Comments on: City Commission Set to Vote on Redesign Funding for Ebster Pool

By: Skeptic

Skeptic — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:22:42 +0000

A $95,000 design fee on a $1,000,000 bathhouse renovation – someone saw the city coming and has decided to cash in. That fee for services is double what it should be.

Paying double for design does not get you double the value in the results…

I hope the construction budget is better allocated.

By: Amy Chastain

Amy Chastain — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:51:40 +0000

From our years on the Gators it’s my understanding that the only reason the Gators use the ASC pool for meets (they never practice there) is because Ebster doesn’t have lights. The meets go late into the evening and it gets too dark to see the swimmers. So I think using the ASC pool for the 3-4 Tuesday night meets is purely a safety thing. Someone correct me if I’m wrong!

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:08:31 +0000

Some of the clubs choose daytime practices, leaving out a lot of kids who need to attend day camps. Some choose late afternoon/evening practices. Some choose both. I don’t think Decatur Rec has the staff resources or pool space to do both. So it’s a hard call. I can see why they go to ASC. ASC may do it for free–they are very neighborhood minded about their sports/pool facilities. You can take various kinds of swim lessons there without being a member of the ASC community or paying a special pool fee; you just pay for the cost of the lesson.

By: Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:29:52 +0000

Well you can’t make all the people happy, all of the time. But the Gators swim in a league against other “clubs” with just one pool. At those “clubs” the members pay lots of money to gain access to that one pool. I’m sure some feathers are ruffled some of the time, but ultimately everyone comes out ok. Again – with 3 pools within 4 square miles, you’d think the Gators wouldn’t need to borrow (or rent, whatever the case may be) the ASC pool to train in the middle of summer.

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:31:11 +0000

I should have added that the Dec Rec Swim Team traditionally has had late afternoon/evening practices so that most kids have the opportunity to join, regardless of their parents’ work schedules.