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Category Archives: January 2008
Weighing The Options
The annual operating cost for a typical outdoor 25-meter x 50-meter pool–including water, power, heating and pool chemicals–is about $256,000. The largest expense is natural gas at $184,400 (72 percent of total cost). Electricity is next at $40,800 (16 percent), … Continue reading
Crazy Ideas Are How Good Things Happen
“If you have a good idea, don’t give up,” says Ann Buttenwieser, president of the Neptune Foundation. She would know because, after 27 years of dreaming of creating a floating pool reminiscent of the floating bath houses of the 1900s, … Continue reading
Teaching The Basics
If your recreation department is like most, you have a number of facilities that have been built to satisfy the needs of the youth leagues in the community. But did you ever stop to compare these facilities and what they … Continue reading
Don’t Count Your Blessings—One Is Enough
I haven’t used an alarm clock in more than 20 years. I wake up every weekday at 5 a.m. without fail. On the weekends, I stretch it to 6:00, maybe even 7:00 if I force myself. There is something special … Continue reading
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