On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:49:39 -0500, Bryce
wrote:

Neighboring community announced they will not be
opening their municipal swimming pool this summer
to save money. They say it costs $100,000 to
operate for the season, but they must spend $50K
to mothball it while it's idle, so only $50K saved.

Wow. What needs to be done to mothball a pool?

Maybe you misunderstood or they weren't clear. It may very well be
that what they meant was that even with the pool emptied and shut
down, there will still be expenses for insurance, security, general
maintenance, and other fixed costs that will still need to be paid
whether it is open for swimming or not.