Oro Valley Community Center Cover Story
Town residents were NOT demanding a community center as stated by Mayor Hiremath, and Council members Hornat, Snider and Waters.
In spring of 2013 the Town of Oro Valley published the Town Strategic Plan for 2013 -2014. The Strategic Plan is a carefully developed document by the Mayor and Council guiding Town actions and resource commitments over the next two years. It addresses the areas of the General Plan where the Mayor and Council feel action is required, and has sections addressing areas of importance Fiscal Responsibility, Communication, Economic Development and Community Services.
In the Community services area NO mention was made of a Community Center, rather the Mayor and Council focus was to:
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Oro Valley Is On The Path To Financial Disaster
By Oro Valley Town Councilman Brenden Burns
Oro Valley is on the path to financial disaster and the recalled incumbents couldn’t care less. Why would they? It’s your money, not theirs. They’re not being honest about the millions of dollars in deficit that are going to be incurred over the next few years. The Community Center lost over $1M in the first three months (not counting capital). What is cause for panic is that this enormous loss is 61.5% greater than projected. The Town approved the 2015/16 budget on June 3rd. If we cannot accurately forecast our finances 30 to 90 days into the future, then we are in serious trouble.
If any private business suffered losses nearly 62% greater than projected, heads would roll. According to the recalled incumbents, everything is fine.
The Budget provides for $1.11M in capital improvements for 2015/16. We suffered a $395,899 loss in July alone. Budget projections have the Community Center suffering losses nearly 1 million dollars by the end of the third month (the actual losses will be greater as golf significantly underperformed in August and September). We collect $2M from the sales tax. We are ALREADY in deficit spending (including capital). Every lost dollar over the next 9 months of operation will have to come from savings or a new tax.
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