"It was constructed with nearly $5M of taxpayer money."
A little mis leading there. It was renovated useing 4.7 million of Pittman-Robertson funds.
"The operations were handed over to an individual who has since attempted to run it at a profit,"
The individual won the right to operate it by a bid . Are you suggestiong that he should have run it at a loss ?

Den57, remember this the Internet . The use of facts will only serve to confuse people.