[dietpepsi]

Every Wednesday and Sunday there is a group that has very loud Polka music playing that u can hear over the entire pool from there boom box, BOTTLES of beer, and a dog that lays under the table barking at people if you attempt to. go the restroom ( it is obviously not a service animal). These people have taken over this pool with absolutely zero consideration of others, I have called about them, zero help from the from the recreation department! any ideas rather than going to another pool? Ashland is within walking distance for us.

[rustyp]

RAP music and a bigger dog

[Stu from NYC]

Have you spoken to them?

[tophcfa]

There is no place for bottled beer, or any other type of glass, in a pool area where people walk around barefoot. Accidents happen. Now if it were cans of beer, it would be a different story : )

[Bogie Shooter]

Talk to the folks, point the no glass signs.
Personal visit to the Recreation Department.
Call your district rep.
The behavior you describe is NOT acceptable!

[vintageogauge]

I can't believe that the rec. center manager would allow glass bottles at the pool. Are you sure they are glass as they do have plastic brown beer bottles now. Also I can't believe that they would allow the dog to stay unless it is a service dog and the owner has the proper papers. So, if it's a service dog and if the bottles are plastic they are not breaking any of the posted rules.

[coffeebean]

How about recording their shenanigans? Then bring the recording to the proper people who can do something about them. That is not appropriate behavior and they should not be able to continue to disturb those around them in such a manner.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

I can't believe that the rec. center manager would allow glass bottles at the pool. Are you sure they are glass as they do have plastic brown beer bottles now. Also I can't believe that they would allow the dog to stay unless it is a service dog and the owner has the proper papers. So, if it's a service dog and if the bottles are plastic they are not breaking any of the posted rules.

What about their booming polka music? If the dog barks at anyone who walks by, that dog is not a service dog but is a pet. Do these people not realize they are disturbing the environment for the people around them or don't they care? Do they realize they are not in their own back yard?

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

I can't believe that the rec. center manager would allow glass bottles at the pool. Are you sure they are glass as they do have plastic brown beer bottles now. Also I can't believe that they would allow the dog to stay unless it is a service dog and the owner has the proper papers. So, if it's a service dog and if the bottles are plastic they are not breaking any of the posted rules.

Service dogs are trained not to bark, probably one of them fake support dogs 🐶

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

What about their booming polka music? If the dog barks at anyone who walks by, that dog is not a service dog but is a pet. Do these people not realize they are disturbing the environment for the people around them or don't they care? Do they realize they are not in their own back yard?

This is why I suggested trying to talk to them. If that does not work than up the ante.

[Papa_lecki]

If the glass bottle break NEAR the pool, common protocol is to drain the pool, to be sure there are no pieces of glass in the pool.

Expensive proposition and closes the pool for a week.

Recreation will respond.

[thevillages2013]

Churchill Street and Lynhaven pools are right up Churchill Downs which intersects with Lynhaven about 1/8 mile from Ashland pool

[Mushkie]

Originally Posted by dietpepsi

Every Wednesday and Sunday there is a group that has very loud Polka music playing that u can hear over the entire pool from there boom box, BOTTLES of beer, and a dog that lays under the table barking at people if you attempt to. go the restroom ( it is obviously not a service animal). These people have taken over this pool with absolutely zero consideration of others, I have called about them, zero help from the from the recreation department! any ideas rather than going to another pool? Ashland is within walking distance for us.

This doesn’t sound like the actions of Villagers- either this is done by non-Villagers or dead beat kids, grandkids.

I would call community watch and if they don’t or won’t take appropriate action, call the police and animal control.

[fdpaq0580]

Sorry, OP, but you don't seem to be getting much help here, so far.
OP has called rec dept.. No help.
"Talk to them". Confronting an alcohol infused rowdy group is a bad idea, imho.
Service dog??? Supposedly, not even allowed to ask. If you ask anyway, they will likely tell you to "go pound sand".
Bigger boom box and rap music? Seems counter productive, makes OP the new bad neighbor and possibly starts a "turf war".
As residents, we have no more power than neighborhood watch. Our responsibility and authority extends to calling the rec dept. For all we know the "polka party" may not even be villagers. The rec dept is and should be the one who ensures that no resident is afraid or uncomfortable when trying to enjoy the ammenities they pay for.

[msilagy]

I go to the Ashland pool and the music starts at 2:30 - 3:00 on Wednesdays and Sundays. It starts out at a pretty low volume and as people begin to leave about 4:30 or so the volume increases a bit. People dance in the pool and overall it's a fun afternoon. I have never seen a dog barking there and that should stop but it has nothing to do with the man who brings the music. Have never heard polka music played. If you don't like it on those days jump in your golf cart and go to Bonnybrook 3 blocks away or the Lynnhaven, and Churchill pools also very close. Don't complain about something many people enjoy on those 2 afternoons for a couple of hours! Go early or someplace else and sit in silence on Wednesday and Sunday. After reading all the posts the people responding are not getting a clear picture - no one is rowdy, it's not kids doing this and it's not a boom box. It's an older gentleman, a nice guy, and the people are seniors not rowdy younger ones. The dog should go if it's barking at people and I can't imagine whose dog that is as the gentleman that plays the music does not have a dog. The person that comes by to check ID's laughs and joins in on the fun of music - MUSIC - folks! Not POLKA music all kinds of music which supplies much happiness in life. You are misrepresenting this situation - Please go somewhere else on those afternoons and don't try and ruin it for others that enjoy this!
Update about the dog: The dog is a service dog. Pete's caretaker (Pete is 99 years old) brings him over on Sunday with the dog. The dog has never barked and does lay next to the caretaker. Some people need to get a life.