tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post5972312410574298133..comments2023-09-25T06:47:42.119-05:00Comments on Worcester Blog: Worcester Scratch TicketBill Randellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-34936870123256940472008-05-10T08:31:00.000-05:002008-05-10T08:31:00.000-05:00Swissport Employee Wrote:"It would be in the best ...Swissport Employee Wrote:<BR/><BR/>"It would be in the best interest to retain the private enterprise Swisspot."<BR/><BR/>Ummm.... I specifically removed fuel sales and expenses from the ORH and FIT numbers. The $464K Profit assumes they leave Swissport there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-20846912437440535292008-05-09T19:57:00.000-05:002008-05-09T19:57:00.000-05:00Gee I wonder where this last anonymous post works?...Gee I wonder where this last anonymous post works???<BR/><BR/>Seriously why don't explain your relationship to Swissport, I would not mind and it would give your posts more credibility. <BR/><BR/>BillBill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-21397721891875761322008-05-09T16:35:00.000-05:002008-05-09T16:35:00.000-05:00It would be in the best interest to retain the pri...It would be in the best interest to retain the private enterprise Swisspot.<BR/><BR/>Reasons include any liabilities would be not be incurred by the city of Worcester but by a company professionally trained in aviation.<BR/><BR/>Also Swissport incurs all expenses in training professional personnel to monitor fuel quality, machines to dispense fuel and handle all types of aircraft.<BR/><BR/>Leave Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-13209303886145983082008-05-09T11:11:00.000-05:002008-05-09T11:11:00.000-05:00it just seems we have so many other things to be d...it just seems we have so many other things to be doing right now and that we are not in that place just yet for some of this other stuff..makes you wonder if some of our CC are bored with the nuts and bolts of the job...some guys can only look at the shit for so long..<BR/><BR/>I still remember Tim Murray doing a Mayor's Walk in the heat of August on a Saturday morning..in my hood 2+ years ago..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-58967802199090034512008-05-09T10:49:00.000-05:002008-05-09T10:49:00.000-05:00besides the overall lunacvy of this idea WHAT HAPP...besides the overall lunacvy of this idea WHAT HAPPENS IF THE sHARKS go the same route as the iecats??......and we've printed 10M tickets?.........and worse.what if another minor league shows up & replaces the sharks<BR/><BR/> all I see in this are the SHarks on the council looking to sink their teeth into the wallets of lower income people who typically buy these tix..............meanwhile Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-2619948515492866302008-05-09T10:37:00.000-05:002008-05-09T10:37:00.000-05:00The Worcester Airport Budget (p145) shows enterpr...The <A HREF="http://www.ci.worcester.ma.us/reports/BudgetFY09.pdf" REL="nofollow">Worcester Airport Budget (p145) </A> shows enterprise revenues of $738,600. None of the airport expenses are tied to revenue generation. They are mostly tied to Massport-required security and maintaining airline capability.<BR/><BR/>They could reduce the expenses to the same level as Fitchburg ($274,468) and retain Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-74762333650806758362008-05-09T10:12:00.000-05:002008-05-09T10:12:00.000-05:00That was kind of my point. I appreciate that we ...That was kind of my point. I appreciate that we need to look for new revenue streams, but maybe we should focus on expenses. <BR/><BR/>Why can't we downgrade ORH to General Aviation and try to run it like Fitchburg? In the meantime we can still try to sell the airport, but why lose $1,500,000 right now?Bill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-71240051875798534572008-05-09T10:02:00.000-05:002008-05-09T10:02:00.000-05:00Bill, I don't think the Worcester Sharks would app...Bill, I don't think the Worcester Sharks would appreciate a promotional tie-in with the former Worcester IceCats mascot. LOLDavid Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04121876324744892386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-1289615866389699262008-05-09T09:21:00.000-05:002008-05-09T09:21:00.000-05:00The Fitchburg Airport Annual Budget (Pages 81 & 8...The <A HREF="http://www.ci.fitchburg.ma.us/FitchburgBudget2008.pdf" REL="nofollow"> Fitchburg Airport Annual Budget (Pages 81 & 82) </A> is $1,017,200, but $742,732 of that is for purchase of aviation fuel and oil, and for payroll for linepersons. ORH does not sell aviation fuel and oil, nor to they have linepersons. These sales and expenses belong to Swissport.<BR/><BR/>If Worcester managed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com