Use of the pool is available with a season membership or a daily pass.

The prices for the monthly, weekly and daily passes were "set by the Governor in a decision process that nobody can discern," the official said.

And the working stiffs, who paid $25 for a daily pass.

Another high-level transit official, however, said that he believed the price of the daily passes would remain unchanged.

Admittance to the convention cost $3.50 for a three-day ticket, with daily passes at $1.50.

In 1989, the resident daily passes jumped to 4,980, and 6,769 seasonal stickers were sold.

This summer, 3,330 resident daily passes and 5,577 seasonal stickers were sold.

Transit officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said they were trying to resolve some security issues with the daily pass.

A daily or seasonal pass must be purchased by users.

Many people, therefore, would be better off buying monthly or daily passes.