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Greg (BoD) has been following up with NYSEG about our electric infrastructure upgrades.

NYSEG has informed us that upgrades to RRVA’s electrical infrastructure “will” begin in August.  This is not the first time we’ve been told work will start soon, and in all fairness, this project involves orchestrating many moving parts: heavy equipment for trench digging, sourcing local labor, union compliance, trench building, raw materials supply, implementation and connection of new infrastructure, disconnection of old, removal of old. 

Please note, this is the first phase of repairing and upgrading our electrical infrastructure. The work will likely go on for a few years to come.

We will keep you posted.

With the removal of the pine trees, there hasn’t been any shade at the pool. This is something we’ve been working to address.

A big thanks to:

• Katie (BoD) for finding these parasols
• Maria in the office for execution and taking advantage of Prime Day sales
• Anthony and RRVA staff for getting these installed on the same day they were delivered

As you know, the pool is open for the season, along with a big thank you to the entire RRVA maintenance crew, for the extra hours they put in to make repairs and get the pool working.

Thank you to Katie Clinebelle for sourcing new parasols; the old ones were way past their useful lives and mostly fell apart when pulled out of storage. New lounge chairs are forthcoming.

No Bare Feet! The extensive pool repairs delayed normal maintenance; as a result, the deck hasn’t been resurfaced yet. In order to avoid splinters, please be sure you wear sandals until further notice.

About the pine trees: they were near the end of their natural lives and dying. Their removal was a matter of time. While we’ve known the pine needles were bad for the pool’s plumbing and filters, we didn’t know to what extent they damaged the pool equipment. Several large construction buckets full of pine needles, pine oil and biomass were removed from under the main drain, in order to get the pool open this season.

We are optimistic there is no leak under the main drain, and that our problems are limited to the already excavated pipes on the South side of the pool.

Please DO NOT go near the excavation for your safety: the earth is not stable and we don’t want you to get hurt. We also wouldn’t want to further delay the opening of the pool!

Lastly, please do not enter the pool area: the liner is particularly fragile when not submerged. As the water level is very low, the exposed liner could easily be damaged by hands, feet, shoes or seemingly harmless contact. So it’s best to keep clear of the pool until the work is done.

Thank you for your cooperation!