pool numbers distilled

For those who want the numbers condensed down to the basics for the pool: there were about 10,500 in surcharges charged to the individual (30 x 350) swimmers, add 1500 from concessions, 1200 from 2 sesiions for gate fees, and 600 for heet sheets, and you get about 14,000 profits for the private swim teams. That is for ONE MEET, and there have been several this year. The total projected income from Aquatics to the City is 2150 for the ENTIRE YEAR. The private team also saved 2640 in pool rentals that WERENT charged, again profits to the private team, but that was pool rental fees that Springs residents SHOULD have realized. Everyday pool rentals for practice are ANOTHER 40k per year that SHOULD be charged but that residents wind up footing the bill for every year too. In addition, Springs taxpayers paid for additonal staffing and overtime for Sunday so that the private team could make that 14k in profits. Figure 3 or 4 meets a year and that private team (MDAC) makes at least 75 to 80 grand off us a year. Since when is the City in the business of bankrolling private businesses? especially when WE are losing at least 260,000 a year? THIS is good management of our tax dollars? Ridiculous. Preposterous. Absurd. Yet ANOTHER financial fiasco form the City Manager and his assistant, at the expense of the taxpaying residents. We need an outside independent audit done NOW to see what the exact numbers are. We have good estimates, and know this situation reeks, but need the exact figures to realize the extent of these horribly mismanaged and abusive, if not blatantly fraudulent, activities. They have creatively come up with some real concoctions in the past, so lets see how creative they can be THIS time.