Overcrowded pools this week
 

I just chatted with a pool goer who said that they were turning away disgruntled pool goers at Bridgeport this morning. This would be the second time this week they have closed it due to overcrowding. Earlier in the week, Bridgeport Pool was also turning away large numbers of residents due to over crowding.

Are other pools having the same problem? Are Bridgeport residents getting shortchanged on their neighborhood pool because of over crowding by residents of other Villages? I understand that residents can use any neighborhood pool in the Villages but don't understand why Bridgeport seems to be a problem. Could it be that it directly serves 2 Bridgeport communities?

Just looking for information.

Perhaps it is because this is Easter week, and just more family and friends are together.

On most any day the Bridgeport pool (and others) can accomodate anybody...holidays are the exception. No one is getting shortchanged and people should be more patient.

I would think that "patients" would be hard to come by if you showed up with your three grand kids who had their noodles under their arm, ready to swim, and they were turned away.

a Wannabee question......
 

Are there "adult only" pools ? and if so, and are they less crowded during holidays? :shrug:

Then I would go away for an hour and come back. When the pools are full, people are coming and going all the time.

CIB,

There are adult-only pools and they (at least during the times we have visited when children were not in school) appear to be less crowded.

Kate

There are 27 or 28 (give or take) neighborhood pools that are "Adult Only - 30 years of age or older". Many of the pools in The Villages were voted upon by the residents of that village whether or not it was to be an adult pool or a family pool. If some of the pools that are being brought up as being over crowded and was voted as such by the residents... then so be it. If some of these are adult pools and people under the age of 30 are using them, then somebody needs to say something to them and set the record straight and/or report them. On page 12 and 13 of the 2009 Villages phone book is a map and key showing where all the pools in TV are and their classification. No big secret.

Family Pools
 

We have lived in Santiago for nine years and I don't recall being able to vote on a pool designation.Not only is Santiago's Pool one of the smallest ones in the Villages it is a"Family" pool and has to support three(Santiago,Alhambra,and Santo Domingo)villages.Not complaining just stating a fact.

When we were in TV last month we were looking at houses in the Santiago - Santo Domingo neighborhoods and decided to see what the pools were like. Santiago was very crowded with many children. Hacienda Hills looked like a convention was taking place there with wall-to-wall people, Savannah had an event of some kind going on and it appeared that the pool was closed for general use (I didn't check the hours or nature of the event taking place.) We didn't go to Tierra del Sol's pool but the general impression was that there seem to be far fewer pools for those neighborhoods that many other villages. It is at least a consideration in determining in which village to purchase a home.

The adult pool in The Village of ST Charles gets a good crowd never overcrowed

Been here 6 years in 2 different houses and don't recall having a pool vote at either location.

I have lived in Santiago for about 7 years and the pool was already designated, whether by the residents or the Recreation Department. But there have been numerous times in The Daily Sun where shortly after a new village opened up, those residents that lived there were allowed to vote on what type of pool classification they wanted. Maybe, if somebody wanted to look into it further, they could call the Recreation Department to see if they could reclassify their pool by a vote. Again, this wasn't offered for all pools, but it was to some of them.

Overcrowding
 

The issue of overcrowding here in TV pops up periodically. I think recently the crowding was at The Wellness Center. In the 9+months I've lived here my sense is TV a mini-resort/recreational community. People seem to flock here to play and party as much as to retire. By that I mean, I have met a lot of folks ho come for a few weeks to vacation (not lifestylers) and do this repeatedly. As "buildout" approaches The Villages revenue stream will be generated less by home sales and more the way revenue is generated at Disney... people visiting and spending.

All Villages are not equal?
 

So, am I to understand that some Villages have more community pools than others? :shrug: Does the Village population or density determine how many pools there are? What than :shrug: This would be a big factor in my decision because I don't play golf and not into picleball....... but I would be a frequent visitor to the local pool and I would be irritated to find it "full" !

Part of the problem this week was that a few family pools were closed for 24 hours for cleanup because a kid did their business in the pool. Sometime the swimming diapers may leak which triggers a closure. At Bacall the rec assistant reminds parents to have the swim diapers on their kids; they even provide the diapers free-of-charge at the pool. The pool closed when a kid did his business and was not wearing any diaper. The pool cleanup at the expense of all villagers.

No Votes on pool category
 

There are no votings on whether a pool will be adult or family. Well before a Village construction is started, the developer will erect a "recreation center" consisting of a mail kiosk and a swimming pool. This will always be an adult pool. Swimming pools that are located as part of the larger recreation centers (which do not have mail kiosks) are family pools.

Should someone show up with their grandkids, noodles in hand, and the pool is filled, they have very little distance to travel to get to other pools...probably as close as 5 - 10 minutes away. You can bet that Spring Break and Easter weekend resulted in the crowds....that will all change by the latter part of April, when our seasonal residents return to their summer homes.

Maybe that's the way it is now, but there have been votes in the past.

[quote= center" consisting of a mail kiosk and a swimming pool. This will always be an adult pool. Swimming pools that are located as part of the larger recreation centers (which do not have mail kiosks) are family pools.

Should someone show up with their grandkids, noodles in hand, and the pool is filled, they have very little distance to travel to get to other pools...probably as close as 5 - 10 minutes away. You can bet that Spring Break and Easter weekend resulted in the crowds....that will all change by the latter part of April, when our seasonal residents return to their summer homes.[/QUOTE]

Gil, that's what we were told when we were shown around and when we finally bought.

Looking at the map of rec centers and pools it looks like North of 466 has 15 pools and South of 466 has 34 pools (not counting country clubs which, I believe, all have pools but cost extra to use). Maybe the Southsiders should be paying twice the amenities fees!

http://www.virginiatrace.com/maps/vi...hood_pools.jpg

The developers learn from experience. However...correct me if I am wrong, but the ones North are larger aren't they?