Golf, Golf, Golf Budgets

By:  Diane Benjamin Golf, golf, golf because the City owns THREE courses.  One is never enough for Quality of Life! The Den at Fox Creek The Den at Fox Creek Golf Course Budget Magically the Den is projected to break even! Prairie Vista Prairie Vista Golf Course Budget Magically Prairie Vista is projected to break even […]

No Discussion Spending

By:  Diane Benjamin http://www.cityblm.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=15932 City Council Monday night: Remember the Police Review Board the local activist wanted?  (Public Safety Community Relations Board) I understood this Board was created so after citizens exhausted all other avenues within the police department, they would have another place to go with complaints about the police.  This Board has no […]

HBO Real Sports: The Future of Golf

By:  Diane Benjamin The City of Bloomington owns 3 golf courses.  They like to think that golf doesn’t cost taxpayers a dime, not counting repairs to the cart path at Prairie Vista.  I remember it being around $250,000 at the last budget debate.  Repairs and maintenance somehow get left out of the conversation.  I wonder […]