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Glenn Grothman: “I don't understand the purpose of either one of those. I mean, it seems to me, if I have a building and I want to sell…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2016
I don't understand the purpose of either one of those. I mean, it seems to me, if I have a building and I want to sell it, I don't say, first of all, I've got to call the local city and see if they want it and I've got to call the local homeless shelter and see if they want it.
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Glenn Grothman
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Grothman questions the necessity of consulting local entities before selling property.

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