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Old 04-17-2025, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by HappyTraveler View Post
For any who want the bottom line details about the recent info provided by District Gov, here it is:

From October 2024 through February 2025, 1,026,767 IDs were checked, and 159,374 guest passes were issued. Only 168 instances (less than 1%) of guest ID non-compliance were recorded, with 514 instances (less than 1%) of residents without IDs.
Statistics.....

It would be nice to know how many of those ID checks were at the 100ish neighborhood and family pools where most of the concerns are coming from. If all of them were, then that amounts to about 65 checks at EVERY pool EVERY day. I doubt 65 people per day come to the two pools in my area COMBINED. Maybe there are neighborhood pools that had many more people use them in December and January.

If those checks include checks at events at the rec centers then I know I account for at least 14 of them but I didn't go to a pool at all during that time.

What is a "guest ID non-compliance"? Is that a bonafide guest who was not issued a pass, a guest who was issued a pass but was not carrying it, or a non-guest sneaking into the pool?

I believe there are non-residents sneaking into the pools
I don't believe the pools are being overrun with outsiders
I appreciate seeing numbers that speak to the issue
I don't appreciate feeling the numbers were carefully selected to look good
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