[nfbmi-talk] Fw: YMCA offer declined

[joe harcz Comcast]

Joe and All,

If this sight is not viable then why does MCB maintain it and plow 
taxpayer's resources into it?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Sontag" <suncat0 at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Michigan List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>; "NFB of Michigan Vendors 
List" <vendorsmi at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 12:39 AM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: YMCA offer declined


> 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
>
>
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