[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Love2Swim

Its hard to believe a community of 100,000 people doesn't have a covered pool, and one with chillers. If you are swimming laps, you can wear long sleeved shirts, but they are restricting, and I find them warm to wear in the summer, especially when the water is like bathwater. We have many times during the period from May through September/October when the water is 90+ degrees. And the water is so reflective, you still get sun damage on other parts of the body like your legs and face, that are not being covered. Many of us lap swim at 7:00 when the pools first open. The downside is, there are a lot of people that do that,, so you split a lane, and if you get there right after 7:00 you might have to sit and wait for awhile before you can get a spot. In the winter its easier to get a spot at 7:00 but the outside temperature might be in the 30's! Given the size of our community, and the number of serious swimmers there are, there is no question, that there should be at least one covered pool in the Villages, and at least one pool with chillers for the summer months.

It is hard to believe in a community of 100,000 people that we don't have adequately supplied art rooms. Many people use oil paints and thinners that cause air pollution and allergic reactions among sensitive people. YOU CAN open the door, but the downside to that is it causes the room to be hot or cold depending on the outside temperature. There is NO place to store your art project unless you are a clayer or a ceramic person and they get a WHOLE room for their kiln. The rest of us have to drag heavy stuff in and out and it is a strain on our backs. There is not one pencil sharpener in any of the art rooms in the entire place and we are forced to bring our own. There are NO easels supplied. We have to buy our own supplies and that is expensive for some. We only have seven well lighted and beautifully decorated art rooms with large portable mirrors so that the class can see what the instructor is doing........ Given the size of our community and the number of serious artists............