03-25-2013, 05:53 PM
Wow, ya don't look at a thread for a few days &....WOW
1. The pool closing is for repairs AND compliance issues.... EVERY pool in the county has had to undergo these compliance issues (Federal regs mandate the upgrades of the pool filter covers...) & most have had major repairs at the same time (Pahoa is the last...surprised no one complained that it was the LAST!!!)
2. Many pools across the country limit pool toys, floaties, games that involve "hiding" underwater ((ie Marco Polo)... heck many BEACHES that have restricted access have regulations against some of this...
3. Many public pools DO have a restricted access - this county does not (many have an entrance person that checks ID, pool pass or charges...believe or not, most likely there was some compliance statement you gave to get a pool pass!, unlike the pools in this county)
4. If anyone really wants to start a program, like a family swim, all they need to do is create a program, this may need a syllabus, insurance for the person/people in charge, & having volunteer or paid staff to administer.... submit to the Aquatics program and hope that the program is accepted....
How do I know?....after a few decades of guarding on & off (and though started more buff, yea, part of that time being a oxymoron guard!) I wanted to see programs offered that were not in the public pools...& created a program that is still taught to thousands of children in public pools (and private pools & school pools...) every year....but mainland....not here....yet....
1. The pool closing is for repairs AND compliance issues.... EVERY pool in the county has had to undergo these compliance issues (Federal regs mandate the upgrades of the pool filter covers...) & most have had major repairs at the same time (Pahoa is the last...surprised no one complained that it was the LAST!!!)
2. Many pools across the country limit pool toys, floaties, games that involve "hiding" underwater ((ie Marco Polo)... heck many BEACHES that have restricted access have regulations against some of this...
3. Many public pools DO have a restricted access - this county does not (many have an entrance person that checks ID, pool pass or charges...believe or not, most likely there was some compliance statement you gave to get a pool pass!, unlike the pools in this county)
4. If anyone really wants to start a program, like a family swim, all they need to do is create a program, this may need a syllabus, insurance for the person/people in charge, & having volunteer or paid staff to administer.... submit to the Aquatics program and hope that the program is accepted....
How do I know?....after a few decades of guarding on & off (and though started more buff, yea, part of that time being a oxymoron guard!) I wanted to see programs offered that were not in the public pools...& created a program that is still taught to thousands of children in public pools (and private pools & school pools...) every year....but mainland....not here....yet....