My comments to the county board today.
Their response... "are there any other questions?"
They totally ignored all three questions.
Clearly they had no answers.
"Earlier today, I emailed all the commissioners my photos, taken yesterday that show the shoddy condition of most of the buildings at Pioneer Park.
Thick moss, peeling paint, rotting wood, mold on painted surfaces are clearly the result of years of neglected attention.
And their current condition should be an embarrassment to the citizens and commissioners of Muskegon county.
I've been told by county employees the reason for the poor maintenance is a lack of funds.
It is clear that camping rental revenue will be drastically reduced for 2020 and likely in following years.
Yet, I understand that 100% of any expected new revenue from the increase in camping fees is to be diverted to pay for a new storage building and bathhouse at Pioneer Park.
Leaving none of the hoped-for revenue increase to fix the embarrassing state of the current facilities at Pioneer Park.
Today, new caretakers are being considered for a different county facility, Meinert Park.
I'll ask 3 questions that I hope you've already considered and answered among yourselves.
Their response... "are there any other questions?"
They totally ignored all three questions.
Clearly they had no answers.
"Earlier today, I emailed all the commissioners my photos, taken yesterday that show the shoddy condition of most of the buildings at Pioneer Park.
And their current condition should be an embarrassment to the citizens and commissioners of Muskegon county.
I've been told by county employees the reason for the poor maintenance is a lack of funds.
It is clear that camping rental revenue will be drastically reduced for 2020 and likely in following years.
Yet, I understand that 100% of any expected new revenue from the increase in camping fees is to be diverted to pay for a new storage building and bathhouse at Pioneer Park.
Leaving none of the hoped-for revenue increase to fix the embarrassing state of the current facilities at Pioneer Park.
Today, new caretakers are being considered for a different county facility, Meinert Park.
I'll ask 3 questions that I hope you've already considered and answered among yourselves.
- Will the new caretakers be shackled with funding shortfalls, like the other county parks?
- Given current economic conditions, what are the new revenue expectations?
- Wouldn't it make much more sense to make a best effort to maintain, in a professional manner, the current buildings in our parks, before borrowing over a million dollars for new buildings that will likely suffer from the same maintenance shortfall?
Link to all the Pioneer Park building photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/152989464@N05/albums/72157714298928418
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