Mike Heffernan Quotations

We're in significantly better shape than we were last year,

If we have a decent June 2006, we won't lose near that much money. It may be $130,000, $140,000, ... We do a complete summer season report, basically May through September. That'll be available in early October. It's a more encompassing picture of the summer season.

Unless we have an additional source of revenue to offset that, that would reduce the fund balance by approximately that amount every year,

The expense of offering indoor facilities is what costs us so much money. That's why we have projected to lose $170,000,

We need to be spending about $50,000 a year out there to maintain the course,

Even though this year we expect about a break-even year, the only reason it's going to break even is because we've deferred some of our capital purchases. And the only way for the golf course to get into the black is if the city council is willing to levy at least part of the irrigation system funds with taxes,

The rounds played is down about 5 percent this year, ... The season passes are down ... about 20 percent. But even though the number of passes sold dropped 20 percent, the number of rounds played dropped only 5 percent.

It?s a frustrating season so far. We have to keep working and playing baseball.

That's $30,000 less revenue that we have for employee benefits that we have to deal with this year,

Before we take into account the changes in the contract, yes, ... If the contract change stays that way for several years there will be some question whether it will be sustained without some kind of help.

The golf course is on track to meet the budget this year. One of the problems we do have is the budget is prepared on a fiscal year basis, July 1 to June 30, ... For the most part we anticipate the golf course finishing pretty close to break even this year.