Can we afford giving MATC over a quarter of a billion dollars for expansion? The "initial" request for phase 1 is for $150 million but the full cost is over $300 million. We must ask are the new facilities really needed at such a cost and to such a lavish extent?
- Everyone in the City, County, State government wants to jump on the "LOW INTEREST" bandwagon to promote their agenda of spending citizens tax dollars. Now is NOT a good time. We have: too many unemployed, too many other costly taxes added to property taxes, the costs of the Edgewater and expanded TIF districts is not known yet, and personal income is down (or frozen) and the tax base is down - so - that means higher taxes for the working middle class. Follow the money trail on my previous posts...
We need these questions answered:
- What happens to the expansion facilities when the economy improves and people go back to work and enrollment declines again?
- What will be the cost to maintain the new buildings in future?
- Do we currently have underutilized buildings (public or private) that could be improved/remodeled to suit the needs of expanding enrollment - especially at decentralized locations (essentially, recycling buildings that can then be recycled again if not needed)?
- Am I the only one who sees the size and expense of this project over the top and grandiose?
- Are the proper checks and balances for this being carried out?
- Why do other tech colleges in the state accept growth and use existing buildings to fill their needs?
THE SMART INVESTOR WILL VOTE NO ON MATC!
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