\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 The following two stories appeared in last Tuesday’s Dallas newspaper. Coincidence? You be the judge. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...ol.3d99ac1.html McKinney dreams big with aquatic center plans McKinney's proposed 145,000-square-foot center would be one of the largest and most expensive publicly owned water facilities in the country, officials say...Users would pay fees, allowing the aquatic center to make money in the sixth year, according to projections. ...and... http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...rk.3f2de88.html Denton aquatic center losing money, analysis shows The Denton aquatic center has received more than $5 million in city and school district subsidies to cover operating losses since opening in 2003, despite initial hopes that the project would support itself, a Denton Record-Chronicle analysis has found. Officials originally hoped the project would support itself, with water park profits offsetting any losses at the natatorium. That didn't happen, leading then-Mayor Euline Brock to say in 2005 that officials had overestimated the business plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 You get more bang for your buck with a library... Oh, and it does something good... Like getting people to read. Water parks? WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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