The Time Has Come
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It started as an idea that was approved by the membership |
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The idea became a project |
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The project has become a reality |
The pool area is now ready to open. After three months without a pool we know that our membership cannot wait to use the new facility.
The new pool will officially open for use at:
8:00 a.m. Monday, February 6, 2012
for lap swimmers, followed by our exercise classes and open swim hours.
Because of the pool closure, anyone who purchased a 2011 Annual Swim Membership will have the expiration date extended until May 31, 2012 from the normal expiration date of February 29th.
When those individuals purchase their new 2012 membership, you will pay 9/12 ‘s of a normal annual fee, which will then expire Feb. 28, 2013.
Any new memberships purchased by those not currently holding a 2011 card will pay the normal 12 month rate which also expires February 28, 2013
All 6 month passes and punch cards that normally expire on February 29, 2012 will also be extended until May 31, 2012.
A schedule of activity times is listed in a schedule below.
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Lap Swim:
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Watercize:
Mon – Wed – Fri
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Water Aerobics:
Tuesday-Thursday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Water Volleyball:
Men:
Mon – Wed – Fri
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Women:
Tuesday & Thursday 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Co-ed:
Wednesday
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Open Swim:
Mon-Tues-Thurs-Fri
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
This will be the opening schedule for pool use. This schedule will change in the future when we have a better feel of how long it takes on a daily basis to clean all of the additional space as well as when the new fitness room is completed. The idea is to have the entire facility available for use; be it the activity rooms, fitness room or pool for everyone whenever the building is open so the operational hours will lengthen and be adjusted when that time comes.
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Dear Robert,
January 25, 2012, Sugar Springs received its building occupancy permit from Gladwin County for our new pool area. We still have a few items that need to be completed but the new pool and locker rooms are almost finished.
We have also begun work on the old pool area and this past Monday the new floor for that area was poured and we hope to have the fitness room and activity rooms completed and ready for use in April of 2012.
Please read the following articles to bring yourself up-to-date on Phase I of “the Plan for the Future.” We will be having a “Grand Opening” sometime in May or early June to introduce the new facility to everyone. But for now we will be opening the pool with a “soft opening” for use.
Robert Neeb CMCA, AMS
General Manager
Sugar Springs Property Owners Association
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Activity Center
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Front Entrance of New Activity Center
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As mentioned, we have received our new building occupancy permit from Gladwin County. Now all we have left to do is complete the few remaining items on our punch list and get our final Gladwin County Health Department approval for the pool area. We will then be opening the doors of your new facility.
It has been a long process, backorders and other things beyond our control have delayed the completion but all of us involved wanted to make sure that we got the best building we could, and not sacrifice quality or budget for a faster opening. We wanted it done right. We know all of you will be proud of the facility when you see it and use it in the future.
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New Pool
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New pool as seen from 2nd floor equipment room |
The new pool area as seen from the equipment room over the men’s locker room. Note the blue ceramic tile swim lane markers for lap swimmers, the stainless steel poles that hold the volleyball net. The area surrounding the pool has ceramic tile with in floor radiant heat. The state of Michigan has set the occupancy of the pool at 150 people.
The pool is the same width as the old pool but is fifteen feet shorter. Water depth is 3′ 6″ at the shallow end and 5′ 6″ at the deep end. The horizontal blue tile line seen in the photo marks the beginning of the decline to the deep end. The appearance of the pool water has a darker tint to it because of the pool bottom color, the tinted pool windows and because of the high iron content in our well water. We believe over time this condition will clear. The water is completely safe for use.
The salt generator is operational as is the UV generator, which together gives us the most state of the art pool system available. How do you make a salt water pool? At startup you pour 2,800 lbs of food grade salt into the water. After that the system regulates it. This water is not salty like when you swim in the ocean. It does not feel or taste salty. The role of the salt is to work injunction with the UV to create very low levels of chlorine for sanitary purposes. The net result is a pool environment that is much less irritating than traditional chlorine pools.
The pool area itself is unattended but will be monitored by cameras. Cameras will also be placed in the entrance area, fitness room as well as the two activity rooms. You must be 18 years of age to enter the pool without an adult
Anyone wishing to enter the pool or the fitness room when completed, will be required to check in at the front desk, present their Sugar Springs Membership Card with their Annual Membership, Six Month Pass or a Punch Card. To pay as you go, you must have your Sugar Springs Membership Card for member rates or a valid Guest Pass for guest rates. Daily use by the public will require a drivers license or state ID card. You will leave this card with the attendant and then be issued a locker key so that you may lock your valuables while you are using the facility. When leaving the building you will turn your locker key back in to the attendant and he/she will return your pool membership card or in the event of a single day use, your id card or driver’s license. We will not be renting lockers, you will need to remove all your belongings each time you visit the facility.
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Pool Steps and new battery powered lift
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Access to the pool is gained by using the steps or in the case of someone who needs a little help, the battery powered lift on the right side of this photo, that lowers the swimmer into the water as well as lift them out when they are finished swimming.
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View of the Pool Pump Room
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Have you ever wondered what makes the pool run? The large plastic cylinder on the bottom left of the photo is one of two sand filters for the new pool. The water from the pool is flushed through these to remove contaminates, it then passes through the silver tube in the center of the photo, which is the UV generator, which kills any remaining contaminates. In the back left of the photo are the four salt generators which control the salt in the pool.
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Heating & Air Conditioning
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Heating & Air Conditioning
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The heating and air conditioning systems are housed above the men’s locker room. This photo shows one half of that space. There is a boiler for the pool and floor heat as well a boiler for the radiant heat that was installed in the area around the outside main entrance and another that heats the new activity rooms. There are individual air exchangers which control the environment of the pool, the fitness center and the activity rooms. Each is controlled individually and there are carbon dioxide sensors in each area which turn on the system by room if it senses someone breathing, all very state-of-the-art.
Any of you who saw our old pool pump room noticed how cramped and dark a workspace it was. We made sure in this design that was changed. You can see how open and well lit the work area is for our Building & Grounds staff to do their maintenance.
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Locker Rooms
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A View of the Women’s Locker Room
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The women’s locker room view shows some of the lockers, there are 54 lockers in this room. All rooms in the new facility, with the exception of the pool, have a lighting system that is controlled by sensors, which turn the lights on and off depending on use. If you are the first one in a room it may be dark for a moment until the sensor picks you up and turns on the lights. Radiant heat in the floor heats the men’s and women’s locker rooms.
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Women’s Shower Area
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In the women’s shower area there are individual shower stalls and if you look closely you will see that there is a shower area and small dressing area in each unit. There are two bathrooms in this area, as well as a handicap shower. There are additional showers on the left of this photo that are out of the frame of the picture. There is also a handicap bathroom in the shower area
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View of a portion of the Men’s Locker Room
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The men’s locker room is set up very similar to the women’s but with a different color scheme. There are 46 lockers in the men’s locker room.
There is also a Family/Unisex Bathroom in the main entrance area of the building. Parents with small children or member’s needing assistance from a family member can use this bathroom. It is handicap accessible, has a baby changing station, handicap bench and a handicap shower.
The men’s and women’s locker rooms all have handicap bathrooms, showers, handicap bench’s and baby changing stations as well
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Activity Rooms & Fitness Room
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A view of the newly poured old pool area |
This a photo of the new activity area in the old pool space. The contractor has just completed saw cutting the floor. It is quite a change from the old pool space. Now the walls need to be studded, insulated, drywall and the new ceiling needs to be installed. In this westward facing photo if you look at the diamond cut in the floor you see where the sliding room divider will be installed.
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Another view of the new space (east facing view) |
The new activity space will be comprised of 2 roughly 2,400 sq ft rooms separated by a movable room divider which will allow the entire space to become one large room. It will also have a permanent fitness room of approximately 1,200 sq ft. If you look on the east wall (painted circles) you can see the cutouts for the two windows in the fitness room.
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A view of what the new fitness room will look like when completed.
The room will have all new commercial grade equipment, the breakdown of that equipment is:
2 – Lower Body Arc Trainers
4 – Treadmills
2 – Recumbent Bikes
1 – Upright Bike
1 – Ab / Back Extension
1 – Biceps / Triceps
1 – Torso Rotation
1 – Lat Pull
1 – Leg Extension / Leg Curl
1 – Hip Ab/Ad
1 – Leg Press
1 – Multi Press
1 – Smith Press
Assorted dumbbells, Medicine balls, and a seating area when not using a machine.
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What will it all cost me to use?
The Board of Directors previously voted to freeze all fees for the 2011, 2012, and 2013 calendar years. With that in mind the former Pool Memberships, Passes and Punch Cards will now to be called Fitness Center Memberships, Passes and Punch Cards. This allows the holder of any of these memberships, passes, or punch cards to use the pool and the fitness room for one fee, which is the same as our previously published pool fees for the 2012 year. There will be no additional charges. Each entrant will be able to use one or both, each time they come to the facility. We will not offer individual memberships for just the pool or the fitness room.
To enter the pool you must be 18 years of age or accompanied by an adult. You must be 18 years of age or older to use the fitness room.
This is a great deal for individuals, families, both member and public. We hope many of you take advantage of the facility.
Another change for 2012 is that anyone who purchased a tennis membership for the 2012 year will be issued a refund and once the necessary maintenance is completed, the tennis courts will be available to all members, Free of Charge. Access to the courts will be gained by using your gate card. Information about gate cards can be obtained from the POA office, when the necessary hardware is installed on the gate.
It is hoped more members will use the fine courts and this goes along with the desire to make Sugar Springs recreational activities as inexpensive as we possibly can for the membership as a whole.
Should you have any questions about this or anything else in Sugar Springs call the POA office at (989) 426-4111, Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m.- 4:00p.m.
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