Although the curtain went up revealing SCCA finances the reps will be in line tonight at Council chambers with palms upward pleading for one more chance, or suggesting losing money is perfectly normal. The $22,000,000 for restoring the building may be forgivable but is the $450,000 annual boost? Ask first how many and who benefits. It only took them eleven months to lose $815,000 last year. With THIRTY charity orgs in Suffolk needing money, and far more deserving for what they do, I wonder how SCCA supporters prep their minds to plead for rare dollars, or how they feel being in the same room with those who really benefit society.
Executive director Paul Lasakow said the center probably would end the year "in a modest cash-loss position," but that the trend line was "up and near the break-even point." Oh sure, but they will ask for $450,000 again.
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Also, what about the report that "depreciation" was expensive?
They must think (1) the general public is stupid and (2) the Council is too lazy to investigate the outlandish and nonsensical financial reporting to the Council and CM. Also, how do they conceal their own web site's proof that almost nothing this year has had many ticket sales. It makes no sense to subsidize flops or to argue that "ticket sales" don't pay the bills. They should at least exist with fairly full sales(and not "blocked" or donated tickets) to justify subsidy of the shows to which they relate. The sale of tickets, while maybe not enough to pay all the bills, should at least prove by their absense that no one is interested.
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