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« gandorf wrote on Thursday, Nov 19 at 10:34 PM »
Again regarding the situation at Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center :

Mrs. Winesburgh,

It is my understand that the Board was given $50K from Wayne Densch Charities for the purchase of sound and movie equipment to be used in the theater next summer to show movies in the theater. The charity money was to be used solely for the sound and movie equipment. I also understand that a fraction of that money was used to rent/lease the equipment to the amount of around $5K. The rest of the money was used to cover general operating expenses. Isn’t this a misappropriation of the charity funds ?

I also understand the Board was given an additional $50K of tax payer’s money, in four installments, for the general operation of the theater.

Can you tell me if any of that tax payer money ($50K) went to pay a former board member for renovation work to the theater ? And can you tell me if it is true that another contractor had to be hired to complete the renovation work left unfinished and rework of the previous contractor who was an active board member at the time ? And, is it true that the second contractor was paid and additional $20K ? If so, why wasn't the original contractor called to finish the work left undone and to correct the errors from his first renovation work ?

I may be wrong, that is why I am asking questions to further clarify my understanding.

I don’t know exactly how Wayne Densch Charities feels about how their donation money was spent, but I do feel that the tax payers of Seminole County deserve an accounting of the tax money the Board has received. I think they deserve to know exactly how, when, where, and to whom their tax money was spent. I also think they have a right to know the truth. Perhaps the County Commission can get to the bottom of this since tax payers money is involved.

William Morrisey, concerned parent and patron.
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