questions persist

The City Manager has said in the past that he doesnt charge by the lane, like other pools do, and that he charges a flat monthly fee, as he wants. He has decided for the past 2.5 years+ that $200 a month is fair market value for the use of our pool for swim team practices. How did he arrive at that number? On what basis? It is obvious that the MDC pool is worth SIX+ TIMES more than our pool, for some reason. What would those reasons be? Is it possible that there are any other comparable pools in town that only charge for-profit, 100-strong swim teams $200 a month for three hours a day and six days a week? Even at $500 a month, it is still considerably less than HALF what they were paying at MDC! We are trying to determine fair market value and the MDC pool is the only comparable pool found to compare with. It is assumed that MDC is heated. Were they at MDC four years ago because our pool was closed during the Winter? During what years was our pool closed in the Winter? It would be helpful to know because it could indicate how much money was saved back then, as background information. Have the costs of chemicals, etc gone up significantly in the past four years? How many years were they based at MDC? Has MDC said how much they would charge NOW to have a for-profit swim team there three hours a day, six days a week? Are there any other pools in town that charge a flat rate per month, and not by the lane usage and times, for for-profit swim teams? If every OTHER pool in town charges by the lanes and times used, why are WE the exception? Did he just pick that number out of a hat? Did he do ANY research into what to charge BEFORE deciding to charge $200 a month? Or was it completely arbitrary, as it appears, with NO concern for getting the fair market value and a fair return for the residents?