Comments on: Public Funds For Private … Golf Courses? http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/01/28/public-funds-for-private-golf-courses/ Unfair ... Imbalanced Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:45:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: PalmettoCPA http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/01/28/public-funds-for-private-golf-courses/comment-page-1/#comment-46458 PalmettoCPA Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:02:51 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=12886#comment-46458 "The contract formalizes the partnership between the district and club, where White and three board trustees - who the superintendent identified as Chip Hurst, Thomas McMeekin and Laura Bauknight - are members." So not only is the district subsidizing $200,000 of capital improvements at a private club, they're still going to be paying 5 times more annually than the folks at Dorman pay the other "exclusive" country club in Spartanburg. “The contract formalizes the partnership between the district and club, where White and three board trustees – who the superintendent identified as Chip Hurst, Thomas McMeekin and Laura Bauknight – are members.”

So not only is the district subsidizing $200,000 of capital improvements at a private club, they’re still going to be paying 5 times more annually than the folks at Dorman pay the other “exclusive” country club in Spartanburg.

]]> By: James the Foot Soldier http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/01/28/public-funds-for-private-golf-courses/comment-page-1/#comment-46414 James the Foot Soldier Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:35:12 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=12886#comment-46414 Todd - looks like they haven't hit bone yet in Richland Dist 1 either. unfortunately we have french teachers interfacing with kidnergartners in lex-rich $5 - I would have been one pissy 6 year old if that crap would have interrupted my nap time when I was in my half-day kidnergarten class. Todd – looks like they haven’t hit bone yet in Richland Dist 1 either.

unfortunately we have french teachers interfacing with kidnergartners in lex-rich $5 – I would have been one pissy 6 year old if that crap would have interrupted my nap time when I was in my half-day kidnergarten class.

]]> By: Todd http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/01/28/public-funds-for-private-golf-courses/comment-page-1/#comment-46412 Todd Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:36:48 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=12886#comment-46412 James, the fs: In Richland Dist 1, our consultants have consultants to assist the managers who work for the administrators who must meet with the assistant superintendants to discuss with the curriculum administrators who have to meet with the department chairs ........... where are the actual teachers who interface with the kids?????? James, the fs: In Richland Dist 1, our consultants have consultants to assist the managers who work for the administrators who must meet with the assistant superintendants to discuss with the curriculum administrators who have to meet with the department chairs ……….. where are the actual teachers who interface with the kids??????

]]> By: James the Foot Soldier http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/01/28/public-funds-for-private-golf-courses/comment-page-1/#comment-46393 James the Foot Soldier Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:29:37 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=12886#comment-46393 and the rest of the state's media story-line reads "we're cutting bone now....to this cpa it doesn't compute...until I see retrenchment rather than growth in the employment numbers for education... Perhaps an educrat would like to take a crack at why "teaching" a kidnergartner french is essential? and the rest of the state’s media story-line reads “we’re cutting bone now….to this cpa it doesn’t compute…until I see retrenchment rather than growth in the employment numbers for education…

Perhaps an educrat would like to take a crack at why “teaching” a kidnergartner french is essential?

]]> By: Todd http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/01/28/public-funds-for-private-golf-courses/comment-page-1/#comment-46368 Todd Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:08:17 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=12886#comment-46368 Give 'em a voucher. Tell 'em as soon as they pass, they can cash it in. Give ‘em a voucher. Tell ‘em as soon as they pass, they can cash it in.

]]> By: PalmettoCPA http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/01/28/public-funds-for-private-golf-courses/comment-page-1/#comment-46349 PalmettoCPA Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:39:42 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=12886#comment-46349 Someone needs to investigate why $200,000 for the golf program is necessary, and which board member suggested it. How many of the board of trustees are members of said club? (hint: it's at least one) Someone needs to investigate why $200,000 for the golf program is necessary, and which board member suggested it. How many of the board of trustees are members of said club? (hint: it’s at least one)

]]> By: Chris http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/01/28/public-funds-for-private-golf-courses/comment-page-1/#comment-46340 Chris Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:31:24 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=12886#comment-46340 Give'm hell Will. Keep up the good work. Give’m hell Will. Keep up the good work.

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