Friday, January 9, 2009

Council unconcerned about pool issues

It does not appear that the Council will address the pool issues anytime soon, if ever. Perhaps they consider $200 a month to be fair market value for private swim teams practice at our pool, even tho the facts indicate otherwise. Perhaps they feel that, after having the pool for forty years, not presently having good, verifiable controls and accounting methods in place is too much to ask. It is also possible that they are perfectly okay with handshake agreements as a method for conducting City business, even tho they havent authorized any to be made and they arent legally enforcable if nobody knows what the agreements are. They are also unconcerned when the City Manager sends them a memo that says an Optimist connection exists that makes sales taxes on concession sales unnecessary; however there is no verifiable or confirmed basis for that claim and could leave the city liable for back sales taxes. Perhaps they are not concerned because, compared to other city fiascos, this is small potatoes. Perhaps they dont want to address these issues because it could be embarrassing to them in a campaign season. Or perhaps they just dont care what happens at the pool. Any or all of those possibilities exist, and we may never find the TRUTH if somebody in a position to do something about it doesnt investigate and shed some light on these issues. The people have a right to know where their money is going and for what. Transparency is a good thing in a democratic society.

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