9/3/13
The previous post about the 3% tax increase and the budget for the Center was not too clear.
Tonka Bay and Deephaven appear to have no interest in funding Center operations. Greenwood is still discussing, but seems to be leaning against any funding as well.
The Insider expects little or nothing to be offered by Excelsior. So, Shorewood looks to be going forward on its own (as it has been for the past three plus years).
The SSSP wants to stop paying rent and for Shorewood to hire a full-time manager to run the Center. So, basically, they're bailing on responsibility, but want to keep using the Center, offering their programs and keeping the money they raise. If Shorewood bites on this deal, City staff is saying the operating deficit that has to be supported by tax dollars will go from $60,000 (estimated for 2013) to $140,000 for 2014.
So the question is how much is keeping the center open worth to the taxpayers? Shorewood's Council appears to believe no amount is too much. Do you?
Happy Reading!
The Insider
Who does the SSSP represent? Oh, wait it's seniors! Who are these seniors? How many of them are there and where are they from? And where is that business plan someone suggested two years ago? Since when does the SSSP get to call the shots for Shorewood's taxpayers?
ReplyDeleteThis building and its concept is outdated and has become a ball and chain around the necks of the Shorewood taxpayers. The cost projections do not lie. Please council, have the courage to do the right thing.
Maybe the Excelsior Chamber of Commerce could buy the building and relocate there?
ReplyDeleteNo outside director.
ReplyDeleteGet this thing under control and think about what has to be done.
Let city staff run it for the time being and pay close attention not only to the operating expenses, but listen to residents and potential clients tell you why they don't want to rent it and determine if there is anything that can be done.
And have everyone pay for its use, period.
I have said from the beginning that we are stuck with it, so figure it out.
City "staff" will hire someone and then you'll never get them off the government payroll.
Deleteand wasn't Shorewood's expenditure a mere $13-14k two years ago?
ReplyDeleteA chain and padlock should cost no more than $30.00. We shouldn't be competing against private businesses & churches anyway. Pull the plug. The patient has been dead for years.
ReplyDeleteWinterize it and throw in a few mothballs before locking it up.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Literally!!!
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