Gunstock Mountain Resort is wholly owned by Belknap County and the Gunstock Area Commission is a political subdivision of Belknap County. All revenues received at Gunstock are therefore owed by the taxpayers of Belknap County.
Only 1.75% of Gunstock’s revenue makes it into the Belknap County general fund, the rest of the revenue is earmarked for the operation and capital expenses of running and maintaining Gunstock.
The nearly $100k spent by Commissioner Kiedaisch, and former Commissioners McLear and Gallagher on their frivolous lawsuit, could have gone to fund employee salaries or improvements to the Ski Area.
Although they hired a very high-priced law firm, their argument against the Delegation was moot, as the 1959 Enabling Statute clearly gives the Delegation the authority to remove Commissioners for cause. Every single ruling from the court (three so far) has been in favor of the Delegation and against the Kiedaisch Klan.
It should be noted that Kiedaisch continues to engage legal counsel and incur legal fees that must be paid for by Gunstock (a wholly-owned entity of Belknap County), even after a majority of the current Commission voted to drop the lawsuit.
Mr. Kiedaisch does not have the authority to singularly engage legal counsel or encumber expenses to the ski area without an affirmative vote of the full Commission and is a violation of the Gunstock area commission By-laws Article II (c).
This violation is in itself “cause” for Kiedaicsh’s removal.
