Category: EARC Pool

Thank you to those who decided to hold their membership fees over until 2021!

If you did not request this option, your 2020 fees have been processed through PayPal (you should start seeing a ‘pending transfer’ in your account). It takes as little as 3 and up to 8 days for the e-checks to clear with people’s banks, cards, and PayPal accounts.

Payments over 180 days old or those made with a now expired card could not be electronically refunded and are having paper checks mailed out instead over this week.

Be on the lookout for your funds and see you next year.

https://mailchi.mp/c222578d09f0/critical-number-of-earc-members-have-indicated-the-pool-will-remain-closed-this-summer

We are aware of the Governor’s updated 50% allowance for pools. However, this does not change our planned late opening of June 27th.

As we are primarily a play/recreation style pool (and not primarily a lap/exercise class style facility) we would be operating at a higher loss at 50% capacity than by waiting to open at full capacity based upon our stated Health Department capacity.

This loss is further compounded once you read the fine print of the Governor’s order concerning continued social distancing, mask wearing even while around the pool, and NCDHHS/CDC sanitizing guidance.

Please note, that both the most recent executive order’s 5 week length time-frame announced Wednesday as well as our local Parks and Rec’s just announced planned late opening of at least July 1st closely aligns with EARC’s forecasted June 27th planned late opening.

A email was just sent out to the 2020 membership rolls. If you did not receive or wish to read, a link can be found here.

Updates to those on the wait list/wishing to join are forthcoming

Implications of this pandemic upon our operations this summer are in flux. We will keep you informed of any possible changes as the season approaches and share any needed adjustments before opening for the season giving you an opportunity to back out/reconsider if substantial changes to operations are indicated/mandated.

2019 Members we haven’t heard from:

Utilizing the emails addresses you provided for yourselves we have contacted you 4 times since last October concerning your 2020 membership! If you’re planning to return this summer we need to hear from you by March 15th. As of writing this, there is a waitlist with 116 families on it. If you don’t claim your currently held spot before the 15th it will surely be taken by someone else.

A letter went out October 31, 2019 to all 2019 members via email covering membership costs and payment options.

If you did not receive this and should have please contact us so we might update our email list/determine what might have happened.

A copy of the email can be read here as well

From 11:30 until 3:00. Potluck style if you have a dish to bring. Burgers, dogs and pizza are being supplied so bring a side dish to share if you like. See you there!

We plan (weather and staff permitting) to continue operating 7 days a week through September 14th and culminating our 2019 season with our Doggy Dip on the 15! Check Calendar link above for specifics please.

Matter of Pride: The City Pools closed for weekdays on August 9th and will only have weekend hours through Memorial Day Weekend.

We are at capacity for the 2019 season.  A wait list has started for unforeseen openings for this season as well as for next.  Please email the board to be added to the growing list.  [email protected]