A good group of Glenshire residents attended last night’s Glenshire Devonshire Board meeting where the board voted 4-0 to move forward with the pool restoration and rebuild project as submitted, while directing staff to continue to find any cost saving cutbacks as the project moves forward. They also voted 4-0 to fund the pool restoration and rebuild project by acquiring a loan and paying it back by putting in place a one time special assessment to the residents who may pay it in 5 annual payments of approx $187 per year for 5 years or in a one time payment of approx $810. Dollar amounts to be finalized once loan package is complete.
Community members had concerns of property values, community cohesion created by the pool and children’s water safety if the project did not continue forward. There were also concerns of what would happen if there were cost overruns during the project. The board addressed this by noting that it is a living project that will be looked at for cost cutting (valued engineering) and possible temporary facilities being put in place while funds are raised to cover any cost overruns.
Community members had concerns of property values, community cohesion created by the pool and children’s water safety if the project did not continue forward. There were also concerns of what would happen if there were cost overruns during the project. The board addressed this by noting that it is a living project that will be looked at for cost cutting (valued engineering) and possible temporary facilities being put in place while funds are raised to cover any cost overruns.
The GDRA Board has met and listened with the community over the last several years and in the last workshop residents attended to ask about those details and the project and costs that were still questions for them. After staff, board members and our project manager answered questions 77% of those who attended responded with a response of “support” for the full project. A quote from one resident was “After attending the workshop I realized how complex the project is and that the board and project manager have done an excellent job in creating a project that although at first seemed expensive, is scaled back to maintain a great facility without going overboard, but also looks at future community needs and addresses issues that would cause more costs in the future if not addressed during this project”.
