Comments for Fireworks, pool, park and interim city manager on council's Tuesday agenda at http://lakeconews.com , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://lakeconews.com Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:42:26 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/4767/919/#comment-5811 It\'s an interesting thought but the swim team is a private organization. Their fees are high but if you average it out on a daily basis it actually is pretty reasonable. The city should in no way subsidize the swim team. LCCC used to give out full and partial scholarships on an as need basis, don\'t know if they still do or not. LCCC has been most valuable in keeping the pool up and running through their grant application and fees to the city. In the old days,before the city took over operations and the county ran the pool, parents maintained the pool fixing the solar panels and pumps, maintaining the grounds etc. The city is doing a fine job with the pool now. I do think it would be a good idea for the city to keep the pool open on Sundays. Might see a little more revenue. They could close if a private party was booked on a Sunday but seems like their might be some people who would like to use it on a Sunday. - lake1 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:43:43 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/4767/919/#comment-5787 It was just a thought, as a parent of a child that is on the swim team at almost $300.00 for one season I have often wondered about the kids that are unable to pay to be on the swim team. And perhaps the city should just cover the fees that normally would be made by the sale of fireworks. - Shadow Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:26:34 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/4767/919/#comment-5777 The only way to keep the pool open for everyone, not just the swim team, is to make sure the pool can support itself. Having the city with a revenue loss on the pool this year doesn\'t help anyone. Channel Cats has their swimmers pay a fee that should cover their costs for their summer pool rental and coaches. The have been managing a healthy budget for several years. They were able to keep the pool open and heated all winter for just a few swimmers. The 24k was an amount that was long ago agreed upon and should have been paid before now. Perhaps community members who think the city should eat the cost of the pool this summer would be willing to make a direct donation to the pool through the city. Then the city can plan for next year. - lake1 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:07:07 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/4767/919/#comment-5776 What about all those kids who love to swim I agree with shadow why can`t the city say thanks for not selling fireworks and putting our city at danger and in return you may have the pool for the summer. As a parent of a swimmer this is really sad for the kids. It`s always about money with the city!! :( : - coachgirl08 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:48:07 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/4767/919/#comment-5773 The article refers to the money the swim team was to give the city was part of the grant. Not pool useage fees. The swim team should have to pay the 24k as it was part of their committment to the city. - lake1 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:48:58 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/4767/919/#comment-5772 If the swim team is unable to sell fireworks in order to pay for the use of the pool, how about the City donating the use of the pool this year? - Shadow Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:37:40 +0100