Olde Sawmill Civic Association

I wish that as a community, we could purchase bonds to build a pool. I don't know where we would find the land, but I think the only thing this neighborhood is really missing is a pool. It would help to increase property values and provide our community with a ''watering hole'' to enjoy and provide a healthy meeting place during the summer months. I would be able to help get this going. I don't have the legal knowhow but would help any way I am able.

A pool would be nice but ...

you basically need a bunch of volunteers to run it. Other community pools usually only pay the lifeguards and a manager. Everyone else is a volunteer from the community. Even then, it is tough for community pools to just break even.

Bottom line is, where are all these volunteers coming from? Does the civic association have more volunteers than they can use? I assume not or otherwise the newsletter would be hand delivered.
Being a civic association volunteer is cake compared to a pool volunteer. The pool is a business and must be operated as such. You don't volunteer when you get around to it. Payroll has to be paid. Taxes have to be filed. Permits have to be pulled. The concession stand must be stocked. The pool has to be prepared for the season. It is a lot of work.

If you couldn't tell, I have had experience with community pools. I always found them to be a necessary part of the community but they were built when the community was built. I can't imagine the work/problems involved with trying to add a pool to a mature neighborhood like Olde Sawmill.

By Kevin Clark