Beating the Dead Horse… With a 9-Iron
The County Commission’s announcement came as a surprise to no one… the Collins Hill Golf Club (formerly Springbrook Golf Club) is unable to pay its bills and, as the club’s guarantor, the county—meaning taxpayers—is in the process of repossessing the property. The county assumed responsibility for the $9,700 loan payment last month and will take full possession soon.
While I, personally, do not believe that government should be in the golf business, I recognize that Gwinnett residents have not only not complained about the county’s provision of recreation facilities and programs but have agreed to be taxed a little bit extra to pay for them.
reBlog from talkgwinnett.com: Gwinnett Judges Exercise Poor Judgment | TalkGwinnett.com
From TalkGwinnett.com today:
We’re in tough times, economically speaking. It makes sense to look at every public contract to see if any extra pennies can be pinched. If that is what Gwinnett’s State Court judges were trying to do when it picked a new private probation company, it sure doesn’t look that way.talkgwinnett.com, Gwinnett Judges Exercise Poor Judgment | TalkGwinnett.com, Apr 2010
You should read the whole article.
Half a Million of Your Tax Dollars to the Chamber
With the approval of the revised budget on Tuesday, the County Commission has given $500,000 of your tax hike dollars to the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce. Read more…