commentary

Apparently there has been around 100k in electrical bills we have paid for Mr Santana since he has been at the CC. When exposed by Mr Dotson, the City Manager said it wouldnt happen again. Does anybody have any record of that continuing? Simple enough to make a FOI request tho. It is also rumored that the gym roof is STILL leaking, even after paying $45,000 for a new one less than a year ago. The contractor has made a few patches since but STILL it leaks. Did we, or did we not pay for a new roof that obviously shouldnt leak. Why havent City officials INSISTED on a new roof that DOESNT leak? Dont we have a contract that specifies that? and DEMANDS that? Or is this another deal WITHOUT a contract? like those at the pool? a handshake and a wink? Why are City officials NOT looking out for the residents best interests? ANY resident who paid for a new roof and didnt get one would DEMAND to get what they paid for! or take them to court for non-performance? Why arent our officials? A copy of the roofing contract would probably clear up a lot of that problem, no? We scrap runoffs to save 30k or so, and throw away 45k on the gym roof, 280k on the bathrooms, 100k for Santana's electricity, lose 200k at the pool for a handful of Springs kids, and almost 400k disappears on the CC addition. How many MORE free handouts to contractors and other special interests can we afford to allow at the taxpayers expense ? How much did we pay for those dugout roofs? Incredibly unbelievable mismanagement at best; fraud and corruption at worst. Help Me Howard is a lawyer, right? Honest outside investigations are needed NOW, before the rest of our money disappears. OR they raise our taxes and fees AGAIN, to cover their butts.