littleash wrote:

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Not all of us have lived here since the beginning of Daybreak, or even since the beginning of the year, and have not had the opportunity to get involved before.

First, I can't say I'm behind the pool yet as all the numbers and a final plan have not been proposed. I can't support something that I don't have all the facts on.

Sorry, being a "short timer"(having a family, working, gotta work out, walk the dog, mow the lawn, etc) doesn't exclude you from being involved or appropriately informed. I've heard all theses excuses from folks ready to rally against something they are clueless about.

All the people who participate in community committees, no matter what the goal is, have the same commitments as those who don't get involved. There is no reason not to be involved IF you are truly interested.

littleash wrote:
I agree with jarmcguire, and am not a fan of the pool because we are already having budget issues. Wasn't it just a few weeks ago we were told that amenities may be cut that that we had to raise dues to cover the costs we have now? That is great if we have extra budget to operate another pool from year to year, but it doesn't make sense to me to agree to such an expense when we we aren't sure where we are with budget concerns right now (employee raises etc, high heating bills for the Eastlake pool house, homeowners not paying dues etc).

I'm not a fan of spending money we don't have either. However, had you been involved in dissecting the budget and attending the BOD meetings, you would understand why we have budget issues and how our community funding works. You would be dismayed at the extraordinary margin added by CCMC to every service provided to the homeowners of Daybreak. I don't have a problem with a contractor making money, but only when they provide good service and a better community.

littleash wrote:
[quote]How much is this new pool going to cost?

The plan isn't just the pool. You need to take time to understand what has been proposed.

littleash wrote:
[quote]Yes, the current pool we have cannot accommodate 50,000 residents, but neither can the current workout facilities, boats on the lake or tennis courts. Are we prepared to duplicate each amenity in each phase? That is something that needs to be considered before a precedent is set.

What also needs to be considered is Kennecott is learning as each village is completed. Founders was the beneficiary of all the initial mistakes, and there were some whoppers!!! Numerous issues in Founders had to be revisited and corrected like, common area landscape, basement flooding, empty weed lots, etc. I'm sure you would agree a village should be finished even if it means an amenity is duplicated. It's about property value in all villages, not just Eastlake or North Shore or any that follow.

Every resident should be fully informed and not just about one issue like the pool. It's a big community picture.