education is a wonderful thing

Are the ones who dont show up HERE, on an anonymous blog, with numbers and facts to support their position also cowards? The only one that is KNOWN to have told a lie so far is the City Manager, with his Optimist fairy tale. The revenue numbers make NO SENSE, but may just be incompetence and general cluelessness on the part of city officials, giving them the benefit of the doubt. That is not necessarily a good thing to have in your city officials, but it beats having liars and thieves there! Right? What are the chances we have ALL OF THE ABOVE in City Hall? With NO Council oversight, save Dotson. Its a sad situation- and expensive! sad and expensive for the taxpayers! NOT to the City Managers, or the Council! THEIR checks roll in steadily, and in full. Where are all those people who spoke FOR the pool being open year-round at a cost of 200k HERE? They could present their own facts and figures HERE for discussion! NONE show up with credible or rational responses. This forum requires NO time off work, travel time, parking, babysitters- NOTHING! And STILL they dont show up here, the easiest forum for anybody to access! Are THEY all cowards too? Perhaps they are just not fully informed on ALL the issues? If so, this is a good place to become educated, as there are several people in the community who have considerable knowledge and experience at the pool and are familiar with its workings, and others who are open-minded and willing to learn.

no more fabrications

Exactly what false and inaccurate information did the resident present at the Council meeting? We are losing 200k by keeping the pool open year-round? There are four other places to swim ten driving minutes from here? Public tax monies are being used to subsidize a private enterprise? The simple solutions are to charge and collect the standard going rates for the use of our pool for practices and meets. This would help defray our expenses. Provide rosters and accurate revenue info so we can see how are money is being spent, and for whose benefit. This is American democracy in action! Is asking city officials for accurate, timely, and honest information asking too much? Once all the revenues that we should get have been collected, a cost/benefit analysis can be made as to whether the pool should be considered for closing during the school year (as it has often been in the past), or not. We are in a recession that is getting worse every day. People are hurting. Taxpayers are hurting. Can we afford this 200k luxury for the benefit of a few Springs users? No rational decision can be made until we get real and accurate revenue and expense numbers that make sense from the City Manager. It might also be helpful if he admitted he made up that story about the Optimist connection. How much OTHER stuff has he made up? A pool audit by an outside, independent agency would resolve ALL of these questions. If you want answers, there are some suggestions as to where to start. Feel free to dispute any and all of the facts and figures presented here IF you have different, verifiable facts and figures to present, their sources, and rationale. None of the pool crowd has shown up HERE with ANY of that information! Is it because they are cowardly, or just don't have any believable numbers based on facts to present?