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Wednesday, March 06, 2013
8 comments:
Anonymous
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Lois you crack me up, because you never give up! Thank You
I don't because the cost of a splash pad is such a small portion of the cost of a swimming pool. I remember what the pool director said during the many long meetings when the closing of the pool was discussed. Linda Kasik after 12 years of age very few kids used the pool. So if you have something that keeps all the kids who are actually using the pool for water play for a lot less money, it just is common sense to have a splash pad constructed. But notice the words I used "common sense".
7:00 AM Evidently you did not read my initial comment. When we did have a pool the pool director stated publicly, the users were those 12 and younger. Very few adults used it. Most adults that want to swim go to the Ymca or else have a pool of their own. This summer check other local pools and find out for yourselves who is at the local pools. This is the reason cities are building splash pads, they are free to children, very little upkeep and kids thoroughly enjoy them plus they are more economical and much cheaper to build and maintain.
Anon 7AM Should we in Peru be stupid enough to be misled to believe that the participants are only three?
Many adults use a splash pad and not very many adults use a swimming pool. This summer inquire in areas that have splash pads and check on your own.
A splash pad is modern days swimming pool and a step into the future for water recreation. A swimming pools expenses never stop from the building to demolition. A splash pad is green, the water is recycled, chemical costs are non existent, it has daily operation of one to two people with minimal maintenance and repairs. In todays society health factors have to be considered and a swimming pool by its nature is one which shares the same water with all in the pool in a splash pad the water is continuously running off the person. The State of Illinois is continuously closing pools down for health reasons and safety factors.
I wonder how stupid one might think we are . If the kids need to get splashed, let them take a shower at Home. Why waste the tax payer money to create an eyesore? not to address future maintenance costs for the city.
7:00 Look at the video. These kids are older than 3. Anyway, if your pockets are lighter you should know that the city's pockets are loaded. Apparently we have all kinds of cash laying around and can just write checks to pay our bills according to our mayor and treasurer. Over $1 million just like that!
Anon 10:33 Would you please reword your comment or completely restate it. What we have here is a failure to communicate. When the city is loaded with what once were beautiful parks and you refer to a splashpad as a eyesore logic cannot be made out of your words.
8 comments:
Lois you crack me up, because you never give up! Thank You
I don't because the cost of a splash pad is such a small portion of the cost of a swimming pool. I remember what the pool director said during the many long meetings when the closing of the pool was discussed. Linda Kasik after 12 years of age very few kids used the pool. So if you have something that keeps all the kids who are actually using the pool for water play for a lot less money, it just is common sense to have a splash pad constructed. But notice the words I used "common sense".
Should we in Peru be stupid enough to support something like a splash pad where the participants are 3 ?
I would wonder how many adults would use a splash pad vs a swimming pool?
Lets get off this childish KICK.
I think our problems are much greater today then they were 4 years ago.
Check your wallet for starters , is it lighter ?
Thanks to Harl!
7:00 AM
Evidently you did not read my initial comment. When we did have a pool the pool director stated publicly, the users were those 12 and younger. Very few adults used it. Most adults that want to swim go to the Ymca or else have a pool of their own. This summer check other local pools and find out for yourselves who is at the local pools. This is the reason cities are building splash pads, they are free to children, very little upkeep and kids thoroughly enjoy them plus they are more economical and much cheaper to build and maintain.
Anon 7AM Should we in Peru be stupid enough to be misled to believe that the participants are only three?
Many adults use a splash pad and not very many adults use a swimming pool. This summer inquire in areas that have splash pads and check on your own.
A splash pad is modern days swimming pool and a step into the future for water recreation. A swimming pools expenses never stop from the building to demolition. A splash pad is green, the water is recycled, chemical costs are non existent, it has daily operation of one to two people with minimal maintenance and repairs.
In todays society health factors have to be considered and a swimming pool by its nature is one which shares the same water with all in the pool in a splash pad the water is continuously running off the person. The State of Illinois is continuously closing pools down for health reasons and safety factors.
I wonder how stupid one might think we are . If the kids need to get splashed, let them take a shower at Home.
Why waste the tax payer money to create an eyesore? not to address future maintenance costs for the city.
7:00 Look at the video. These kids are older than 3. Anyway, if your pockets are lighter you should know that the city's pockets are loaded. Apparently we have all kinds of cash laying around and can just write checks to pay our bills according to our mayor and treasurer. Over $1 million just like that!
Anon 10:33 Would you please reword your comment or completely restate it. What we have here is a failure to communicate. When the city is loaded with what once were beautiful parks and you refer to a splashpad as a eyesore logic cannot be made out of your words.
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