It was interesting to hear that Santa Clara has on it’s books a proposal to build a new swim center.  When I first came to Santa Clara locals would pride themselves on the fact that ‘our swim center is where Mark Spitz hailed from’.  Now to you younger guys you probably don’t know who he is but I remember him win all those gold medals at the Muenchen Olympics.  Most people might recall that Muenchen is more known for it’s terrorist actions than perhaps who won what.  However, I do recall those gold medals hanging around a young Mark Spitz.

So, here we are 2008 and for some time SC has on it’s books the proposal to redo the swim center he once swam at.  Wonderful, but alas from my understanding the city is short $400,000 to ensure the final re-do can be done.  Boy $400,000 has got to be chicken feed for Santa Clara given it’s raised $200,000 for parks and recs for the building of Marina Playa.  Perhaps the kind developers of Fairfield on the old Kaiser Site will slip a bill here or their to the planners so we can get a new swim center.  Or perhaps our new water rates will help pay for it?  hmmm I know one better

Let’s have Dominic Caserta pay for it for extra claims he put in on mileage, phones etc we could invest that money in bonds the city is proposing and it will help make the difference.  I think some might call this creative financing.  Surely Dominic and his SC cronies could come up with some small change to give us something we could all do with.   Unlike the editor in the Santa Clara Weekly I don’t feel Mr Caserta is young and naive and learnt his lesson – I know a few too many more politicians (some very professional ones) and Mr Caserta has learnt well how to get the most of the gravy train.  I bet he’s like one of my old buddies from student politics days – he knows where you can get a free lunch every day!  You go Dom – you go straight to Sacramento – in fact I suggest you go all the way to the White House – people love a young man like you who knows how to get the best out of big business interests!  Top of the Class to you Mr Caserta – your boredom of city politics was so evident on Tuesday you are so ready for the big time!  Make sure you keep your receipts – the tax man will want them.

 

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