[nfbmi-talk] Fw: YMCA offer declined

[Joe Sontag]

Get a load of this!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zanger, Connie (LARA)" <zangerc at michigan.gov>
To: "'Joe Sontag'" <suncat0 at gmail.com>
Cc: "Edmonds, Lucy (LARA)" <edmondsl2 at michigan.gov>; "Hull, James (LARA)" <hullj at michigan.gov>; "Duthie, Patrick (LARA)" 
<DuthieP at michigan.gov>
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 13:41
Subject: RE: YMCA offer declined


Hello, Joe;

I appreciate your careful examination of the available financial data, and your attempts to reach Y M C A building management.  This 
is exactly the way an operator should consider a new opportunity.  I am always saddened when an operator doesn't follow your model 
and take the time to do it.

While we did discuss the Y M C A this past Tuesday afternoon, your bid on the facility has not yet been evaluated.  It has not yet 
been evaluated based on your request for further research into your operator selection system points, the findings of the research 
Lucy and I conducted last week, and generation of your updated operator selection system points.

Based on your message today (and presuming you have positive points), I will not offer the facility to you when the data is finally 
generated (hopefully today).  We will announce you points Tuesday as well as announce you declined the facility.  In the next day or 
two, pending generation of your updated operator selection system points, we will forward those to you.  If you are in disagreement, 
please let me know.

Best regards,
Constance Zanger
Business Enterprise Program Manager
Michigan Commission for the Blind
517/335.3639
517/335.5140 (facsimile)
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Sontag [mailto:suncat0 at gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 12:14 PM
To: Zanger, Connie (LARA)
Cc: Edmonds, Lucy (LARA); Hull, James (LARA); Cannon, Patrick (LARA); NFB of Michigan Vendors List; NFB of Michigan List
Subject: YMCA offer declined

After examining carefully all available financial data and after having no success in reaching building management, I can only
conclude that the YMCA facility cannot be run profitably and properly with respect to the rules of the program, as well as
applicable State and Federal laws; and so I must decline the offer at this time.

Sincerely,

Joe Sontag