clarifications

Nobody is saying two wrongs makes a right. What IS being said is that private enterprises at both city facilities are making a nice profit while the taxpayers in both instances are being left footing the bill. If looking at the pool seriously is warranted, and it IS, then maybe the CC and golf course should be next on the list. It WOULD be interesting to see the conversation the City Manager had with the Mayor and Council regarding the pool heaters. What did they cost? When did we buy them? Has our Winter pool revenues gone up since they were purchased? How many MORE meets are we leasing out NOW, than before? Any? No, losing 190k is NOT a good thing, but there is NO evidence so far to suggest that the losses are due to horrible mismanagemnt and/or blatant giveaways at the course, yet. The driving range revenues continue to be a problem and surely deserves some serious scrutiny. The pool, however, IS a clear case of rampant and runaway disregard for taxpayer monies from horrendous mismanagement, few controls, poor-to-no documentation, no contracts, backroom handshake deals, posted revenue numbers that make NO SENSE, and outright fabrications by the City Manager. An FOI was requested today regarding any, and all, connections the Optimist Club may have, or have had in the past, with the pool or any of the swim teams that use our pool. This should clear up THAT question once and for all.