Close the Science Center, except the Cinedome and put on more laser music shows. You can use the remaining space for rental/banquets etc.
But Science Cetner ticket sales don’t cover costs there. Its net income was a negative $115,570 in 2008, but that was better than officials had expected when they budgeted for a negative $121,752.
Why would you budget a negative? Sure, it would make sense at the Arts Center that doesn’t charge an admission, but they didn’t even lose that much.
Admission to the six galleries of changing shows is free. It cost the Pavilion $312,765 to run the Visual Art Center in 2008, not as much as the $315,692 it had budgeted for the expenses. Revenues were $260,000, about $6,000 less than budgeted.
But one still asks, where is all the revenue and subsidy money going? I would bet salaries. You have to realize that the Pavilion management company doesn’t have to spend one stinkin’ penny on building upgrades and remodels, that money comes from the city’s capital improvement fund. Nice, huh?