Owners,

 

We wanted to provide an update on the status of the gate.  We have reached out to the fire marshal about the temporary gate multiple times, only to find out that he was on vacation last week.  We are moving forward with a gate via the gate company as they have said they will expedite this for us.  Below are the steps that have to be taken or have been taken to complete this work.

 

As many of you may have seen from Facebook posts, the health inspector came out to do an inspection of the pool and hot tub.  There was another inspector there as well, but the important part is that we passed our inspection.  The frustrating part is that the fire marshal was supposed to be there as well, but didn’t show up.  A day or two later, the fire marshal came by for his inspection.  Previously, it was mentioned that we were going to have to install a second gate (at the same height as the one leading to the beach) along the fence line running parallel to the parking lot.  We asked why this was needed and we were told it was “in case of a fire, there will be two exits from the pool deck.”  Sometime after, we were told that, in fact, it was not going to be needed.  At this last inspection, the fire marshal reversed course and is now requiring the gate.  This is indicative of what we have faced throughout these projects.  The gate will have to be ordered and then sent for coating.  It must also have a crash bar on it allowing people to exit but not enter via the gate.  This will take some time, so in order to open as soon as we can, we are asking trying to get a permit to put a temporary gate in place with a crash bar.  This will not be the permanent gate, but if approved, we won’t have to wait for the permanent before opening the pool.  We will keep owners updated as soon as we have information about this.

Owners,

The Board wanted to let you know that we are scheduled to have the health inspection of our pool on April 18.  There are a number of additional inspections that must be completed, but these have been or being scheduled as we attempt to wrap everything up with the pool.

Owners,

The Board wanted to pass on the latest update with the pool.  Unfortunately, we’ve had some setbacks.  As a result of the last storm, some of our new pool pumps were covered in water and ruined.  We contacted All Aqua, our pool contractor, and discussed this with them.  The pumps are under warranty, and it is our feeling that they should be replaced under that warranty.  Additionally, we told them that we feel they were not installed correctly, or this would not have happened.  If they installed the pumps incorrectly and this voided the warranty, we expect them to replace the pumps at their cost.  This seems like a straightforward matter; however, nothing with this pool construction project has come easily.  Just recently, All Aqua sold their company.  Now, two gentlemen own the company and are new to the history of the construction project and the struggles we’ve had with the company prior to their purchasing it.  Two of our board members met with the two owners and two of their employees (one being the previous owner).  There was a “lively” conversation, and our position was made quite clear.  The new owners will be getting back to us about how they intend to correct these matters.  We have hope that this will be taken care of to our satisfaction, or we will look into other options.

 

We are sure there are specific questions and/or opinions that owners will have; however, we ask that you hold those until we get some definitive answers from the new owners.  We also ask that folks not speculate about what is happening or will happen on Facebook as it only stirs up ill-informed comments and does not benefit the Board’s efforts.

 

We will keep our owners posted as we learn more.

Owners,

We wanted to provide an update on the resort.  According to our contract with the roofing company, they have 90 days to complete the work from the start of the contract, which is January 29.  It appears they are ahead of schedule, which is great news.  In fact, they can’t work today or tomorrow because of rain, but they said they will do their best to finish all of the cleanup on the roof and have their truck and crane out of the parking lot before Saturday (start of Bike Week).

 

US Glass is working on the basement level windows.  They should be done in 3 weeks or fewer; however, their work is impacted by weather as well, and that is something that is clearly out of our control.  Once they are done, the work on the pool can continue.