partners with the Skogquist's to that end.
Andrew Boho is another RTCP player as treasurer. Boho is also a Skogquist neighbor, former council candidate and currently wants to be the DFL candidate for House District 48B. Bjorn Skogquist is the Chair of Boho's committee. See http://www.cfboard.state.mn.us/campfin/rpdetail/rp15834.html
There's more to Mark Petersen than he admitted to at a recent council meeting... He delivered some outrageous, undocumented charges (out of order + Skogquist pretended not to know him) that, of course, got four lines in the Union. You can slander people that way and get abc newspapers to participate.
In fact, Skogquist routinely and effectively indulges in meeting and media manipulation, especially daring during election seasons.
Mark Petersen, "Mr. Full Disclosure", didn't mention the fact that he is a Skogquist supporter. His vacant home on Oakwood being a "Skogquist for Mayor" sign location in 2004 and 2006 and now 2008. His actual home with Ann Kemp on Oakwood an "Erik Skogquist" for mayor sign location this year.
Mark Petersen, who said full disclosure is a subject near and dear to his heart, also didn't disclose that he's been functioning as the Car Show's secretary.
Update: Mark Petersen, being shamelessly overused by Skogquist, along with partner Ann Kemp, was also one of five people crawling around Anoka trying to steal your right to vote. Where is the full disclosure, the open dialogue? How can a guy in town since 2001 be so confident we need to radically change our form of government?
The same and more can be inquired of partner Ann Kemp. Her property info indicates a 9-26-06 entrance into Anoka and its divisive political scene.
So. . . Anoka River Run Car Show aka River Town Community Partnership.
Non-Profit? or Political action group?