Hey Everybody-
Guess what? Our coaches positions have been eliminated by the City of Walnut Creek. This is not a joke. Of the Aquatics programs in the city, ours is the only one that operates in the black, and yet they are going to cut it.
If you could, would you shoot a brief e-mail, to the city council and let them know what a successful program this is across the country and in the world. All few hundred of us are doing what we can, but I think it's time to bring in the big guns- you.
Kerry has spent 30 years of his life building this program into what it is today, and helping many of you in the process, please help him and the program that he lives for.
The address is: mayor@walnut-creek.org
and ask them to respond to your e-mail.
Thanks,
Karen Duggan
DPC- Here is a little more information on city doings:
A few years ago the city council (and I don't think these are the same council members now) wanted to build a new library. The then-city mgr told them that financially they couldn't do it. They told him to go back and try again with the numbers. Since numbers are what numbers are, he went back again and said they couldn't do it. (I had his son in my class). Even the voters voted twice not to build this library. The city council fired that city mgr and brought in this new guy whose background is in performing arts. He told them they could build this library (shocker).
The interesting thing is that to get rid of the old city mgr they paid him off for his remaining 3 years at $180K/year !!! All to bring in a new guy who would give them the answers they wanted. Nice use of taxpayer money. I know I appreciate it :confused:
In CA it is "normal" for people to retire from one agency with a pension and go work for another agency. I know of a police chief who "retired" from WCPD for a 3rd time- he already had 2 other pensions as chief from 2 other agencies! What a racket huh? He's now making FAR more retired than he ever made working.
I find myself daily now wondering at how the completely stupid are making decisions for the rest of us. (I guess they're not that stupid if they got elected though, huh?)
Sigh.
DPC- Here is a little more information on city doings:
A few years ago the city council (and I don't think these are the same council members now) wanted to build a new library. The then-city mgr told them that financially they couldn't do it. They told him to go back and try again with the numbers. Since numbers are what numbers are, he went back again and said they couldn't do it. (I had his son in my class). Even the voters voted twice not to build this library. The city council fired that city mgr and brought in this new guy whose background is in performing arts. He told them they could build this library (shocker).
The interesting thing is that to get rid of the old city mgr they paid him off for his remaining 3 years at $180K/year !!! All to bring in a new guy who would give them the answers they wanted. Nice use of taxpayer money. I know I appreciate it :confused:
In CA it is "normal" for people to retire from one agency with a pension and go work for another agency. I know of a police chief who "retired" from WCPD for a 3rd time- he already had 2 other pensions as chief from 2 other agencies! What a racket huh? He's now making FAR more retired than he ever made working.
I find myself daily now wondering at how the completely stupid are making decisions for the rest of us. (I guess they're not that stupid if they got elected though, huh?)
Sigh.
