CHAMBER: Not the right message

Just getting caught up with news. The Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce is in financial trouble? Must be a joke. The business leaders of this town should set an example of fiscal responsibility. The example that I see is to get in over your heads in debt, then initiate a new membership drive to help to attain solvency. Then have a big party to add a lot more money toward the insolvency. It would be great if the member businesses could recover from bad moves the same way. Seems like the wrong message is being provided to attract new members.

Maybe they could have a lemonade stand outside their building to help out with the $21,000 monthly mortgage.

I apologize if I missed the part that makes the poor business situation and the means to recovery acceptable to the community.

ED HARWOOD

Coeur d’Alene