Oops! Mozingo gets a Mulligan
Once again the cash cow spits out cottage cheese!
Maybe I have this all wrong, did we just spend 165K dollars of taxpayers’ money on an architect that was fired and flushed that money down the toilet?
Let me try and understand this, we paid for design and plans for a Boeing 737, but we are going to cheapen it up and actually build a Cessna 4 seater? Gee whiz that difference could have hired someone other than 2 part-time service station attendants to fuel airplanes at the airport.
I’m assuming the council is planning on all the local population to use this conference center. If not 250 events to draw 20K people works out to 80 people per event. I can get that many in my house or several other places in town. I would gladly renovate and take the millions of dollars.
Mozingo is also a seasonal destination. This seems like an ungodly amount of money to spend on some place that is only alive 8 months out of the year. How many people get married and have a reception and then go ice fishing in the winter months? How many fishing tournaments involve an ice auger?
Anybody that has bought a new vehicle and given a city limit address already knows about the huge gouging you take on that, is this another gouge?
If you just want to build a new clubhouse and pro shop, then raise fees and save the money back from people who play golf. Same with bass tournaments, raise fees and upgrade fishing facilities. Don’t try and hide it under a conference center and motel plan. That motel will be empty a lot more than it will be full.
There is 55K left for plans, but we are going to hire someone on an hourly basis to finish designs and plans and that money comes from somewhere else?
I’m sick and tired of all the election ads on T.V. and in the mail! What I really want to know is when this council comes up for re-election. I’ll be there!
P.S. I would like to thank all the people that sent me thank you notes for the last letter I sent to the editor. Just trying to stand up for us!
–Gary Branham
Maryville
