So, Stimson put its Bonner Mill on the market officially. Some big commercial marketing firm tossed a big digital sign up yesterday saying $16 million. Why they don’t just sell it to Scott Cooney, I’m not sure.
Anyway, the announcement came with a new round of denials that Portland execs just up and took those boys’ jobs. Once again, resources VP Jeff Webber tells us that there just ain’t a reliable source of timber around. In fact, looks like they’re getting out of Montana altogether.
No timber, Jeff? What are all those forest fires burning on, jellybeans? Boy howdy, they got lots of jellybeans in Red Lodge. Damn near lost their ski resort. Mr. Webber, you’re like the prostitute that gives you the clap and then won’t call. Coulda swore back in 94-95 y’all said you were here to work timber. Turns out that sweet deal you scored off champion was just real estate speculation.
I guess 15 years is how long it takes to run a 107-year-old mill through the chop shop. Nice score, but those messes left over appear to be yours as well.
Stimson’s got no right draggin that community right down with that property.
I don’t think Scott Cooney’s some angel, or that he’s our savior. But if he’s got some ideas, and some gumption to get some improvements on that site and sell it somebody that can keep some good jobs here, then why not let him buy it. Rumur has been that he wants it and they won’t budge. Folks think Stimson wants to let the property hit the skids, so they can blight it, not have any kind of cleanup costs to worry about.
That’s all they care about in Portland. They don’t give a damn about some satellite operation like this. Portland only cares about the bottom line.