tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485581331425169493.post5747292341098996590..comments2024-03-28T15:34:48.727-07:00Comments on Redmond Neighborhood Blog: City Council to Make Decision on Hartman Pool within the next 45 daysBob Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17538345340147926309noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485581331425169493.post-70878395570126170142016-01-14T17:44:55.977-08:002016-01-14T17:44:55.977-08:00I'd love to see a true recreation center in Re...I'd love to see a true recreation center in Redmond complete with a pool. And how about an indoor ice skating arena too? :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485581331425169493.post-89172580659604234862016-01-12T23:13:01.416-08:002016-01-12T23:13:01.416-08:00We have been going to weekly swim lessons here sin...We have been going to weekly swim lessons here since my child was a baby, for 5 years now. It's close to home and provides a very affordable lesion compared to other options that are further away. If the city cannot afford to keep this pool open, I think we should make repairs until a new facility is completed. Get your priorities straight, city of Redmond!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04833373206720367193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485581331425169493.post-14436382921256031672016-01-09T23:20:06.411-08:002016-01-09T23:20:06.411-08:00Supporting a pool should be an important health pr...Supporting a pool should be an important health priority. Providing a place for healthy physical activity for young and old, and especially those of limited abilities, should be a priority for a community. The Hartman Park pool was a frustrating place to swim--limited hours, and really choppy water for doing laps. Gold's Gym has a fabulous pool (and great hours for swimming) and would be a good model to follow. Golds gym is very expensive to join however. And it seems a pool is a very expensive item for a community endeavor. However, the payoff is a healthy community and especially, healthy kids and elders. I grew up going to pools outdoors all summer long and indoor pools all winter long; this was on the east coast and it made a lifetime swimmer out of me. Good swimming opportunities are sadly lacking in the PNW. Kathy on Education Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013411375947894567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485581331425169493.post-80637598956823739532016-01-07T15:01:26.360-08:002016-01-07T15:01:26.360-08:00We should build a better pool here with more avail...We should build a better pool here with more availability for swim lessons, and more options for open swim time for families. In spite of this being right where I live, I have never been able to actually use this resource.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485581331425169493.post-23629038275704603972016-01-07T14:32:44.196-08:002016-01-07T14:32:44.196-08:00I have been desperate to take my children swimming...I have been desperate to take my children swimming since we moved here. Yet none of the pools in the area have swim times available for the kids (even teenagers). I come from an area where my kids could train for two hours a day, but here there is barely a couple of hours a week available. With all the water available in the lakes and rivers, shouldn't swimming and pools be a priority? My kids have had to quit swimming as a sport to our great disappointment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485581331425169493.post-43023203786624129082016-01-07T10:04:00.951-08:002016-01-07T10:04:00.951-08:00I have used Hartman Pool for lap swimming as do qu...I have used Hartman Pool for lap swimming as do quite a few others. I can understand how you feel about Open Recreational Swimming.Bob Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538345340147926309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485581331425169493.post-19982116744262218262016-01-06T16:23:53.922-08:002016-01-06T16:23:53.922-08:00I recommend we close the Hartman pool and build so...I recommend we close the Hartman pool and build something better. Our family drives to Lynnwood or Snohomish to swim, and our community needs an aquatic center, not a failing, and lame, pool that is hardly ever available to the community for swimming. Look at the pool schedule, Open recreational swim is not a priority for the operators of Hartman pool. I drive to Snohomish for swim lessons that are less than half the cost of the lessons here, and their pool is designed for all ages. The Snohomish pool is actually owned and operated by their school district, interestingly enough.<br /><br />Carrie HafnerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485581331425169493.post-63235850025587054282016-01-06T15:28:39.281-08:002016-01-06T15:28:39.281-08:00Does the city own the land the pool sits on?Does the city own the land the pool sits on?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05212827447756667566noreply@blogger.com