Saturday, December 27, 2008

another sweetheart deal

What EXACTLY has MDAC done for the 6 residents out of the 100 swimmers on MDAC that are Springs residents? MDAC has held daily practices at our pool for 15% of the going rates, while the taxpayers lose at least 200k, for YEARS. How is that a benefit to MS taxpayers? On the outside possibility that they may have paid that paltry sum, how does that benefit MS taxpayers? To pay $2400 of a rental bill that SHOULD have been at least $15,600, while Springs taxpayer LOSE 200k a year, is a benefit to Miami Springs? It is but a pittance of what they SHOULD be charged, and they KNOW it! HOW do they know it? They know it because four years ago they were paying Miami Dade Junior College at least $1300 a month to rent 4 lanes there! So explain to us again how We, the taxpayers, benefit from having 6 Springs kids or less out of 100, practicing at OUR pool 6 days a week for almost 15% of the true value of that rental while it costs us 150-200k a year to keep open? We gain $2400, maybe, and lose 200k in the process. Does THAT sound like good business to ANYBODY (except MDAC)? And that doesnt begin to address the revenues NOT taken for meets. MDAC is taking advantage of a secret, sweetheart backroom handshake deal with the City Manager that was NEVER authorized by the Council! And has NO legal standing! Contact the Mayor and the Council if you think that will help, but there ARE serious doubts about them doing ANYTHING! In fact, they are at least partially responsible for this, yet ANOTHER City Manager sweetheart deal and fiasco for the taxpaying residents! A result of little and NO oversight and supervision by the Council! AGAIN!

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