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Cottonwood

September 3, 2010

FFM Bulletin 9/3/10

FFM Accountability Alert: City of Cottonwood gets out of liquor business The people of Cottonwood, Minnesota scored a double victory when the local municipal liquor store was sold by the city to a local businessman last November. The store had lost a total of $63,000 in 2008-2009, forcing taxpayers to subsidize their neighbors’ beer run. Eventually, a business owner bought …

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September 1, 2010

Privatization of City Liquor Store a Win-win for Taxpayers in Cottonwood

No more taxpayer subsidies as former municipal liquor store goes on tax rolls Cottonwood, MN--When the state’s next Analysis of Municipal Liquor Store Operations annual report is released, at least one southwestern Minnesota city will no longer be on the list of losers. After years of mounting operating losses, the City of Cottonwood recently got out of the liquor business for good. Even though …

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