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UPDATE: Sioux Falls City Council work session today to talk about ‘Pool rates’

The meeting will be at Carnegie Hall at 4 PM Downtown. I enjoy the work sessions because it is a pretty open forum where sometimes people from the public attending can participate. They usually hold the meeting in the foyer.

UPDATE: Many things occurred at the work session (hope to have a video up soon). One thing was clear at the end of the meeting, the indoor aquatic center is NOT being built for the same users as the outdoor pools.

I was able to address the council and dispel a couple of things discussed, I told them;

1) Our pool rates CANNOT be compared to other communities in South Dakota, our sales tax base is totally different because of our retail.

2) User fees increases (which I support) should be based on inflation, not pulling numbers out of the sky like the administration and some council members did today

3) Keep the free pool passes for the poor, but ask for a free will donation when they acquire them.

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