Pool Regulations

As you know, our pool is very secluded and hidden in a wooden area.  This has its advantages and disadvantages.  Unlike other neighborhoods, our pool is not located at the front of the subdivision where people pass by often and can monitor activity.  As a result, we continue to have a lot of problems at the pool including the following:

• Non-residents visiting the pool. Their pools are “locked-down” so they use our pool because the code is easily passed from person to person.
• Homeowners and residents accessing the pool when they are not current with their dues.
• Vandalism at the pool.  Things have been thrown in the pool that can seriously damage it.
• People loitering in the pool parking lot late at night drinking.

 To put a stop to these problems, the Board proposes coming up with stricter pool regulations:

• Fix the gate so that it will close automatically.
• Take down the current key pad lock system that uses a punch-code because the code can be passed around.
• Investigate access systems that will require people to swipe in and swipe out with a proximity card. One card will be provided per household.
• Publish new pool rules for 2012 similar to Ivey Pointe and Coldwater creek that must be signed.  See our website for a sample of Ivey Pointe rules. Your household will only be given access to the pool once you sign the rules document.
• Issue “lanyards” with proximity cards and colored business cards that change each year so that residents at the pool will know who should and should not have access to the pool. 
• Install motion activated security cameras.  The Chapman’s were kind enough to donate a system they were not using. We can post signs that say “this property under video surveillance” to deter crime.
• Install a new, taller fence to prohibit people from climbing the fence late a night. We are currently pursuing quotes for budget purposes, but this may be a long-term activity.
• Install posts and a chain in the pool parking lot to prevent cards from accessing the area when the pool is closed.
• Regular patrols by our resident Sheriff.

 There are many things that we can do to take care of our pool and make sure that it continues to be an attractive amenity for our subdivision to entice potential home buyers as residents move to sell their homes.  If you see someone at the pool that doesn’t belong there, call 911 and tell them you see a suspicious vehicle.  There is a Gwinnett County ordinance that allows the Police Department to issue disorderly conduct citations to people on the common grounds of a subdivision without authorization.