unaffordable luxuries

Was Oct 6th the districts? Thats the only day any other substantial payments were made, besides GMAC. Perhaps the time is right to make a FOI request for monthly MDAC master rosters for the past couple years, and any contracts with, and/or payments made from, MDAC for the past couple years. If Patti Bradley says that Gym handles MDAC personally and she doesnt receive any payments from MDAC for the use of our pool for practices or meets, then Gym should be able to clear this up for us. Who is inconvenienced more, the parents of those 6 Springs kids, or the 13,000+ residents who lose $200,000 in the offseason by keeping the pool open for MDAC? If MDAC would just pay us fair-market value we could keep the pool open and preserve the facilities and solid lifeguard staff we already have in place. We really need to break even, at least, but could maybe live with a little loss- but not $200,000. That money needs to be applied other places to benefit the large majority of residents, who are already hurting. That $200,000 could help a lot of residents and needs to be spread out for the benefit of all- not just a few. Its just a luxury that we can no longer afford, and is NOT without precedence. It has been done in the past when times were tough, and needs to be done NOW. We will also have a HUGE deficit next year, count on it, as the change orders and cost overruns begin on the new gym.

Gymbos giveaways

I have know Paul Dotson for years as found him to be an honest and smart guy with a LOT of experience and common sense. He has brought up several times in the past the City Managers secrecy and lack of transparency, horrible construction performance, misleading statements, and failure to respond in a timely fashion to requests by residents, and himself. All of that SHOULD have been duly noted at that time- agreed. The good things Gym has accomplished should also have been noted at that time, like..... uh... well.. it only took TWO YEARS to get the bathrooms built, and uh.... the only cost TRIPLE what they should have cost.... and.. we finally DID get water, sewer, and electric connections to those bathrooms! Yeah ! Hooray for Gym!!! And at only 300% to 400% more than they usually cost anybody else!! To those naysayers out there who say he is a horrible and deceptive manager and control freak I say, take that! Yes, Gymbo gets things done! And he has NEVER quibbled about paying several hundred thousand EXTRA dollars in the process to GET them done! Git 'er done, Gymbo! Unemployment at a 14 yr high? Gymbo helps reduce that number by hiring his high school buddy for 100K! What a guy! Naysayers may say that everyone else in the country is REDUCING their payrolls, and only if absolutely necessary, hiring people with real qualifications and experience, but not Gym! Those details do NOT stand in HIS way! He stands resolute against the economic facts and figures that might concern the average guy. He discerned early on that, if we are going to be able to pay for all the legacy projects the Council would like to have, our taxes and fees were WAY too low, and recommended that they be raised. Yep, Gymbo DOES get things done.

Gymbos giveaways

The City Manager has certainly helped many special interest groups, like the contractors, with continuous cost overruns and change orders, to the tune of 600k + so far. He has also helped Santana by paying for his electricity, 100k so far, as if that sweetheart contract wasnt enough. He has helped several different groups at the pool, mainly by NOT charging them to use our facilities, while the pool loses 300k this year. All of that help to the special interests, unfortunately for the residents, the taxpayers had to pay for. As a result of all this money disappearing in various forms of mismanagement or worse, we will have a minimum of a 2.5 million dollar deficit next year. Add on several million dollars in debt and subsequent payments we cant pay from the gym project and it clear we are being led down a road to bankruptcy. How many giveaways can we afford before we are forced into bankruptcy court? Dont forget this in April.