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Re: July Tickets
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2025 10:45 pm
by AutoJonez
Seems like they closed Wednesdays but raised prices on sat/sun to offset the loss of revenue from that weekday, which either kept the overall lake revenue the same (or likely increasing it somewhat) while also reducing operating costs. Obviously it sucks and was preventable, but that appears to be their direction.
Re: July Tickets
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 7:24 am
by ryfield
Could you imagine having a resource like Barrett and not be able to make any money off of it? Only the government could pull that off. It should be an asset, not a liability. What could the overhead be for a Wednesday out there? I can’t imagine they’re losing money every day that it’s accessible. It doesn’t add up for me. It makes me think they just want to punish us for not approving the sales tax hike and comfortably fund their ever-growing pensions. That way next time a tax increase is on the ballot people will definitely be more prone to vote for it. Why not just charge a couple bucks for access to Miramar? That would probably generate more revenue than anything.
Re: July Tickets
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 9:52 am
by ehondax
Alaut wrote: Tue Jun 10, 2025 7:06 pm
$54 for a tube ticket jeez man
I had the same reaction man.
Re: July Tickets
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 10:38 am
by DarkShadow
ryfield wrote: Wed Jun 11, 2025 7:24 am
Could you imagine having a resource like Barrett and not be able to make any money off of it? Only the government could pull that off. It should be an asset, not a liability. What could the overhead be for a Wednesday out there? I can’t imagine they’re losing money every day that it’s accessible. It doesn’t add up for me. It makes me think they just want to punish us for not approving the sales tax hike and comfortably fund their ever-growing pensions. That way next time a tax increase is on the ballot people will definitely be more prone to vote for it. Why not just charge a couple bucks for access to Miramar? That would probably generate more revenue than anything.
They should maximize profits by selling the first 2 months of Barrett tickets using an auction style sale. Let Supply and Demand do its thing!
I'd sit back and eat some popcorn while the free market works its magic.
Re: July Tickets
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 11:29 am
by camobass
A lot these lakes around here weren’t open to the public for a very very long time. Wouldn’t be surprised if that happens again. It’s all about the alphabet club, making our streets sexy and other related crap. I never knew potholes were sexy.
Re: July Tickets
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 1:13 pm
by JWall
camobass wrote: Wed Jun 11, 2025 11:29 am
A lot these lakes around here weren’t open to the public for a very very long time. Wouldn’t be surprised if that happens again. It’s all about the alphabet club, making our streets sexy and other related crap. I never knew potholes were sexy.
Was thinking the same thing…seems like we are eventually headed to the closing of Barrett once again. Sad.
Re: July Tickets
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2025 8:44 am
by DaveM
I think that because the budget proposal was closing the lake on Wednesdays, they had to sell tix based on that. As it appears, the closure is not happening. I'm wondering if they will release Wednesdays once this budget is final. That would make sense...but since when does our city do things that make sense?!
Re: July Tickets
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:41 pm
by BeatTheSkunk
I haven't scored a boat in a while so I forget, what exactly were the original prices of a Tube / Boat ?
Re: July Tickets
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 11:43 am
by Spektrum
BeatTheSkunk wrote: Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:41 pm
I haven't scored a boat in a while so I forget, what exactly were the original prices of a Tube / Boat ?
Roughly half price, boat was 100, tube was 30
Re: July Tickets
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2025 11:55 am
by Everydog
The San Diego City Lakes webpage still says Barrett is open on Wednesdays?
https://www.sandiego.gov/reservoirs-lak ... -reservoir
Re: July Tickets
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2025 2:08 pm
by pierguy
Webmaster needs to update that site.