pathetic pool management

Its been a week since the numbers (6) of Springs kids on the MDAC swim team were challenged, and NO other verifiable numbers have surfaced from City officials so one would have to conclude that those numbers must be pretty accurate. Any competent Rec Director could have, would have, and should have presented those numbers by now, if they exist. It didnt happen, and chances are, will NEVER happen, because they DONT EXIST. Lets be generous and say there are ten Springs kids on MDAC, tops - why would 13,000 residents pay $200,000 to keep the pool open for them to practice during the school year? Especially since we are in an ever-deepening recession and there are several other nearby pools they can use? Plus, we dont charge MDAC for meets that they make very nice profits on, and the residents pay for the extra staffing to put on the meets! The taxpayers pay the expenses so the the private interests can profit! We also give them prime sessions at our pool to practice everyday FOR FREE ! Whats wrong with that picture? There are apparently NO controls in place to document the cash taken in and NO CONTRACTS of ANY sort! NOT with ANY of the people who use the pool - not the scuba guys, Columbus High, MS High, Reagan High, or Miami Dade Aquatic Club ! What kind of management is THAT? The ONLY one who pays regularly is the taxpaying residents, and THEY get hosed ! The City officials are certainly NOT looking out for the residents' best interests! They are draining us dry while allowing special interests to make a nice profit. When looking at the city website for pool income we have to guess how much income was REALLY taken in as there are two different numbers listed under Aquatics. The numbers listed arent even close to each other in dollar amounts and means they STILL have NO IDEA about the revenues taken in THREE and FOUR years after the fact! It brings into question whether which, if ANY, of their figures are accurate. The rumors of fraudulent admission padding persists. This reeks of disarray, disorganization, and chaos, if not fraud. At the VERY least inept, incompetent, and unbelievably poor management of the City's facilities. Again, there is no reason to suspect the lifeguards at this time, as it appears to be a total and complete failure by those in charge. An AUDIT is what is needed, and its needed NOW! Help me Howard, help help me Howard.....