Former insurance general agent Andrin Urech writes: “I am astonished by what Regula-Späni from the pro-committee for the Badi Lido is claiming. She writes that the planned indoor pool is a “leisure pool”. This is proven to be false. For a “leisure pool”, the indoor pool would have a circulation area that is 70% too small for the 800 bathers it is designed for every day.
Open space 70% too small
It is negligent that the pool falls 70% short of the professional recommendations. For Ms Späni, a competitive swimmer, a pure “sports pool” may be sufficient. However, the other 800 indoor pool guests would be stepping on each other’s toes instead of enjoying a pleasant swim.
Lake access is not part of the outdoor pool
It is also astonishing that Ms Späni repeats the city’s false information, namely that the lawn of the free lakeside pool across the beach path can be counted as part of the outdoor pool. Wrong, because anyone who pays 4 francs for admission to the outdoor pool also wants to spend time there. The outdoor pool lawn must therefore accommodate 1,200 bathers, but they only have a small lawn of 4,500 m2 at their disposal. That is more than 50% too few.
Unstaffed counter
Ms Späni’s statement that there will be a “restaurant” in the new Lido is also misleading. In fact, only a “non-serviced counter restaurant” is planned at the outermost tip of the pool, which would not be a replacement for the Lido restaurant that the city demolished.
Tax increase
A word about taxes: The city is talking about a tax increase of up to 8% for the new 75 million swimming pool. There could also be additional costs of 10%. This could mean that taxes could also rise by around 10 percent. Unfortunately, these are the irrefutable facts.
All arguments for rejecting the 4.8 million Lido loan are therefore proven. Even if the loan supporters don’t want to hear that.
