Revenue Authority, Golf Academy Part Ways
Former board member calls on his colleagues to resign after approving deal with Bill Madonna Golf Academy.
A controversial contract between the Baltimore County Revenue Authority and a Florida-based golf pro has been cancelled less than a year after it began. The termination of the contract less than a year after it was approved led one former board member—Les Pittler—to call for the resignation of several of his former colleagues. Donald Hutchinson, chairman of the authority's five-member board, said he negotiated a buyout of the contract. Bill Madonna will receive $25,000 and the right to teach at the authority's Greystone course for three consecutive weeks later this year in return for an early termination of the four-year agreement. "This is not a reflection of our unhappiness with the quality of the academy and the quality of the …
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Buzz Beeler
11:54 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Now where have I heard that before - "including no-bid contracts with companies owned by people who had personal relationships with authority officials." It has a familiar ring to it like the sound of a 300 yard drive. more ›