Greetings Members & Friends,
Unfortunately, we had a particularly meticulous inspector on Thursday. We are unable to address all the issues they found before this weekend. Even though the pool is otherwise ready to go and these issues haven’t caused a problem in all the years we’ve been open, we could get into serious trouble if we open without a passing inspection. The pool board has decided not to take that risk and delay opening until next weekend at the earliest.
We are really sorry, folks. We’re doing the best we can.
If you think we should take the risk and open anyway, then maybe YOU should consider joining the board! There’s no pay, long hours, and hard labor. But when you see folks enjoying themselves in the pool, it makes it worth it. And who knows? Maybe you’ve got better ideas than us. If you’re interested, please send an email to board@eastparkpool.org.
New Reservation System
We’ve had several requests from the community regarding swim lane reservations and private rentals. To help maintain fair access, we’re asking members to reserve swim lanes. We hope it will help members coordinate use. You can also request recurring reservations, but please commit to those reservations since they can exclude other swimmers from using the facility. Reservations will be displayed on our calendar so you can know in advance how busy it will be. Reservations will be reviewed and confirmed by staff so it may take up to 24 hours before they are published on the calendar. If there are any issues with your reservation, staff will contact you.
Is the pool open?
We are also working on providing webcam snapshots and better status updates to allow members to see the current status of the pool, e.g. lightning closures.
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Sorry to hear this! But, understood. Just a question for clarity on the swim lane reservations. This sounds like we need to make reservations for swim lanes for lap swimming even during the “Lap Swim Only” and “Lane Swim” hours listed on the website. Is that correct? Namely, we need to make specific reservations if we plan to swim during the hours listed with the ** below and there is no lane swimming outside of those hours:
Weekday Schedule
6:00 AM – 8:00 AM Lap swim only
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Closed for cleaning
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Open swim
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Lane swim
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM Open swim
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Lane swim (diving boards closed)
Weekend Schedule
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Lane swim
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Open swim
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Lane swim (diving boards closed)
Reservations are voluntary. We’re concerned about increased demand for lane swimming, and we’re hoping this will help coordinate users so we don’t have to turn anyone away because we’re full.
Hi James, thanks for working on these issues. I am not in favor of webcam snapshots of the pool, which would include adults and children in the pool. The lifeguards should be able to do quick facebook text updates that the pool is bolted and unbolted. Thank you,
Christine
That is good feedback. We’ll axe the webcam idea.