We dumped $60k to an Austin consultant WHO TOLD US WHAT WE KNEW ALREADY……

This consulting money could be used to EMPTY the trash cans at the parks that were taken away……

I opened yesterday’s USA Today (while I’m traveling on business in San Diego) and smack dab in the middle story, bottom of the front page is a story about cities cutting back pools and parks. Colorado Springs is in the article with the MOST drastic measures taken…..good grief….publicity WE do not need.

Our inept council at it again – spend money that would be better used to keep services available.

Please remember – private hospitals have the RIGHT to refuse service to patients without insurance. IF they choose to provide service, the local municipality will be BILLED for the service (profit included)at customary profitable rates, not at cost.

Wake up El Paso County….

1. “the Lengthy Interview process” I was there for it and it consisted of a presentation that had no bearing on Memorials situation. The commission asked him no relevent questions. I interview my gardiner harder than that. So after the interview i asked him “how can we be asured that he wasnt brokering the sale of memorial with some of his clients” his answer was “you cant be” this tells me thats exactly what he is doing.

2. Shouldnt we just get rid of the commission? They now have a consultant doing what they were appointed to do. This shows how inept our city council is that they put together a commission with no knowledge of healthcare. WOW! Two reasons that could be. One is they are just that clueless or two they wanted a commission they could steer in the direction they want.

3. Now if we sell to a for-profit the city gets nothing. They might be able to do it with a NON-profit. Here is the huge pothole in that road, the for-profits are the only ones that have the means to buy Memorial. I called and discussed this with both non and for-profit clients of mine and they agree.

As this proceeds and more harmful wrong discisions are made no one is going to want to put money in to memorial. They wont want to be associated with cronic bad governance. hopefully these people will get thier stuff together but by thier track record that wont happen.

Sounds excessive, IMO, but hey! If you can shell out a quarter mil for the booze tent at a Broadmoor PGA event what’s anoth $285k for a study? Memorial’s got it, right?