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11/27 10:54pm
NT, this is in reply to your note of 11/16 @ 4:06pm. I'm glad that you
finally decided to end our current discussion. [A] simple question that you were asked [...] to justify about your claim that the Town of
Norfolk could build a highly profitable town swimming pool. You had
referred to a specific South Shore community, with which you were
familiar, as the model. You told us that the pool in the (nameless)
town to which you referred was able to appreciate enough income from
its operation to pay the costs of its construction in one year, and that
it continues to meet its overhead and generate "tens of thousands of
dollars a year" as "their biggest money maker in town."
[ . . . ]
NT, what you choose to pile on your plate is no one's business but your
own. Even though you've brought it up for discussion once or twice in
the past, that's strictly a matter between you and your family.
Nevertheless, your altruism is to be commended, and, moreover, hopefully
you will be consoled by the fact that you will also be a major
beneficiary of [the pool.]
At last, in your final message, it seems that you have, in effect, now
answered the pivotal question about the mysterious town swimming pool,
when you stated, ". . .the reason why many people in 'town government
circles' don't want to visit the idea is because we have many other more
important items to spend money on (schools, police, fire dept, etc.)".
Your statement appears to definitely indicate that the general consensus
is that the pool which you proposed would not actually generate huge
amounts of revenue (profit) for the town treasury, but instead would
become another constant heavy operating expense like "schools, police,
fire dept, etc", on the taxpayers' shoulders. Thank you for clearing up
the question.
- MT
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