> For the amount of money that this White Elephant cost -- $16 million and
> growing -- the number of users ought to be in the many tens of thousands per
> year, or the fee for use per individual user per day should be well over
> $100.
> Do softball teams each pay over $1000 per game to use it? No. Look at
> any
> private sports or recreational complex of a similar size or capital
> investment, and it is easy to see that the Neiman Sports Complex at Ft.
> Snelling is a stinking black hole for cash.
I don't think they pay $1000 per game but i have heard it is at least $200,
maybe $400. someone here ought to know. I think this is why it doesn't get
used.
John Harris
webber-camden
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