Do you want to change who uses the pool, and when?
Give your vote in the following poll and show up at the next HOA Board meeting to voice your concern.
At the last La Costa Valley HOA board meeting (May 12th), a concerned homeowner brought up a proposal to restrict use of the pool. His concern is that during the daytime in summer, the pool gets so busy that kids don’t have enough room to play.
His proposal is to remove the lane lines at 10am and replace them at 4pm throughout the summer.
Many homeowners were in attendance and voiced their opinions and concerns.
Some of the comments were:
Since there are many adult swimmers, there should be more lane lines, not fewer.
What about swim lessons? Honey needs the lane lines and not all swim students can come early in the morning.
Safety is a concern, because kids get in the way of swimmers, some of whom can’t see the kids.
The pool is only busiest on certain holidays and the hottest days. Most of the time, the pool has lots of room.
We’ve been able to work it out among ourselves for nearly 10 years, so why change things?
Some swimmers have been swimming outside of the lane lines, in the way of kids
Some parents do not want to have their kids reminded to stay off the lane lines and out of the lanes when there are swimmers there.
Some parents do not mind having their kids reminded.
The lane lines are fragile and removing and replacing them twice a day will likely break them. They also cost something like $800 to be replaced.
It takes two people to remove and replace the lane lines. Asking a homeowner to do that or assist with that might bring up liability exposure for the HOA. Hiring extra staff to remove and replace the lines each day will add more expense.
There are plenty of places for kids to play: playgrounds, the wading pool, the larger part of the pool outside the lane lines, but swimming is only in a small part of the pool.
The pool is one of the greatest things about living in La Costa Valley so should be kept available for everyone.
Not everyone can swim as early or as late as the time blocked out. Many swimmers have a work schedule that only permits mid-day swimming.
Lap swimmers can’t use the lap lanes when Honey is teaching.
After the discussion, the HOA Board voted 4-1 in favor of keeping things the way they are.
Take this poll to let your voice be heard. Immediately after you take the poll, you will be able to see how your neighbors have voted. Tell your friends to visit this site and make their wishes known.
Also, come to the next HOA meeting, especially if your opinion is different than your neighbors. See the official La Costa Valley HOA website for details about the place and time of the next Board meeting, and if this issue will be on the agenda.
However, think about it. What would you do with an extra $5,000 and $800 per year?
If, for some reason, the SDUHSD followed the original terms of the Mello-Roos Bond, yet sold the vacant property in La Costa Valley, they’d be obligated to pay the bond back. (Okay, you lawyers and finance types that know how to read bond-speak can sift through this and confirm or deny)
There is no current lawsuit about the vacant land owned by the school district.
On some questions, there may be as many opinions as neighbors. Some neighbors may believe it’s worth risking legal action to prevail over the school district, developers, or whoever is at fault for not building a middle school as advertised. Others may be concerned that any legal action will have a negative effect on property values.
What is your opinion?
Check back for the sentiments of other La Costa Valley homeowners.
