Google Ads on our pages

Am I the only one who has issues with Google ads from competing businesses showing up on my 3rd Street page? I don't object to having ads, and see that they would likely be selected based on my content, but isn't my page my place to promote my business? So what's with a bunch of ads for custom jewelry designs by other businesses? They don't appear to be local. Do my efforts to develop an interesting and relevant page serve to drive attention to these non-member, non-local advertisers? I think it would be more appropriate to have random selections of ads. What do you think? Any ideas of how to resolve this?