Spring Ridge Board of Directors

10/05/2021

Trick or Treating Announcement:
Thank you to all the residents who participated in the survey. Based on the nearly 2 to 1 results, Trick or Treating will remain on October 31st. As a Board, we will never again consider moving the date of this event. Please direct any specific questions to the management office. A reminder that our next meeting is Tuesday, October 19th at 7:00pm in the Visitor's Center.

09/24/2021

Survey is posted.

Here is the link on our website. Note one vote per homeowner's household. If you do not fill out a name and address it will not be counted.

One vote per household will be allowed. The survey will close on Friday, October 1st. At this time, we will publish the results and the majority vote will be the Board's decision. Any votes without a name and address for verification will not be recorded. The board will no longer entertain requests....

09/24/2021

HALLOWEEN UPDATE:
The board wanted to update the neighborhood on the process by which we came to vote on the change in trick or treating. First, anyone from the neighborhood can solicite an agenda item to be added at anytime prior to our meeting. Some months, agenda items are added DURING the meeting as requests are made from the floor. The request to move trick or treating came in on September 16th by a group of individuals who frequently attend and volunteer within the community.
Every single year for as long as I personnally have served (12 years) and even longer as others have served, someone has asked to change the date of trick or treating. Typically, we have been very reluctant to get involved in making those types of calls for the entire neighborhood. Two years ago, we had a flood of requests to move the date because of a pending storm, but we opted to stick to the date as we felt it was the parents' call to send out their children.
Last year, we had an uproar from people who were angry that we would hold trick or treating at all given that we were in the height of the pandemic. Again, we opted to allow the parents to decide.

At our meeting on Tuesday, we had individuals express how great it was that trick or treating was on Saturday in 2020 - they talked about the block parties in various parts of the neighborhood, the effects of the evening for teachers, the unnecessary rush to get the kids costumed and out the door on a school night (Sunday is an early evening for some as Monday is a school day). They made compelling arguments and further, we have solid relationships with the individuals making the requests. We also know of several neighborhoods who choose to hold their trick or treating events on alternate Saturdays. So we voted unanimously to change.

To be perfectly frank, we did not consider the backlash that this might create - perhaps it's just the last 18 months of unpopular, yet necessary decisions that caused us to make this decision numb to the complainers that rear their dissent at every decision we volunteers make. And although, there is an order and a procedure we follow when making a decision - NOTE, it's not done through Facebook - we hear the message that we should have asked the community.

With all that said, Management is preparing a homeowner survey right now. When it is ready, it will go out to all homeowners in Spring Ridge. The vote will allow for one vote per household. The survey will close on Friday, October 1st. At this time, we will publish the results and the majority vote will be our decision.

With this vote, the board will no longer entertain any revisions to the Trick or Treating Event in any future years.

I will post another notice when the survey goes out to the neighborhood.

Thank you,
Spring Ridge Board of Directors

09/23/2021

HALLOWEEN INFORMATION:
For the first time, Spring Ridge will be moving trick or treating to SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2021 from 5pm to 8pm. We voted to move Trick or Treating to the last Saturday of the month for the next two years (2021-2022) to see how the neighborhood likes the change. So please tell your friends and neighbors. Help us get the word out!

08/30/2021

Attention Residents:
Due to staffing shortages, the Spring Ridge Pool facility will be closed for the remainder of the week and will open again on Saturday for the Labor Day weekend. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Thank you.

08/26/2021

Attention Residents:
As predicted, we are beginning to see issues with labor shortages at the pool facility. We should be okay with staff this weekend, but looking ahead to next week, there may be days when the pool facility is completely closed. We are doing what we can to secure the appropriate staff to open at least the main pool. Please continue to monitor your emails for updates from the Moko App. Many of our decisions will be made at the last minute as we hear from lifeguards.
We are doing our very best to try to have staffing secured for the Labor Day weekend.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. We'll keep you updated!

08/18/2021

School began today, August 18th, and with the early start, we are presented with a new challenge at the pool. This unique year saw mostly local staff made up of high schoolers and college students filling the lifeguard and management positions. Many of them have returned to school, which leaves us with a lifeguard shortage for the remainder of the season. So, what does that mean for the neighborhood:

We will be working daily to have the appropriate number of guards needed to staff all four of our pools, but in the event, we are short staffed, pools will be closed in the following order: baby pool, lap pool, piano pool, and main pool. With each pool closure, there will also be capacity limitations that we will need to monitor and adhere to. Additionally, we will be closing at 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays effective August 20th. We hope that we can continue to keep the pool open through Labor Day, but we are taking each day in stride and assessing.

We are grateful for High Sierra, our pool management company, who have worked so hard to keep the pools running smoothly this season. They will continue to try to find resources to staff our pool, but it is a great challenge in these last few weeks of the pool season.

We will continue to notify the community as things change and we thank you for your patience and understanding.

06/29/2021

Reminder for July 3-5th,
No guests will be allowed at the pool over the holiday weekend. We are typically at capacity with regular member attendance. Guests will be allowed back on July 6th. At that time, we will increase the guest count from 2 per household to 6 per household. If we begin to hit capacity with the increased guests at any time, we do reserve the right to adjust the guest count again so that all members have access to the pool.
Thank you and have a safe and Happy 4th of July!

06/22/2021

Important: The yard waste pickup was delayed yesterday (Monday, June 21). It will be picked up today. Please leave your yard debris outside.
Thank you!

06/21/2021

ATTENTION RESIDENTS:

The pool is exploding with patrons right now and we have had issues with members not abiding by the pool rules. A couple important rules are listed below and will be enforced.

1) Members MUST check in and OUT when leaving the facility. Our system tracks the number of people in the pool and alerts us when we are nearing capacity. If members refuse to check out, it skews the numbers. This weekend we were close to capacity several times. It is important that people allow for the checkout process even if you are simply leaving for a short time (like a trip to Weis) and will return.

2) NO GLASS BOTTLES ALLOWED INSIDE THE FACILITY. This is a non-negotiable rule. Lifeguards will begin checking coolers upon entering as this has become a major issue. Broken glass in or around the pools means that the entire pool must be drained and cleaned. Just as a warning, if a patron is found with a glass bottle and it breaks, the homeowner will be held responsible for the expense of cleaning and filling the pool.

3) Spring Ridge Pool is a non-smoking facility. This includes va**ng. Anyone seen va**ng on the pool deck will be issued a warning, a second offence will result in expulsion from the facility.

4) While we allow food and beverages in our facility, NO FOOD OR BEVERAGES ARE ALLOWED ON THE POOL DECK. Food and beverages are permitted in the chairs or tables but not alongside the pool edge.

5) Spring Ridge does allow alcoholic beverages within the facility. However, we will not tolerate drunk or belligerent behavior towards our lifeguard staff. This behavior is grounds for immediate removal and possible suspension.


For a complete list of pool rules, please visit our website. We are glad that the pool is open and that everyone is enjoying the facility. We ask that you be kind to the lifeguard staff who work diligently to keep a safe environment. As a reminder, guests of members also have to follow these rules. Members' privileges to have guests will be revoked if your guest cannot follow the rules.

06/17/2021

The baby pool has passed all inspections and will open today on/or around 5:30 pm.
Thank you for your patience during inspections.

06/14/2021

Baby Pool Update:
We understand the frustrations regarding the baby pool. Management and the Board are equally frustrated with the long delays from the state who does not typically weigh in but is this season. We are now waiting on our third inspection. Each time they have added "just one more thing" to our to-do list. We hope for final inspection and approval tomorrow. Appreciate your patience.
Will updated again when we have more information.

Remember, the Board Meeting is tomorrow evening (Tuesday 6/15) in the visitor's center at 7:00pm. All our welcome to attend or call in the Zoom Link. Vaccinated individuals are mask optional.