Phased reopening of The Villages starting 4/27 per the Property Owners Assoc
 

Phased reopening of The Villages starting 4/27 per an email from the Property Owners Association reporting this info
District Action Plan
April 22, 2020 5:00 p.m.

The safety of residents, guests, staff and visitors in The Villages community continues to be of utmost importance to the District. As the guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Florida Department of Health and Governor DeSantis on the prevention of COVID-19 continues to update, the District will be implementing a carefully phased plan to slowly and safely reopen recreational amenities.

Phase I – April 27th through May 3rd
District Recreation & Parks staff will return to work the week of April 27 to May 3 to further clean and prep facilities.
Efforts will include utilizing tables and chairs to establish 6 foot buffers in room layouts and swimming pool areas, so social distancing may be actively practiced.
While residents will not have access to additional facilities this week, it will provide District staff the opportunity to prepare for

Phase II.
Phase II – begins May 4th (if approved by local, state and federal agencies) and will continue through the month of May
Recreational activities that meet criteria of specific health department guidelines will begin opening. Some of the criteria taken into consideration will include limited exposure, high respiration activities, activity interaction and the interaction of persons/objects. While we are still evaluating which facilities will open, you can expect to see the following:
Limited facility use
Special social spacing accommodations
All facilities will close by 8:00 p.m. to afford staff time for next day cleaning and preparation
Villages IDs will be checked and cashless Trail Fee services will continue
The District Administrative Offices at Lake Sumter Landing will open on an appointment only basis beginning May 11th. Appointments can be made by emailing the following departments.
Customer Service Center –CustomerService@districtgov.org
Resident IDs, Gate Access Cards, Community Watch Programs, Executive Trail Fees, Guest IDs, RV Storage Facility Rentals, Adopt-A-Bench, General District Questions &
Executive Golf Maintenance inquiries
Utility Billing – Utilities@districtgov.org
Utility/Amenity Bill payments or inquiries
Finance & Bond Information – Bonds@districtgov.org
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Recreation & Parks – RecreationDepartment@districtgov.org
The Enrichment Academy, Resident Lifestyle Volunteer Groups, Room Reservations, General Recreation Inquiries
Community Standards – DeedCompliance@districtgov.org
Architectural Review & Deed Compliance inquiries
District Board & Committee information – Jennifer.McQueary@districtgov.org
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Purchasing – CustomerService@districtgov.org
There is a drop box available in the breezeway outside of the District office. If you need to drop off correspondence, please utilize the locked drop box.
Community Watch Dispatch will continue to be available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week at (352) 753-0550.

Phase III – Not anticipated to take effect until after the month of May (dependent upon health guidelines from local, state & federal agencies)
Will include opening non-regional recreation centers, additional outdoor facilities and a full opening of District Administrative offices.
At this time, it is not anticipated that there will be any recreation sponsored or co-sponsored large events.

The District is currently working to identify exactly which recreation facilities and activities will resume during each phase. We continue to encourage you to follow all guidance provided by the CDC as is relates to social distancing and individual responsibilities pertaining to personal preparedness.

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So if pool chairs are being arranged with 6 foot buffers, maybe our pools will reopen on May 4th?

Pool chairs are easily moved, especially when there are folks who live in the same household want to sit together. I don't know how they are going to maintain social distancing at the pools that have pool loungers.

Sounds logical to me that the pools would open. You'll have 6 ft spacing and the pool has chemicals (I'll assume chlorine) that should help with any bacteria or virus. (notice I said "should")

What chemical used in a pool is going to kill the corona virus?

Many (most? All? Not sure) pools in the Villages are salt-water pools. The salt is converted to chlorine in the filtering process but no actual chlorine is added.

It means less chlorine overall, which is less damaging to the skin and to bathing suits, while still maintaining a strong level of bacteria-killing agents.

I don't know enough about pool chemistry to say for sure, but if the actual chlorine content is higher than the water that comes out of your kitchen sink, I'm guessing it'll be safe to swim in it.

The "questionable" water - would be the wastewater used for irrigation in parts of the Villages.

Depends.
But probably old peoples pee!

Remove chairs and benches. Problem solved.

If too many users ignore the social distancing.....like before the closings....they may well wind up closed again.

Last I knew it's call chlorine

Probably the same chemical that kills all the other bacteria and viruses that are in the pool water.

Chlorine in the pools should kill the virus in the water. The problem is everything you touch getting in or out of the pool, someone coughing close by, passing closer than 6 feet on the pool deck, etc.

I’d love to be able to use the pools again but I’m not sure if it can be done safely.

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i can't wait to get back to life as normal! never thought i'd be so happy over the sharing of public space, lol. all we have to do is keep watch that it doesnt get overcrowded or the fun police will be sure to report us, albeit with pictures

:confused: The title you put on this thread is
"Phased reopening of The Villages starting 4/27 per the Property Owners Assoc"
What does the Property Owners Assoc. or POA have to do with this "COVID-19 District Action Plan" ? :ho: