Art, I believe the article says "swimming lessons" will need to be cut, only.
Seems to me that in tough economic times, if people still want swimming lessons for a select few children than they should be willing to pay more than $20/person for the season. That is cheap! Maybe parents could get a group together, hire someone and get a group rate. This was a fine example of a limited number of people needing something that doesn't benefit the whole town. The article says the pool will continue being open for all.
I agree that $20 is cheap. And that probably barely covers labor (instructors, lifeguards, maintenance staff). What about heating the pool in the spring and fall? That's got to be really expensive. I think that the users should be covering those costs, or the pool season should be shortened to just the summer months when we don't have to heat it.
I would pay substantially more for any child of mine to have swimming lessons. It is unfortunate that the program is going to be cut. You can't put a price on safety.
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Art, I believe the article says "swimming lessons" will need to be cut, only.
Seems to me that in tough economic times, if people still want swimming lessons for a select few children than they should be willing to pay more than $20/person for the season. That is cheap! Maybe parents could get a group together, hire someone and get a group rate. This was a fine example of a limited number of people needing something that doesn't benefit the whole town. The article says the pool will continue being open for all.
raindancer
Thanks to Raindancer for the clarification. I guess the posting was a little vague, as the budget cuts impact lessons only.
I agree that $20 is cheap. And that probably barely covers labor (instructors, lifeguards, maintenance staff). What about heating the pool in the spring and fall? That's got to be really expensive. I think that the users should be covering those costs, or the pool season should be shortened to just the summer months when we don't have to heat it.
I would pay substantially more for any child of mine to have swimming lessons. It is unfortunate that the program is going to be cut. You can't put a price on safety.
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