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Dear Rancho San Miguel Members,
We, the Rancho San Miguel Swim Club Board members, would like
to share with you some of our considerations on making significant and needed
physical improvements to our pool. We think it is important to involve the entire
pool membership in deciding the direction of these improvements as they will
financially affect us all.
Since the pool opened in the 1960’s, the pool board has managed the pool’s
physical condition and has steadily made physical improvements that keeps the
pool safe and appealing to our membership and their families. We make many smaller improvements every
year but every 10 years or so, the pool needs some major maintenance. The way the pool pays for these
improvements is through financing, membership assessments or a combination of
both.
Some families may remember that the last major improvements
to the pool were done in 1999. This
involved resurfacing the pool, new coping an tiles. As past improvements age, the board has the
responsibility to plan, fix or replace the existing equipment to keep the pool
safe and in good working order.
During the last year, the pool board has been considering many
different improvement options. We
have been soliciting professional evaluations on the pool’s various systems and
general condition and collecting cost estimates for their upgrades. We have come up with several options
for improvements which we would like to start construction on this fall. These improvements run the spectrum
from major to modest.
We think the time is right for doing the work now for
several reasons:
· Our good financial health; the swim club is
currently showing a small profit in
swim club revenues and the swim club has no debt;
· Membership at the pool is strong having
increased over the last few years;.
· Bank loan interest rates are very low, if we
decide to borrow money to make improvements; and
· Building contractors are offering competitive
bids, due to the slowed construction industry.
We are requesting members to complete a survey, which asks
questions about your opinions surrounding pool improvements and how to fund
them. The survey can be completed online:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DXLGY2P
The survey is anonymous.
Another way you can express your opinion is to attend one of
the two up-coming special membership meetings to discuss improvement options
and get answers to any questions you might have. We will have cost and condition information about the pool
and members of the RSM Pool Board will be present to answer your questions. The meetings will be held on Saturday
August 28th at 5:00 pm and Sunday August 29th at 5:00 pm
both in the Rancho San Miguel Pool Club House. We hope you can attend one of
them. Thank you for your opinion
and time.
Sincerely,
Rancho San Miguel Swim Club Board |
