I love the sports pools, but:
Two years ago I informed the Rec Dept that the floor in the men's shower at Lake Miona had sunk and the water wasn't draining away. I heard nothing back so, after a year, I reminded them of the situation. They wrote back that they had inspected it and it wasn't a problem. Well, standing around in someone else's rinsings is not the nicest thing to do health-wise, then trailing loads of water across the hallway into the changing room creates a safety issue for those not so sure on their feet, so I consider it a problem, which is still extant.
And I do wish they would notice that Florida receives a lot of sunlight. Many people are putting in solar tubes because they provide a lot of interior light without heat - perfect for the changing rooms - and most people with pools use solar water heating to keep them swimmable during the winter months. Add in the huge square footage of south-facing roof for photo-voltaic cells to power the heaters for the shower water and the electricity usage at a sports pool could be slashed. While retro-fitting all of this might be prohibitively expensive, that doesn't explain why new pools aren't built that way.
As the OP said, things are generally very good here but people (especially those in authority) should not be afraid of change, or closed to suggestions from the people who actually use the facilities.
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