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Imagine that, fees went up 100% from last year at the new Drake Springs pool;

Also noted in the audit is the overcharge for daily passes to the Drake Springs Aquatic Center. Parks and Rec charged $2 for the child daily admission fee instead of $1 as it was at the old Drake Springs Pool. City ordinance allows $2 to be charged only at Laurel Oaks Aquatic Center and Terrace Aquatic Center.

This error added up to approximately $15,550 of extra revenue, according to the audit.

Hermanson said it wasn’t really an overcharge since Drake Springs now is an aquatic center, and the public was notified that the price was $2.

“It’s just one of those housekeeping duties that we need to change,” she said.

Because there is a difference between Swimming Pools and Aquatic centers. One of them is place where you can swim and cool off in the hot summer heat, and the other one is a place where you can swim and cool off in the hot summer heat.

Housekeeping my ass.

First off, rumor has it that you transferred $1 million to another park and shortchanged the new Drake Springs pool, then you build the swimming pool too small, then you raise rates 100% in a low income neighborhood. Enough sour grapes already. The voters said they did not want an indoor pool at Nelson Park. Get over it already!

6 Thoughts on “Sioux Falls swimming pool has first ever ‘Sour Grapes’ charge

  1. Scooter on December 17, 2009 at 7:34 am said:

    Why don’t the city leaders get it? It was reported today that the pool budget fell $32,000 short mostly because of a higher number of free or low cost passes…

    Any clear thinking person would relate that to a depressed local economy and general income levels, but not the yahoo’s who run the city.

    Wake up city officials. Oh wait, it’s really hard waking the dead.

  2. I think it is funny how the city can’t get there stories straight. Hermenson said it wasn’t a mistake because they are supposed to charge that much, yet on Monday when Rich, the auditor, was giving the audit, he said it WAS a mistake.

    So which is it?

  3. there was a shortfall, in part, because school kids get out in mid-may. when has it ever been warm enough to swim in may?

    then, they sit in school in mid-august, when temps are normally still hot enough — except this year — to feel like going to the pool.

    and, the weather overall was rotten this summer. even when the pools were open, they had fewer swimmers, because of the cold weather.

  4. Sour grapes make a great whine.

  5. This year wasn’t a fair year to try it out with all the rain we’ve had – but I still think it is WAY too small. I’ll spend the money at Wild Water West instead, or go to Terrace Park.

  6. You guys are complaining about $2? Marshall MN charges $5 and their pool is tiny, one little slide, a diving well and a kiddie wading pool!

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