Recent budget problems have forced the City of Atlanta to look at raising taxes and reducing really important services such as police and fire protection. However, things appear to be a lot different for the Fulton County government, where Atlanta is located.
According a recent solicitation for bids that was anonymously submitted to Cutwaste.org, Fulton County is seeking a special events facility in downtown Atlanta's hotel district that can hold up to 300 guests for "banquets" and "celebrations." Among other things, Fulton County wants the facilities to provide breakfasts, lunches, dinners, special vegetarian entrees and "small bowls of mints" for participants. The County also wants to make sure the facility can provide "ficus trees," "poinsettias," and "centerpieces" on demand.
To view a copy of the bid what was forwarded to Cutwaste.org, just click here:
http://www.fultoncountyga.gov/county/bidss/uploads/BID%2009ITB65251YC-AP.pdf
Banquets and celebrations are nice, but when citizens living in Fulton County are facing tax increases and reductions in public safety services, do we really need to be spending large sums of money throwing parties for hundreds of government workers?
1 Comments:
According a recent solicitation for bids that was anonymously submitted to Cutwaste.org, Fulton County is seeking a special events facility in downtown Atlanta's hotel district that can hold up to 300 guests for "banquets" and "celebrations." Among other things, Fulton County wants the facilities to provide breakfasts, lunches, dinners, special vegetarian entrees and "small bowls of mints" for participants. The County also wants to make sure the facility can provide "ficus trees," "poinsettias," and "centerpieces" on demand.
To view a copy of the bid what was forwarded to Cutwaste.org, just click here:
http://www.fultoncountyga.gov/county/bidss/uploads/BID%2009ITB65251YC-AP.pdf
Banquets and celebrations are nice, but when citizens living in Fulton County are facing tax increases and reductions in public safety services, do we really need to be spending large sums of money throwing parties for hundreds of government workers?
1 Comments:
I believe looking at the ER as a primary care home is a great way to control costs enabling the program to serve the people more efficiently. Right on.I also believe that REAL emergencies need to be co-payment free. A balance or simple guidelines would be called for.
Thanks for allowing my opinion to be heard
By 
Jody, at
January 12, 2009 12:01 PM