In late June sent the mayor of Roros Municipality, Hans Vintervold (Ap), an e-mail to the presidency in the municipality on behalf of the Airport Council at Roros Airport.
LEAKED MEMO: Here it is presented a strategy for how to put pressure on the government.
In the email he expresses concern for the future of Røros airport and ask the presidency confirm that the municipal industrial development contributes NOK 25,000 to “something consultancy to be completely sure that we do the best possible job to ensure future flight deal.”
– We has ordered an environmental impact assessment for Røros airport and what can happen if we get a poorer service, said Mayor Vintervold to TV2 News.
Report
The agency that awarded the contract is Burson-Marsteller, a global communications agency.
The mayor tells TV 2 that the mission was to create a report that would provide information about the consequences for the business community in region on the airport was closed down.
– We have received the report and shall put it forward for the presidency, says Vintervold.
The report that is the team is not yet published, but invoices show that the company has billed Røros municipality totaling 120,000 million for the work.
The private industry to account for 50,000 kroner of the bill, while the remaining amount shall covered by public funds from the municipal industry fund, the inter-municipal industry fund and the regional council for Fjellregionen.
Leaked memo
TV2 got access to a leaked note showing that the mayor also had a strategy from the agency on how to proceed in order to create pressure against the government in the campaign to shed light on the importance of Roros Airport.
In the note as is dated August 15 presented a detailed description of how NRK or TV2 should put an election debate to Roros where theme among others will be that “simultaneously with the rise in unemployment leads government an industry hostile policy by weakening flight deal for STOL network» .
– Not ordered
If there is a debate, according to the note also planned that the mayor Vintervold will perform message of the government pursues a policy that is “extremely damaging for business and settlement of large parts of the country”
– We have just commissioned the report and got a plan for how could continue this work, explains the mayor.
The note also states that “commune with Him” to invite NRK or TV2 to Roros that planned sales to written media have been printed.
The mayor confirms that he is familiar with the content, but assures that the municipality has not worked on this plan.
– smear campaign
Conservative representative in the presidency, Ole Jorgen Kjell Mark, was from the outset skeptical when he heard that Røros as a municipality with financial difficulties and who is on Robeks list should spend money on consulting services.
– It is not necessary to use a PR agency to obtain forward arguments for Røros airport. Many of us have worked for the airport for many years, we know argumentation as well as any agency, he said.
Kjell Mark questioning that he has not yet been set report as ordered from the agency. But if the contents of the leaked memo that is the only thing he has gained access to as far as he is very critical.
– This is attempt at a smear campaign against the government paid for by funds from Røros. It turns back on us all at Røros, for now it becomes incredibly difficult to argue for the airport without being suspected of something else, says Kjell Mark.
– Not free
Mayor’s explanation that the leaked memo is only an offer that came with your purchase along with the impact report they ordered do not think Right politician much on.
– A consultancy do not write such a document free without anyone wants it, says Kjell Mark.
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