pool figures emerge

Lets see... 147 times six days = $1764 per week, right? used for all 52 weeks per year = $44,864, by my figures, right? THAT would go a LONG way toward defraying our pool expenses, no? So we are collecting MAYBE $2400 a year for pool usage that SHOULD be bringing in almost $45,000 per year. We are NOT collecting the fair market value, and havent for the almost the past three years, because we want the owners of MDAC to make more profits, at the taxpayers expense???? The "encourage Springs swimmers to attend" argument is nonsense of course, as the swimmers have benefitted NADA, ZERO from the paltry $2400 a year rate we have charged for over the past 2.5 years! Only the owners have benefitted, and benefitted GREATLY, according to these numbers! And this does not BEGIN to address the additional monies we SHOULD have been receiving for meets! When you say our pool has been given away for PENNIES on the dollar, you are talking about SIX PENNIES on the DOLLAR! Taxpayers, however, are charged 100 % of the costs to run the pool for this giveaway! The Saturday morning practices are held during hours the pool is not normally open, and require a minimum of 2 lifeguards to be present for safety purposes. I assume that would be overtime for those lifeguards, 3 hours or so. What additional costs are involved there? City officials say that different lifeguards are paid different sums due to seniority, credentials, etc. What is a good, average number, or even starting pay, when figuring for overtime? More costs for the taxpayers to pay, and NO more income coming in!