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Monday, May 7, 2012

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 …

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 ›

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