size of pool subsidy made clear

How many swimmers and how many lanes does MDAC use on average on a daily basis? The average seems to be 50-60 swimmers per day, but how many lanes does that require? In Hialeah at $45 per swimmer per month an average of 50 swimmers would bring in 27k. At MDC at $8 per lane per hour for 4 lanes would bring in 30k per year. Dade rates of $7 per lane per hour would bring in $26,208 per year for four lanes, by my figures. IF they use more than 4 lanes it would be more, of course. And doesnt begin to address the revenues from meets, of course, as that should add several thousands more in income we should receive. Using 4 lanes and only 50 swimmers per day is using conservative figures, of course, but it will give an idea of what we SHOULD be receiving from renting our pool for practices.

the gift that keps on giving

Granted, any system depends on the honesty of its operators to work properly. The problems at the pool have been made apparent several times in several ways: no real admission controls, erratic and inconsistent record keeping, imaginary Optimist relationships, oppressive and punitive style of management, failure to protect employees from taping, rents running YEARS behind in some cases, claimed inablity to know how annual numbers are derived, lack of revenue details, supposed lack of knowledge regarding what fair market value is for our pool,etc. The deficits are myriad and many. Perhaps it is time to start looking at possible remedies to these problems so that they dont continue. Again, even the BEST systems being installed will NOT be effective if the the people running them are incompetent or dishonest, or both. The question seems to be- how much of the problem is in the SYSTEM, and how much is in the personnel? Perhaps it is the personnel involved that constitutes more of the problem than the system in place. Having a great, automatic, almost foolproof system in place with multiple checks and balances could minimize the manipulations of any rogue or less-than-honest personnel, no? None of this begins to address the $200 a month, or even $500 a month, fire-sale discounted gift that the taxpayers of MS give to MDAC every month.