tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post2562699486671234645..comments2024-02-12T04:30:53.556-05:00Comments on Tim White Listens: Pool damaged by snowstormTim Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16588518063096822071noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-8361761063014432462009-12-27T01:40:49.474-05:002009-12-27T01:40:49.474-05:00Did your mom get her hair done in the chicken coop...Did your mom get her hair done in the chicken coop or the salon? Are you sure there wasn't a dog pound there too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-43120564395472794232009-12-23T17:11:02.627-05:002009-12-23T17:11:02.627-05:00"I bet the chicken coops were built better th..."I bet the chicken coops were built better than the pool."<br /><br />Go ask Chapman. I think he still has some of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-3015267253907065572009-12-23T09:48:18.408-05:002009-12-23T09:48:18.408-05:00I bet the chicken coops were built better than the...I bet the chicken coops were built better than the pool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-75999786214591141672009-12-22T21:32:32.508-05:002009-12-22T21:32:32.508-05:00Ahhh yes, and there was a beauty salon there too. ...Ahhh yes, and there was a beauty salon there too. I remember checking out the chicken coops while my mother was in the salon. Those were the good old days!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-53784212036303923142009-12-22T18:26:05.539-05:002009-12-22T18:26:05.539-05:00The pool was built over the corner of a golf drivi...The pool was built over the corner of a golf driving range and a chicken farm which dated back to earlier, quieter times in town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-14276303609864609472009-12-22T17:13:57.044-05:002009-12-22T17:13:57.044-05:00This pool must be built over an "ancient buri...This pool must be built over an "ancient burial ground". It has had more problems and more attention than any other project in this town. Let's hope that a reasonable solution can be found. I believe that the new TC will find one and the voters will decide once and for all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-23652223558212571372009-12-22T10:35:56.028-05:002009-12-22T10:35:56.028-05:00Why has this council not looked at a normal sized ...Why has this council not looked at a normal sized pool at the High School? It may be cheeper than the proposals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-40204633285343448592009-12-22T09:39:06.071-05:002009-12-22T09:39:06.071-05:00why would more people use the pool if the structur...why would more people use the pool if the structure is changed? Maybe a few more if they clean up the mold problem but probably not that many...how many people won't use the pool if they cant catch rays during the summer-probably more than would sign up with the new structure....Breachwaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-63557082229589123512009-12-22T08:00:33.973-05:002009-12-22T08:00:33.973-05:00The bottom line in all this just might really be h...The bottom line in all this just might really be how many people use this pool and how often by season. If say 5 or 10 thousand residents of town each use the pool 10 or 15 days per year then maybe we should spend the money to upgrade it. If only a relative handful of people use it on an irregular basis maybe we only need the summer version.<br /><br />I cannot remember seeing any real hard statistics on pool use which would tell everyone just how many people from town actually go to the pool and for how many times by month. Until that kind of information is widely circulated there is no way for voters to make an informed decision. It's wonderful that our town has a great high school swim team but many of the residents don't see that being a paid sports booster is the best use of our scarce tax dollars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-38079936844281032032009-12-22T07:27:38.606-05:002009-12-22T07:27:38.606-05:00Depending on cost (and I'm guessing it would b...Depending on cost (and I'm guessing it would be much less expensive than the current discussion), I still prefer putting a regular size pool next to CHS. But I don't see that going anywhere.tim whitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-37160559557298133392009-12-22T01:55:45.395-05:002009-12-22T01:55:45.395-05:00Tim:
That's a difficult question to answer unt...Tim:<br />That's a difficult question to answer until we get all the facts.<br />What will be the permanent structures life expectancy? How much will we save in energy costs? Will we still be subsidizing it to the tune of $500,000 per year even if we do put up a permanent structure? <br />If the answer is that we will still have to subsidize it by that amount each year, then I would say make it a summer only pool.<br />I liked an idea you had stated here once before. How much to build a smaller pool attached to the school while making this a summer only pool?<br />This may be a time to dip into the "rainy day" fund and get this fixed.<br />All I know is it needs to be fixed and I like that the council is tackling it already.<br />Sorry I couldn't give you a more definitive answer, but I think we need some answers first.Contoured Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553708889573794795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-62968091774068881922009-12-21T23:54:30.189-05:002009-12-21T23:54:30.189-05:00CV... if it costs $6,000,000 ($5.4 million + 10% c...CV... if it costs $6,000,000 ($5.4 million + 10% contingency)... would you vote in favor or against?tim whitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-87809313197690168792009-12-21T23:48:32.259-05:002009-12-21T23:48:32.259-05:004:56
Many of us voted in favor of the pool when we...4:56<br />Many of us voted in favor of the pool when we were all told that it would be self-sufficient. <br />Now that we are paying close to $500,000 to subsidize it, we all feel like we were sold a bill of goods.<br />Now we need to fix it before we get in deeper<br />You can blame whoever you want, but lets try to figure out why it isn't self sufficient and why they used inferior building materials during the construction. We can learn from these mistakes and hopefully move on.<br />Enough of blaming the council that was in place when the referendum was passed. We are in this mess because recent councils allowed us to get to this point.Contoured Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553708889573794795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-63027430981694589562009-12-21T22:48:57.160-05:002009-12-21T22:48:57.160-05:004:56
So what's your point? The bubble is Schr...4:56<br /><br />So what's your point? The bubble is Schrumm's fault? Heck with that logic it's everyone who approved the referendum for that matter. So where do we go from there? Thank the "I told you so crowd" for their wisdom and hand them shovels to fill the pool in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-35555133838458836872009-12-21T22:47:14.865-05:002009-12-21T22:47:14.865-05:004:56 Do you know who was on the council when the p...4:56 Do you know who was on the council when the plans were approved to build our schools with flat roofs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-48483877483121682672009-12-21T16:56:38.285-05:002009-12-21T16:56:38.285-05:00Yes but was David Schrumm part of the council that...Yes but was David Schrumm part of the council that put the pool out referendum? The council that would have approved the design. I think that he was!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-26633828809078787992009-12-21T14:27:44.188-05:002009-12-21T14:27:44.188-05:00There is nine people that vote on the TC. What'...There is nine people that vote on the TC. What's your point?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-14894651878766617902009-12-21T12:24:02.791-05:002009-12-21T12:24:02.791-05:00The pool was approved with the bubble in referendu...The pool was approved with the bubble in referendum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-83051796930932494422009-12-21T08:32:35.584-05:002009-12-21T08:32:35.584-05:00Was David Schrumm on the Council when this pool wa...Was David Schrumm on the Council when this pool was approved? Did he approve the bubble?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-92138333216990553222009-12-21T07:10:44.055-05:002009-12-21T07:10:44.055-05:00"The town has to have a properly engineered s..."The town has to have a properly engineered structure that would hold up in Alaska."<br /><br />Call Sarah Palin - she knows it all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-73132229682364406522009-12-20T20:05:33.120-05:002009-12-20T20:05:33.120-05:00The Hartford Civic Center collapsed in the middle ...The Hartford Civic Center collapsed in the middle of the night under the weight of a heavy snow storm. It wasn't a bubble. Big spans can be a nightmare if not properly engineered. The same could be true for a new enclosure over the pool whether it's greenhouse like or typical steel frame. The town has to have a properly engineered structure that would hold up in Alaska.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-20891236772588216102009-12-20T18:31:31.877-05:002009-12-20T18:31:31.877-05:00Throw the bubble away, when the water freezes....l...Throw the bubble away, when the water freezes....let's go ice skating!<br /><br />mnjAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-51930052294560342732009-12-20T18:16:08.296-05:002009-12-20T18:16:08.296-05:00the bubble was the idea of the geniuses who demand...the bubble was the idea of the geniuses who demand an open air pool (so they can "catch rays") during the few weeks of summer we have @ 41.30 north latitude, at the expense of having a functional facility the rest of the year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-79006515670605233592009-12-20T18:10:51.404-05:002009-12-20T18:10:51.404-05:00Another fine example of a Town project being done ...Another fine example of a Town project being done "on the cheap." And you can't blame this one on the Dems of the TC who just finished their terms!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-11693507789839670262009-12-20T17:53:20.892-05:002009-12-20T17:53:20.892-05:00This would be a way to pay homage to being "t...<i>This would be a way to pay homage to being "the bedding plant capital of Connecticut"</i><br /><br />That's exactly what Jim Sima has in mind and I think you'll be impressed with the designs when they are finalized in time for referendum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com