Santana

A couple months ago Mr. Santana ordered a local senior citizen out of "his" building. The citizen had been walking around and admiring the facility the citizens bought for him, about an hour or so before a wedding reception on a Saturday. There was no other adults present and when the resident refused to leave, saying he was one of those who paid for it, he was told it was HIS private business and that HE would decide who could, and couldn't, be there. The resident wasn't sure of the legal status and left, but asked the City Attorney for a legal opinion a few days later and was told he only gave those at the request of City officials.

HE truly believes that the Country Club IS HIS, except for that little enclosure that cost US 500k. What arrogance! We, the residents, pay for ALL the golf course AND all the Country Club! We cant walk around OUR place? disturbing nobody, interfering with NO business, and we have to ask HIS permission to walk around OUR HOUSE??? Incredible. ANOTHER City giveaway and more mismanagement that we are paying for and regretting later.

Somehow Mr. Santana felt that I believed that the City gave him a sweetheart deal beyond belief. He is right. And now we find out that we may very well have been paying for his utilities all this time. Somehow the City didnt know that there were three electric meters; one for the golf shop, one for Santana, and another for Santana. City officials say they thought there were only TWO meters- one for the golf shop and one for Santana. Shouldnt they KNOW how many meters there are and who is paying for what? The amount is close to 90k a year, I hear. MORE incompetence and ineptitude at City hall. The hits keep on coming.

Is there ANYBODY in the Springs who couldnt make GREAT money if they had someone paying for their rent, taxes, and utilities for them? Less than 1% of our residents actually USE the Country Club but 100% of us pays the bills ! Whats wrong with THAT picture? I DID NOT vote to buy the golf course and CC to make Mr. Santana a very nice living.

It might be easier to accept if he were not so blatantly arrogant and discriminatory.