Category Archives: IVGID Election 2024

More questions for the candidates.

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All candidates were asked to submit responses. Only Mark Case, Harry Swenson and Frank Wright returned responses. What would you do to address the increasing need for subsidies? Diamond Peak has been subsidizing operations at other venues. Do you think DP revenues should pay for DP projects? One candidate said he thought we could double or triple proposed facility fees and still receive an incredible value. Would you feel that way with a $2340 fee? Do you think trustees should approve bonds without a bond election? Why or why not? Do you think the Hyatt and other hotels/STR’s should pay … Continue reading →

Homan’s “portfolio model” is sheer fantasy

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Trustee Candidate Homan promotes his portfolio theory as a model that has served IVGID well for decades. It goes something along the lines that it’s perfectly acceptable for one venue to lose money as long as all the combined recreation activities cover their operating expenses.That has never been IVGID’s model. He insists that IVGID is not here to run “for-profit” businesses. Maybe that’s true for parks, the skateboard park, disc golf and numerous programs for youth and adults. But when it comes to venues like the Champ course and Diamond Peak, that’s just sheer fantasy. Look at this exercise from … Continue reading →

IVGID HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR YEARS.

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IVGID’s prior Boards under Callicrate and Wong, not the current Board, failed. Perhaps some, including candidates for Trustee who only located/relocated here a few years ago, might be surprised by the following quotes from November 2020 board meeting minutes.  Anyone who thinks the disfunction was caused by members of the current Board is ignoring IVGID’s years under GM Winquest and a Board controlled by Callicrate and Wong (whose PAC supports candidates Tonking, Homan and Jezycki). Problems such as vacancies in senior management, mistakes in hiring, and purchasing million dollar items without a formal bid process were commonplace. Here are some … Continue reading →

Community Service or Self Service?

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Update: This year it’s disingenuously called the “Positive change for IVGID” PAC with its blue signs all over town supporting Tonking, Jezycki and Homan. The only change they want is higher Facility (Rec/Beach) Fees. In the past, real estate agents, golf club members, IVGID employees and their families have collectively made up a powerful and well-connected political force. Their cozy relationships have ensured the success of many past candidates for Trustee.  Unless voters elect trustees who will work for the community as a whole, IVGID will slip back into the same unsustainable culture of “loose controls” that favors special interests … Continue reading →