Blog Post #4: Community

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In Miami Springs, my home town, the city council just decided to tear down the recreational pool to build a new one. The thought of tearing it down was always present, they were just not sure on the design of the new pool. It came down to a pool with large kid's area and a four lane pool or a medium size kid's are with an eight lane p waterool. The council ultimately went with the large kid's area and the four lane pool. The majority of the city is upset with decision because it is quite expensive ($5 million to be exact), and it will destroy programs that need eight lanes. I played water polo for Miami Springs Senior High and I also played on the city's club team. The fact that the pool was eight lanes made it possible for it to be used as a water polo pool. When the new pool is built both of these programs will be no more. Also, the Miami Springs Senior High swimming team and the club swimming team will both be done away with because swim meets utilize eight lanes. There are other programs such as aquatic fitness classes that will also be done away with. This would not be such a problem if these programs did not make up the majority of the usage of the pool. The pool is used for recreational use by one to two people per day, numbers that are nothing close to the various programs' population. All things considered, the new pool will destroy many programs that the community is involved in and it will lower the pool's overall attendance.