The Pop Mounger Pool in Magnolia drew in more money than any of the 10 public swimming pools in Seattle in 2006, according to Bert Lundh, one of the original committee members who oversaw fundraising efforts.
And that's despite the neighborhood pool being open for less than four months last year, he said. "It just shows that an open [air] pool is the best." Furthermore, the swimming programs at Mounger were 99 percent full, according to Lundh.
That's not to say the Mounger Pool made money; it didn't. Neither did the other pools in the city. But with revenues of $388,342 and $426,622 in expenses, the Magnolia pool ran a deficit of only 10 percent, according to parks department records. It was the smallest deficit of all the pools.
According to park records, at $352,279 the next biggest revenue producer was the Evans Pool, but with expenses of $705,522, Evans ran a deficit of 99 percent.
Revenue at the Meadowbrook Pool came in a close third at $348,490 for the year, but expenses of $651,115 chalked up a deficit of 89 percent.
Next on the list was the Queen Anne Pool, which had revenue of $324,891 last year, when it was closed two weeks for maintenance. However, expenses of $671,105 shot the operating deficit to 107 percent.
The Ballard Pool brought in $302,564 in 2006, when the pool was closed for 11 weeks for maintenance and work on the boiler and HVAC system. Expenses for the year were $513,503, though, making for a deficit of 70 percent.
With expenses of $699,730 and revenue of only $285,120, the Madison Pool ran a deficit of 145 percent. The Evers Pool didn't do much better in 2006, when it was closed for maintenance for nine days. With revenue of $260,940, expenses of $633,481 made the deficit at Evers 143 percent.
The Southwest Pool racked up the highest deficit in the city last year, when it was closed for two weeks for maintenance. Southwest had revenues of $248,983 and expenses of $634,922, resulting in a deficit of 155 percent.
The Rainier Beach Pool did better, but not by much. With revenues of $245,154, expenses of $587,174 meant a 139-percent deficit in 2006, when the pool was closed for maintenance for two weeks.
The Colman Pool, which was only open for around three months last year, brought in $163,612 and only had $198,725 in expenses. The deficit was 21 percent as a result.
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