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Showing posts with label Troon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Troon. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 6, 2021

The Watchdog Report: January 2021 Municipal Golf Financials

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  According to Troon, the month of January 2021 showed a profit of $31,707. However, for the fiscal year, (July through January) golf los...
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

The Watchdog Report: Community Center Financials through November 2019

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There has been no new information regarding Town’s finances since August. When I brought this to the Town Manager’s attention (via an ema...
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Guest View: LOVE Contributor ~ We Deserve Better

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I recently reviewed the Employment Agreement between the Town of Oro Valley and Town Manager, Mary Jacobs. My conclusion is that we are p...
Thursday, September 26, 2019

Observations on the Town Staff and the Green Shirt members

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Town Staff makes major decisions without Town Council or citizen input At last Wednesday’s Town Council meeting (September 18th) former O...
Monday, June 24, 2019

The Watchdog Report: April 2019 Community Center Financials

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The Community Center Fund (CCF) ended April 2019 with a positive balance of $698,301. Although a positive balance of this magnitude is a ...
Thursday, June 13, 2019

Guest View: Mike Zinkin ~ Lack of due diligence is responsible for “the mess” at the Town-owned golf courses

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Today, Mike Zinkin is responding to Bob Sterritt’s Guest View that was published on Monday. --- I am very happy to hear from a LOVE read...
Thursday, March 7, 2019

The Watchdog Report: There are several ways to cut the losses at the Town-owned golf courses

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Over the past 4 years, many people have asked me what I thought the alternative was to the current golf situation in Oro Valley. As a cou...
Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Town’s Golf Investment priority continues to run “off course.”

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Below are the financial statistics for the Community Center and Golf since its inception in May 2015 through the last available financials...
Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Guest View: Mike Zinkin ~ Did our Town Manager exceed her authority in extending the Troon contract?

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There have been some recent changes to the Town’s contract with Troon. The good news Recently, Town Manager, Mary Jacobs, removed Troon...
Wednesday, November 14, 2018

The Watchdog Report: August 2018

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Community Center Fund The August 2018 Community Center/Golf numbers are in. The Community Center Fund (funded with your sales tax revenue...
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

The Watchdog Report: Fiscal Year 2017/18 Final Report

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The fiscal year (July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018) has ended and we now have the final numbers regarding the financial status of the Commu...
Thursday, June 28, 2018

Guest View: Tim Bohen ~ What the heck happened?

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When the Town stated at the May 16 Council Meeting that outside golf revenues were way up through March 2018, this really caught my attentio...
Monday, April 23, 2018

Guest View: Love Contributor ~ When saving face takes precedence over a solvent golf strategy

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Today's article compares Oro Valley's financial golf strategy to USGA recommendations. In an effort to offset the decrease in Mun...
Wednesday, March 21, 2018

The Watchdog Report: 2017 Mid-Year Community Center Financials

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The December financials mark the mid-year point of the fiscal year (July 1 through June 30). Although the Council and staff want you to bel...
Thursday, March 8, 2018

Guest View: Mike Zinkin ~ Troon enters the Circle of Deceit

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In yesterday’s article, “Oro Valley Government Lies to the Citizens” we offered numerous instances in which the Town Staff lied to the citiz...
Tuesday, February 6, 2018

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TOWN COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday, February 7, 2018 Town Council Chambers 11,000 La Canada Drive 4:00 PM ~ Golf Study Session Open to th...
Monday, January 29, 2018

The Watchdog Report: Golf and Community Center Financials from July through November reveal continuing losses

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The November financials were on the Consent Agenda during the January 17, 2018 Town Council meeting, and as always, they were not removed fo...
Monday, January 8, 2018

The Watchdog Report: July through October 2017 Financials

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The October 2017 financials were on the Consent Agenda during the December 6th Council meeting. However, because the mayor has instructed c...
Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Guest View: Dick Leonard ~ The utter mismanagement of the town-owned golf courses. Part 1.

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Thanks to Mike Zinkin’s Watchdog Articles on the LOVE Blog, the mismanagement of the town-owned golf courses continues to be exposed. Afte...