Friday, June 27, 2008

The Saratoga Spa State Park Roulette Wheel keeps spinning at the Spa

Since Saratoga is a "one horse town" imagine a roulette wheel of excuses by Saratoga Spa State Park for not opening the Pools on time and pick the one you like since they give a different one every day. The public has been given many more excuses than those listed below but this will give you a flavor :

1. LACK OF MONEY-FALSE (pool lost lots of money by not opening in June-Victoria Pool alone lost about $50,000 by not being open in June by a very conservative estimate)

Parks answer: We don't feel like opening and we have all the power.-TRUE



2. Lack of Lifeguards-FALSE
Parks answer: We don't feel like opening and we have all the power.-TRUE




3. WEATHER: too cold, too rainy, not enough sunny days in a row-FALSE
Parks answer: We don't feel like opening and we have all the power.-TRUE



4. Cost of Chlorine-FALSE

Parks answer: We don't feel like opening and we have all the power.-TRUE



5. Pine Cones make the water unfit-FALSE
Parks answer: We don't feel like opening and we have all the power.-TRUE



6. Squirrels mess up the water-FALSE
Parks answer: We don't feel like opening and we have all the power.-TRUE



7. Lack of personnel-FALSE
Parks answer: We don't feel like opening and we have all the power.-TRUE



8. Not enough patrons-FALSE
Parks answer: We don't feel like opening and we have all the power.-TRUE



9. Too many patrons-FALSE
Parks answer: We don't feel like opening and we have all the power.-TRUE



10. Pollen messes up pool water-FALSE
Parks answer: We don't feel like opening and we have all the power.-TRUE



11. Victoria Pool never opened Memorial Day-FALSE

Parks answer: We don't feel like opening and we have all the power.-TRUE

12. Pool should not open until Dave Matthews is over.-FALSE
Parks answer: We don't feel like opening and we have all the power.-TRUE




Parks answer: We don't feel like it and we have all the power.-TRUE

The excuses go on and on but those listed above give you a taste.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is really low even for you.

I don't understand, the place is opening tomorrow and all you can do is talk about the past. Here your wait is over and anyone would think you would be the happiest people alive but you're not...instead your dwelling on what you think should've been. Get over it! Plus you broadcast these vicious lies...if you think anyone with a brain is going to believe that any state official told you that squirrels and pine cones are the reason the place didn't open on Memorial Day you're a whole lot dumber than I ever gave you credit for.

Ben Gibbons
Saratoga Springs

Anonymous said...

SHAME ON YOU LOUISE!

Anonymous said...

This disrespectful second guessing of your betters has to cease. Do you know who they are? They work for the State. Some of them were appointed by people who are very important in their own mind.

Political appointees and the bureaucrats who gladly stroke them to curry favor, make things happen. They are important. You are not. You have been told to stop complaining by the "average citizen", speaking for the hacks, yet you continue.

I don't understand your defiance.

Be silent and be thankful for what is given you by those more worthy.

That seems to be the gist of many of the posts on this blog.

Anonymous said...

Well you're down to a little more than 16 hours before opening, maybe you can let some of this obsession go.

Anonymous said...

It could be worse. Warren Holiday could still be around.

Anonymous said...

Of course the one about the pine cones is true. It's just too absurd to make up! There is no reason for louise to make up the reasons quoted, the state officials are giving her all the material she needs. Don't shoot the messenger!

Anonymous said...

This is why this blog is a joke. The park is... and has been on a power trip for the last.... How many years. Two different park managers and they both think the same why. "Lets be spiteful" haha. Is this list what someone told you? Pine cones, pollen squirrels and TOO MANY patrons. i find this unbelievable that any park official or employee told you that this is the reason that the pool opens after memorial day. Looks like your grabbing for straws at this point.

Anonymous said...

It is umbelieveable, that's why this blog is so important. So people are made aware of what's going on with their tax dollars. You've heard the expression, the truth is stranger than fiction?
Well, keep reading this blog.
I believe!!!

Anonymous said...

I agree, the pool should open on Memorial day at least on the weekends until June! I called to find out when the pool opened and they told me June 20, looks like another lie. Its ridiculous that its not open on memorial day, there are tons of people who would go and plenty of college students are back in town to staff the place.
Thank you for your work in trying to get this place open.