The debate has grown hot over the cancelling of the civil union ceremony and civil union certificates today. The Golf Club claims that they did not have enough people. The group sponsoring the event claims the golf club wanted too much down and was not a part of the original agreement.
We spoke to a couple that was suppose to get joined today. They claimed that this gimmick from Bolingbrook cost the Village a great deal of money. Sure there was a risk to how many people showed, but money is money, right? When a facility is failing and would have gotten much needed press, who were they to ask a sponsor for the money?
Taxpayers have been emailing all day asking how this affected the tax revenue that could have entered the village and the amount of publicity we would have gotten. My answer? A great deal...
Not only that, but since Bolingbrook sought out this organization, shouldn't they have compromised? did the golf club book some event that would have paid out more than 600 attendees and free major publicity?
We feel that there is much more to this story. Either that, or the elected officials mis-stepped and made the wrong decision. Sure there is risk, but balancing the risk vs. the gain is what they should know how to do by now right? They ricked $40 Mil to build the golf club and as far as I am concerned, if it cost $10k in expenses but received much advertising, it would have been worth it to me! What do you think?
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