New Information Emerges

ANOTHER UPDATE COMING – WHAT’S NEXT?

MORE EMERGING FACTS UPDATE FOR THURSDAY

Here is what happened that caused the pool engineering report to make the speculation about the Lakeside Pool may be having a settling issue.  There’s a paper trail of proof with all that is stated below.

• About three years ago, when the pool wooden deck by the lake was removed, a paver company came in to paver that previously decked area.
• Though there was no evidence of any pavers settling around the pool, the paver company convinced the Pool Committee, at that time, to lift a few rows of paver around the pool to check that they were secure with no “potential” for settling. The work was done; however, some of those re-set pavers now appear to have settled. The cause of the settling is more likely from the work replacing the pavers after being removed than from a pool/paver settling issue.  Again, the pavers were all tight to begin with.
• About a year or so ago, there was a leak at the curb where the ladder exists by the deep end.  This is the region of the curb where the engineers detected a 1.5 “ drop in the level of the pool curbing. This area of the curb had been removed and rebuilt as part of the leak repair. It’s reasonable to conclude that after the curb rebuild that the finished surface was lower than the existing curb surrounding the pool.

Again, as with the bath house, I trust that a pool contractor will be secured to assess the pool’s condition. It’s fair and reasonable that the pool neighborhoods have licensed and professional pool contractor evaluations of the status of the pool, like the bath house. It’s unreasonable to have the decision on the pool decided from laymen who are non-licensed and not professionals; the paying pool neighborhoods deserve at least that approach.

RECAP OF WHAT WE KNOW

The re-aligned LSP Committee sent out an email to the pool neighborhoods for an information meeting announcing the Committee’s decision to demolish both the bath house and the pool, and the Committee would explain the process of the demolition and what would follow.  The Committee’s reason for their decision was an engineering report that suggested a demo of the bath house if it was to be brought up to code rather than just a repair of what was needed, and further, a demo of the pool, that was not suggested or mentioned in the report , but was based on the chairpersons’ laymen opinion as a result of their research, which was selectively debunked at the Meeting.  It has been obvious that this Committee has had a “cowboy” approach to the whole pool matter with their reckless manner of decision making, e.g. a lack of professional and licensed input on the pool, further, a lack of professional and licensed building contractor input on the bath house, and the bullying of the Residents with the total demolition of the pool area announcement without Residential participation. Remember, at the Meeting the ACSA soothed the Residents that the Residents would be able to participate in pool matters, and the ACSA would be the last word on the future of the pool area.  The LSP Committee denied knowing about the demolition announcement, on which they were interestingly copied.

NEW POOL AREA INFORMATION EMERGES

LSP  and ACSA Members met this past week at the pool with an outside licensed building contractor, who is well credentialed with decades of experience here in Brevard County.  The contractor was suggested to the ACSA, and the ACSA President agreed to meet with the other attending Members, one of which was the LSP Committee chairperson. What was relayed to the Members was a second licensed professional opinion, the other being the engineering report. See the following which was reported to the members.

• It would be best to selectively and carefully disassemble the bath house to preserve the surrounding pool area.
• An arborist would be used to trim the oaks above the bath house roof.
• The current bath house footprint could be retained and raised with four inches of concrete to create a higher elevation to prevent water intrusion.
• By implementing the current footprint, the expense of additional code requirements could be avoided, other than the ones that will be required with the current footprint.
• The estimated base cost for the rebuild could be $125,000 to $150,000 depending on what is selected, e.g. roofing, toilets, sinks, flooring etc.
• The building would be concrete block with the suggestion of maybe opaque transom glass windows for natural lighting.
• The estimated time for the rebuild could be 90 days.  Of course, this would depend on material availability, weather, deliveries, etc.
• The ACSA would secure bids for the rebuild after architectural plans were agreed and completed to be reviewed.
• The licensed building contractor offering this above information would have an interest in the job.

As far as the pool itself is concerned, the contractor offered the following.

• Pool contractors and building contractors work separately.  Two pool contractors were recommended, Brevard Pools and Intercoastal Pool and Spa Builders.  Certainly, like the building contractor coming in on this pool area matter, a pool contractor should come in and provide licensed professional information concerning the status of the pool, and not unlicensed laymen.
• It was revealed that typically pools are not demolished. Pools are demoed if they are being removed or the cement shell is broken beyond repair.
• If major work is required on a pool, then the pool and its area can be taken down to the cement shell and then built back out.
• By going down to the cement shell if there are extreme repair conditions, then the location, size, and shape of the pool remains where it is located, i.e. the existing Lakeside Pool can continue to provide its historic enjoyment to the neighborhoods.

After communicating with the ACSA after the pool on site meeting, the attendees were said to be impressed with the contractor provided information, and I hope that the advise of procuring a pool contractor or two to come with their opinions will be arranged asap.  In addition, I also hope that the LSP Committee will be more open with communication; there should be nothing to hide. After all, it is the pool neighborhoods’ funds which will pay this pool area upgrade.