That looks cheaper than building 5 new indoor pools.

I whole heartedly agree with Bogie ! Indoor pools just don't make good financial sense....neither do indoor tennis courts in Florida or lots of other indoor facilities in Florida.

Oh, really?

"YMCA Aquatic and Family Center
http://www.ymcacentralflorida.com/y-...quatic-center/

Address: 8422 International Dr. , International Drive , Orlando , FL , UNITED STATES (Postal Code: 32819)
Telephone: (407) 363-1911.
Visitors (adult): $10.00. [April, 2011]
Affiliate: Out-of-area YMCA 3 visits Free, then $4.
USMS $5.00 with card.

Facilities (Full-size, year-round)

Pool 1: 50m x 25y, 10 x 23 lanes, indoors, 79-80°F (26-27°C).

Pool 2: 25y diving pool with up to 5 lap swimming lanes, indoors, 84°F (29°C).

Pool 3: 25y, 6 lane, teaching pool, indoors, 88-89°F (31-32°C).

Diving equipment: Five 1m and three 3m boards; 1m, 3m, 5m, 7.5m, and 10m platforms.

What's On:
Activities: Lap swim, Masters swim club, youth swim club, water polo, synchronized swimming, swim lessons, dive lessons, aqua aerobics, arthritis exercise, therapeutic exercise.
Masters swim team: Team Orlando Masters. Contact Dr. Lucky Meisenheimer or Sandee Crowther at 352-2444(w).
Youth swim team: Swim Orlando YMCA.
Diving team: Team Orlando Diving.
Water polo team: Orlando Waterpolo (Masters).
Synchro swim team: Team Orlando Loreleis.

YMCA Aquatic and Family Center Swimming Pool Information

You do see that you are making Swimdawg's point..... right?

hmmmmm II wonder if this is how the golf courses got started?

Stupid idea!
 

When we first read about this idea, we thought it was the most ridiculous thing we ever heard of. What a stupid idea!!! We have so many beautiful pools here in TV. Why would we need indoor pools?

Then we read all the posts and it makes so much sense to have some indoor pools. We have so many friends who have skin cancer. Skin doctors in Florida are doing good business. Besides, sometimes it is too cold here in the winter months to go swimming. But you could suck it up for that. The skin cancer thing is why we have changed our minds and we will suggest that they need to build indoor pools.

What a great idea. I encourage everyone to join me in requesting a YMCA here in The Villages.

Good idea
 

Makes sense. We will mention it on our survey.

That's the point I was trying to make BB, but you said it better .... The indoor pool isn't the property of The Villages. (But they do have tentacles that reach a long way).

It seems that I recall reading the various publications re Moffitt in TV, that Moffitt will be leasing the space and equipment from TV with TV handling the professional and administrative/maintenance positions.

This topic was beat to death right here on TOTV.

There is a great deal of fund raising, (just Google YMCA Aquatic and Family Center orlando florida) to support this outstanding facility. Probably not a good comparison to an indoor pool at TV.

I did a little research on this option. The sports pools in TV are considered "Junior Olympic" and the dimension is 73' x 75'. The AquaShield comes in different sizes with 32' being the largest width.

You purposely miss the point. All the pools at this complex IN FLORIDA (where other posters said indoor pools are unnecessary) are indoors, and the water temperatures are warm because it gets cold outside in the winter. They're also inside due to blazing sun and inability to use them during varying weather conditions outdoors.

If there were a YMCA or like facility nearby...not necessarily in TV....I would join in a heartbeat. But there's not one anywhere nearby, much less one that has an indoor pool.

Indoor pool
 

A great idea-thanks for the suggestion.

One of the reasons cited for not having an indoor pool when the Wellness Center relocated was the high cost of maintenance.

Secondly just where would you locate this pool? The prime users of the indoor pool at the wellness center were people in need of therapy, etc.

Clearly other residents, without such needs, would be interested in an indoor pool. Would families be included in the use of indoor pools? If so then would we need one indoor pool, two indoor pools, perhaps three or more?

Third, would the amenities fee pay for these pools or should there be a separate charge. Many residents do not use the facilities we have now.

The only facility many use here are the golf courses wherein they pay for champsionship along with perhaps priority. As for executive course they also pay trail fees. To suggest that The Villages invest in indoor pools that most won't use seems to me counter-intuitive

:agree:
A separate charge was offered before and there were not enough people interested to support the existing indoor pool.

Boogie shooter: Thank you for that information

Not purposely.

How were people asked whether they would support (monetarily) the existing indoor pool?

I remember that closure of the existing wellness center pool was mentioned in a couple of Daily Sun articles, but that is not a formalized survey in which all TV residents were asked the specific question of whether they would be willing to pay a fee to use that indoor pool or a new one elsewhere in TV.

And as for "high costs of maintaining" the existing indoor pool at the wellness center before it moved........it was probably old with old pumps, heaters, or old chemical injection systems, and like most older pools, it's not worth spending major bucks to upgrade old equipment when it's better to replace it or build a new pool with newer technology.

I think we all know how easily "surveys" get skewed when only a select few people are asked to participate. Mentioning an issue in the Daily Sun while half the population is up north from April to December and they cannot access the full paper online would be a very faulty way of "surveying" whether they are for or against this issue.

Sounds like the perfect time to build indoor pools in The Villages with all that new construction going on.

There already is a beautiful indoor pool but it is not being used at all. It's at the Lake Centre for Rehabilitation near the new Morse Cancer Center.

I think they could offer classes with a teacher for a fee and when the classes fill up, then no more students would be accepted. Very much like the Villages College.

Connie

AND it needs access for the disabled! (that's my cause and I'm stickin' to it!)

There's no harm in asking for it but I don't think it will do any good. We did have an indoor pool at The Wellness Center a few years ago. I belonged to The Wellness Center and swam in their pool but it's no longer available.

For Swimdawg & Everyone Else
 

who would like an indoor pool facility, are you familiar with what Leesburg has to offer?

Pool Information | Wellness Services | Leesburg Regional Medical Center | Florida

Yes. I'm familiar. It took 25 minutes to get there, lap swim time is seriously limited by classes, etc., pool is too short and narrow for laps, and the pool and heater were probably acceptable in the 1960's. There's no way to describe it politely.

Indoor pools
 

Interesting!

They need indoor pools in TV.....no doubt about it!

The best manner in which to determine the "need" for an indoor swimming pool is to take a survey and include an enrollment form and see how many folks are willing to pay for this pool. The Golf Administration enrolls residents for priority golf that can also include the use of certain pools.

Perhaps that is a starting point in getting this project underway. But I suspect there are a lot of folks not interested in paying for another pool

:agree:

How about requesting they add a sidewalk on the outside of the wall on the bridge to Sumter Landing. It would be far less expensive than widening the bridge because it would only have to be sturdy enough for walking traffic. Then they could remove the current sidewalk, and then widen the cart paths back to a normal width. A win-win-win for everyone!

Now that is a good idea.
And a topic for the resident survey.

Just a gentle reminder...
 

Still not too late to tell the Developer we would like an indoor pool in TV.

Bowling
 

I don't know about the Morse Bridge, but your wish for the bowling alley should come true in the near future.

There's a new bowling alley coming across from Brownwood Square, the land was just purchased in March 2013!

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I think that they should build several indoor pools, skin cancer is a problem that many adults have. It would be nice in the colder months too. If the villages can build 63 outside pools why not a few indoor ones

Great idea! We lap swimmers are a hearty lot year round. Lap lanes are full at sports pools at 7 am and many times swimmers need to wait. My main reason is sun avoidance but swimming while watching the beautiful sunrise is breathtaking and a wonderful way to start the day. Little or no cost to anyone.

Would it not be possible to install inflatable bubbles over sveral of the outdoor pools during winter months?I came from Maryland and saw this solution for winter tennis play.

You want a bubble within a bubble? Wow, talk about Under The Dome!

I remember those tennis bubbles in Montgomery County. In order to pay for the tennis bubbles, you had to pay for the tennis time and that was in addition to the ridiculously high Montgomery County taxes.

Indoor Pool
 

We totally agree. We have put this request in our Village Survey response for the last 8 years. Will continue, but do not expect any positive results!

Ah, the yearly "We want an indoor pool" debate. Not going to happen. Period. Too expensive to build, maintain, staff. And you would need many more than 1 for all 100K people!