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Originally Posted by Love2Swim
I question if that is really the reason they did away with the indoor pool. Why would an indoor pool be more expensive to maintain than any other pool? Its all about maintaining the level of chemicals and keeping the pumps and filters running. If anything it would be easier. The pumps and filters are inside in a temperature controlled environment and not subject to the temperature extremes that the outdoor pools encounter.
Is it possible they had a use for the space that the indoor pool occupied that would generate more income?
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While I do not know for sure I suspect the motorized equipment will be kept outside for reasons of maintenance accessibility and noise. The pool will be generating a brackish ambiance that will affect all the structures interior over time. And the sun will affect the structures exterior. Both issues a function of enclosure.
Are the benefits being sought to be able to swim during the cold seasn here in FL? Which means a facility to accomodate the time period of maybe one to three months per year? We have a pool and are still using it yet this month (December). Our experience over 10 years is
we choose to not use it in January and February as those are usually the months with many cold days. I say choose because if we elected to run the pool heating system we can use the pool in January and February as well.
So maybe we could hear what the supporters are presenting as the basis for needing an enclosed pool.
Also there is no mystery to the operating costs of an enclosed facility as there are many in operation to learn from. There are far too many uninformed statements of how simple and how inexpensive an enclosed swimming facility will be when they in fact have no idea at allthe reality of operating structure and $$$ short and long term....my two cents.
I am not against an enclosed pool facility. I am just not for one. Especially without having seen the cost of operations and potential long term affect of raising amenity fees to accomodate the annual cost. And of course as a resident I have no problem accepting any proposal where all the future costs are born by the users!