Long Branch Aquatic Center

Submitted by Not_Buying t3_10pjbm4 in arlingtonva

Edit: Long Bridge (not Long Branch)

So, I had the chance to visit this place last week. State of the art gym and nice indoor pools. But … $630 for an annual pass for adult Arlington residents?

Seems outrageous.

Wasn’t our tax money used to pay for this place?

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RightProperChap t1_j6lfhkh wrote

it loses $2million per year even at those prices

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RightProperChap t1_j6lfn4i wrote

and yes, $70million in tax dollars. we could get 70 bus stops for that kind of money!

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Not_Buying OP t1_j6msujk wrote

I’m wondering if they’d make more by dropping the price and attracting more members. The gym is massive and there was maybe like 10 people there during a weekday.

Even with the “fee reduction” for lower income residents, it’s still way too much for a publicly funded facility.

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amboomernotkaren t1_j6lks4w wrote

Giant waste of taxpayer money. Like a new million dollar bus stop every week.

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squidgod2000 t1_j6p9gyp wrote

Just another ArlCo Board vanity project.

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