COD- The Bleeding Continues!

DuPage Co. (ECWd) –

The bleeding continues with each and every response to Freedom of Information Request’s from the College of DuPage.

I think public awareness pertaining to the Waterleaf and its massive failure is well established, however, one little attachment to that operation has been vastly overlooked, so once again it is time we expose things! .

The Inn at the Waters Edge is ran from the education fund as a learning lab!  How convenient!  A learning lab for Breuder to stay at during his drinking fests and late night rendezvous.  I wonder what Breuder learned by costing the taxpayers thousands for his lab visits?  (Click here to see the invoices paid by the taxpayer for Breuders “learning lab” adventures)

I have to admit amazement when I hear comments at meetings about how Breuder wants COD to be ran like a Business.  Can anyone point to any business that he produced a profit from without the use of tax money? It is clear from looking at the numbers the only thing he seems to be good at is drinking, eating, sleeping, and collecting taxpayer money!  OK, I left out several character defects but I think we all get the point!

The Inn at the Waters Edge has now lost money every year of its operation, which now totals over $727,760.00, for a 6 room hotel!  

However, the fact that this facility is a “learning lab” means its OK to loose money, as that is the cost of Education.  I understand it costs money to educate and provide the necessary tools for that however looking at the numbers it appears this operation is not much different than the Waterleaf, other than its expenditures are going up considerably every year.

• 9 month 2011-2012 fiscal year loss – $151,825.00
• 2012-2013 fiscal year loss- $171,348.00
• 2013-2014 fiscal year loss – $269,829.00
• 7 month 2014-2015 fiscal year loss – $134,758.00

Salaries and benefits alone account for 89% of the $1,017,877.00 expense totals.  Yes, $904,517.00 in salaries and benefits is what the taxpayer is on the hook for with the “learning lab”. Are those salaries and benefits going to certified teachers?  The web site states it is run by a “professional team”.  Sadly, much like the water leaf, it appears the student role is nothing more than an internship and student opportunities, whatever that is supposed to mean. (Click here for Water Edge Expenditure spreadsheet provided by COD)

I pray that law enforcement at some point steps into this quagmire and puts a stop to the ongoing misapplication of tax payer money!

In cl0sing, I have one question for everyone to think about when you hear and read information coming from COD as it relates to their consistent push to build up the very business entities that are failing.

Why are we allowing the use of our tax dollars to be used to compete with private business?