Adequacy of City’s Meeting Minutes Questioned
[The following is a letter from Terry Wright to some city commissioners.]
April 7, 2008
Dear Commissioners Fess, Martin and Vogt,
First, may I suggest that the on line Minutes for the City Commission meetings be more informative? Many times those minutes express that someone discussed an item but provide no supporting details. The reader is left with questions. I know, from committees I have served on, more detailed and informative Minutes have always led to less questioning and misinformation later.
Secondly, with the recent news of Piqua’s budgetary problems and the rumors of possible city lay offs I have some questions concerning the Piqua Municipal Golf Course. I have checked the City Commission Minutes and the Recreational Dept.’s web site but haven’t found that information.
What percentages of patrons use the various Piqua recreational facilities? The city has baseball, soccer, and football fields, bikeway, swimming pool and tennis courts that are used by Piqua residents. I was wondering what percentage of Piqua residents use the golf course? May I ask the budget for the golf course and if it operates with a profit or deficit?
I noted in the City of Piqua’s Golf Advisory Board Meeting Minutes of Jan. 30, 2008 that within that budget for the golf course $35,000 was budgeted for new greens mowers. Used mowers were located, according to those Minutes, for $20,000. Money was budgeted in the capital funding for golf cart batteries ($8,600) and a new ball picker for the driving range ($2,800). “The additional capital balance will be used as needed during the 2008 golf season.”
Based on maintenance, care, development and acreage is there a price break down among the local patrons’ usage and cost for Piqua’s recreational facilities? If I could obtain this information or be directed to a web page with the information I would appreciate it.
Thank you for your kind consideration.
Sincerely,
Terry D. Wright
