Pool Operation Updates!

Thank you all for your patience and commitment to following the rules we have outlined for the pool. We have been monitoring the activity, and have decided to make some changes to improve the usability of the pool. Please read through the rules below - changes and important rules are in bold and italics! These changes are effective starting Friday, June 26th at 9:00 am. We will continue to provide updates and changes as we follow the plan for Dane Forward.

  • SIGN-UP: We highly encourage members to sign-up for a time slot before coming to the pool.

    • Please arrive within 15 minutes of your time slot start time. If you are not on time, we may cancel your reservation and assign it to a walk-in member.

    • Walk-ins will be accommodated on a case-by-case basis depending on pool capacity. If the pool is at capacity and the member has not signed up, they will be asked to leave and sign-up for a different time. Pool monitors will register you in the walk-in time slot upon arrival. You can come as a walk-in even if you have already signed up for a slot that day.

    • There are 6-time slots available between 9 AM - 8:30 PM to sign-up each day.

    • You will only be able to sign-up for time slots that are available up to 48 hours into the future.

    • Each time slot will be 1.5 hours.

    • For each time slot, 18 memberships will be able to sign up.

    • That will allow for up to 108 memberships to enjoy the pool each day.

    • Each household/membership MUST sign-up separately (so no tagging along on your neighbor’s appointment). However, if you are bringing a child from another membership, you should sign them up with your slot rather than take up another membership slot.

    • You may only sign-up online ONCE every 12 hours.

      • We will be reviewing it often and will cancel any appointments that are more often than that.

      • If the pool is closed for any reason, time slots during the closure will be canceled.

      • If we find repeat violators of this rule, we may cancel or suspend your membership.

      • If you cannot come for your time slot, please cancel as soon as possible so that others may sign up.

  • REMINDERS BEFORE ARRIVING:

    • Please do not come to the pool if you are feeling ill, self-monitor for any symptoms.

    • If you or a member of your household has been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, please do not come to the pool for a minimum of 14 days.

  • AT THE POOL: Upon arriving at the pool, you MUST check-in with the Pool Monitor for your scheduled time slot or walk-in. Please make sure to tell them the name of each member of your party.

    • You MUST practice physical distancing from members not living in your household.

    • FURNITURE - Moving of pool furniture will NOT be allowed at all this Summer. If this becomes a problem, we will remove the furniture entirely. There will be no storing toys, furniture, or floaties at the pool for the next time you come. Please transport all of these items with you each time you visit.

    • The Pool Monitors will blow a whistle once as a 10-minute warning and then a second time announcing that the time slot has expired.

      • When a time slot is over, everyone MUST collect all their belongings and leave the pool area.

      • The Pool Monitor will then disinfect the area and bathrooms for the next time slot.

      • Please remember to physically distance yourself when entering the bathrooms and pool area.

  • PARTIES/RENTALS: We will not be allowing any scheduled parties or pavilion rentals at the pool this Summer.

  • GUESTS: We know it's fun to bring in friends once in a while but to ensure that all members will get to enjoy the pool, so we will NOT be allowing guests until we are back at 100% capacity.

Phase 2 Starts Monday!

As part of the Forward Dane plan, Dane County announced today that we will be moving into Phase 2 on Monday, 6/15 at 8:00 am! This means we can now have 50% capacity at the pool, which brings us to 66 patrons at one time. With this, we elected to also allow bookings every 12 hours. However, if we find that families are unable to book slots due to monopolizing of prime times, we may change this in the future. We will not be making any other changes at this time, but will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of the system. Please review the rules below. If you would like to see the official Dane County order, it is posted here.

  • SIGN-UP: We highly encourage members to sign-up for a time slot before coming to the pool.

    • Walk-ins will be accommodated on a case-by-case basis depending on pool capacity. If the pool is at capacity and the member has not signed up, they will be asked to leave and sign-up for a different time.

    • There are 6-time slots available between 9 AM - 8:30 PM to sign-up each day.

    • You will only be able to sign-up for time slots that are available up to 48 hours into the future.

    • Each time slot will be 1.5 hours.

    • For each time slot, 16 memberships will be able to sign up.

    • That will allow for up to 96 memberships to enjoy the pool each day.

    • Each household/membership MUST sign-up separately (so no tagging along on your neighbor’s appointment)

    • You may only sign-up ONCE every 12 hours.

      • We will be reviewing it often and will cancel any appointments that are more often than that.

      • If the pool is closed for any reason, time slots during the closure will be cancelled.

  • REMINDERS BEFORE ARRIVING:

    • Please do not come to the pool if you are feeling ill, self monitor for any symptoms.

    • If you or a member of your household has been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, please do not come to the pool for a minimum of 14 days.

  • AT THE POOL: Upon arriving to the pool, you MUST check-in with the Pool Monitor for your scheduled time slot.

    • You MUST practice physical distancing from members not living in your household.

    • FURNITURE - Moving of pool furniture will NOT be allowed at all this Summer. If this becomes a problem, we will remove the furniture entirely. There will be no storing toys, furniture, or floaties at the pool for the next time you come. Please transport all of these items with you each time you visit.

    • The Pool Monitors will blow a whistle once as a 10-minute warning and then a second time announcing that the time slot has expired.

      • When a time slot is over, everyone MUST collect all their belongings and leave the pool area.

      • The Pool Monitor will then disinfect the area and bathrooms for the next time slot.

      • Please do not loiter in the parking lot while waiting for your time slot, and remember to physically distance yourself when entering the bathrooms and pool area.

  • PARTIES/RENTALS: We will not be allowing any scheduled parties or pavilion rentals at the pool this Summer.

  • GUESTS: We know it's fun to bring in friends once in a while but to ensure that all members will get to enjoy the pool, so we will NOT be allowing guests until we are back at 100% capacity.

Our 2020 Season is ON!

Right now, we are hoping to open on Saturday 6/13. However, if we can open sooner, we will. I will send an update as this week goes on and dates firm up. Either way, we should have an update on if we can move to Phase 2 on 6/12. Depending on whether we are in Phase 1 or 2 doesn’t change a lot, but does change the number of patrons allowed at one time.