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Re: Pool Finances
Folks: I thoroughly subscribe to Doug's reasoning here and on
insistence on disclosure. Political officeholders throughout our
society have acquired a predilection for keeping public data,
budgets, expenditures, evaluations (when rarely required), etc. away
from public scrutiny. The McCain-Feinstein appeals over the past 2-3
years for campaign reform are only symptomatic of a widespread
practice by politicians and those whom they control in govts.of not
being accountable to anyone except at the ballot box. That's not good
enough for a democracy or a free market economy. For better and for
worse, the growth of govt. regulation at all levels places increased
fiscal and investment options within control of politicians. As for
the pool itself, it's a great 'invention' for this community, even
tho on most hot summer days it was like cans of sardines back to back
and little SWIMMING room other than getting wet. With the Joseph St
land now being developed, hindsight says we could have, with long
range planning and community participation, developed an all-purpose
sports and recreation site there, with a covered pool. It would have
been well worth the extra few $ million to make that a comprehensive
project to serve MORE people and bring in more receipts. Just
thinking out loud. Thanks, Doug. Ken M.
>My original comment was really an attempt at gaining information. I
>think we need to evaluate the finances of all of our public facilities
>in order to operate them in a responsible manner. We, as tax paying
>citizen, have the opportunity to comment on all government budgeting and
>spending. I would like to know that an Air Force toilet ($1200) doesn't
>go into city hall. The debate about the cost/benefits of the pool is
>somewhat hampered when we don't know the costs.
>
>>From my perspective, if the pool "lost" a lot of money, we should hold
>the managers to the task of being more responsible with our money. If
>the pool "made" money, a review of entrance fees is in order and we
>should hold the managers to the task of being responsible with our other
>money.
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