The 3rd Tuesday at 4:30PM is the Scottsboro Parks and Recreation Board meeting, this one was no different except for the speeches of right wing golfers who proclaimed we will be drilling for more oil, there will be big changes come November 2012 and suggestions that board members resign. And of course, Bellefonte and the TVA will make everything all right.Yes, right wing extremism has afflicted the Plantation Point Golf Course. For a moment I thought I heard Sara Palin stand up and shout, "drill baby drill, free clubs for all and beer in every cart!"
The right wing golfers did not stick around till the end, they missed the revelations about the budget and plans. The right wingers were more concerned about supper than Goose Pond Colony. They all marched out in a symbolic jester filing past the "Godfather" of Plantation Pointe, gathering their approval as they left.
However, I do agree that advertising is atrocious, a media advertising program is sorely needed. Not only for Goose Pond Colony and Plantation Pointe but Scottsboro events such as First Monday Trade Days and the availability of industrial property in the area.
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The GPC 2012 budget was approved, $3,003,474 is the projected income with projected expenditures of $2,881,694.
The boat owners representative mentioned several serious and high risk safety related problems which he stated must be fixed. 1) Dock 3 has defective transition plate which is a walking hazard. It was stated this equipment must be fixed as it could cause an injury as a result of a trip-fall resulting in injury and a liability event. 2) Dock 3, lights are burned out at the docks end. 3) Docks were reported as lifted from their supports during the 2009 spring storm. It was reported that poles are bent and some supports may be off of the retaining collars. It was stated that a high wind could cause the docks to move or "wheel" around causing severe damage not only to the docks but also to private property. It was also reported the hazards have been in existence for some period if time according to the boat owners representative. Employees are aware of the problems but have not resolved the issues.
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Mr. Morgan speaks of manipulation as being underhanded and self-serving, and so it is. I'd like to show Mr. Morgan a real example of the manipulation of public opinion.
In "Swinging Away," the news article in the Daily Sentinel, the reporter writes, "Baggett said before he came on the board there were times free services were given. 'The board had no money,' he said. 'If one guy came out to fix a busted roof on a cabin, they might give him a six-month free golf membership. Someone who mowed the yard got a campground membership.' Baggett said all of that has since been cut out. 'We have a policy in place now,' he said."
The facts:
1. Workers at Goose Pond Colony are still being paid with free services instead of money. Just ask the starters and marshals. They get free golf memberships for their hours of work.
2. The wages of workers at Goose Pond Colony who are paid are kept artificially low through the promise of free services. Sorry to say, many workers can't afford to benefit from them.
3. The actual expenses associated with wages and salaries, including non-monetary benefits of substantial monetary value, are not reported on the annual P&L statement. If you think they are, show us.
4. The State of Alabama Department of Revenue considers non-monetary compensation of value as taxable income that needs to be reported on an individual's annual tax return. So does the Internal Revenue Service which created a 1099 form for that very purpose. Ask any employee if he's ever seen a 1099.
By the way, failure to report taxable income is considered tax evasion, a punishable offense.
Question: Was Baggett believable when he was reported to have said, "All of that has since been cut out. We have a policy in place now."? I don't think so.
Hi, Mr. Morgan. Let's get some facts. In 2008, the federal minimum wage was $5.85. In 2009, $6.55. In 2010 and 2011, $7.25.
Now, let's do a little math. $7.55 - $5.85 = $1.70. $1.70 divided by $5.85 = .29, that's 29%.
A little more math. Assume that the 3 year $1.70 increase went into effect the very first year. We'll multiply the following numbers together: 3 workers x $1.70 x 40 hours x 156 weeks (3 years of 52 week years). The total is $31,824. Since, in fact, the minimum wage went up twice the total is actually less.
Two questions, Mr. Morgan. Has the minimum wage, as Mr. Baggett alleges, gone up 40% in the past three years? Or was it 29%? Does $31,824 (23% of $139,500) constitute a "major part" of the snack bar's losses, as Mr. Baggett alleges? (Remember, here's what was reported in the "Swinging Away," in the Daily Sentinel. "Baggett also said a 40 percent rise in minimum wage has played a major part in the losses.")
I wonder where the $100,000+ went, don't you?
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