Gossip is a guilty pleasure for most people.
There is one piece of juicy gossip making the rounds these days that perhaps someone at the Town of Newmarket's office can confirm or deny.
If the little birdies who told this news to me are to be believed, it seems that while the Newmarket Soccer Club was cozying up to certain members of Council to secure their $2.8 million bailout from local taxpayers, the NSC was also selected to participate in the Magna Hoedown as a beneficiary of the company's popular annual fundraiser.
All participating groups are assigned to sell a requisite number of event tickets and raffle tickets by the Magna Hoedown organizers. The story gets interesting because there is word that the Newmarket Soccer Club had failed to meet its obligated quota for sales.
So what does that say about a commitment by the Newmarket Soccer Club board if they can't help themselves when they are given an opportunity?
Apathy is a dangerous attitude for any organization. I can only imagine that the public funds loaned to the the NSC are at even greater risk now if this rumour is true.
The Magna Hoedown is a private venture so its organizers have no obligation to make this news public.
But doesn't the Town of Newmarket have someone on the Newmarket Soccer Club Board that supposedly is charged with the responsibility for watching out for us taxpayers?
If the NSC Board failed at the Magna Hoedown fundraiser, I think this Town of Newmarket board person has an obligation to make this information public. Especially considering that much of the discussion regarding this bail out was done in secret by Council.
The secrecy needs to stop.
Come clean Town of Newmarket and let us know if the NSC is as committed to paying its debt as you would like us to believe.
Will the NSC board member representing the Town of Newmarket provide confirmation to Newmarket residents as to whether or not the Newmarket Soccer Club has met its Magna Hoedown ticket sales (both event and raffle)?
Stay tuned.
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