Happy Spring And Summer!

Ah! Spring and Summer are upon us! The days are getting longer, warmer, and I think we can all agree we are ready for the pool to open! With that being said, please make sure you take the time to review the pool rules. You can find them in the Garden Park Pool page or you can read them below this blog post. Some of the new things to look forward to with the pool: new patio furniture! I think we can all agree new patio furniture was definitely needed! Please respect the pool rules! Also remember, you must be current on your HOA fees in order to use the pool as well! We are also going to be "beta" testing longer pool hours. We are going to be opening the pool at 6:00AM during June to provide an opportunity to those residents who would like to swim earlier in the day to do so. If the pool cleaners show up during this time, please be respectful of them and get out of the pool if asked. At the end of this one month trial, we will evaluate the results and see how many accessed the pool between 6:00AM and 8:00AM. With the electronic keys we are able to extract this data. If the results are encouraging the board will then decide to keep the longer hours or not. Please watch the newsletter and the blog for the results at a later date! Have a great weekend, everyone!

Garden Park Pool Rules

The pool and pool area are for the use of residents and their invited guests between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. daily (see exception above). Access to the pool requires the use of a key, which may be obtained for each unit from TPM.  If the key is lost, a second key may be obtained with a non-refundable deposit of $50.  (See #12 below for owner/renter key policy.)

The pool keys are not to be loaned to non-residents for any reason. If people are in the pool after 10:00 p.m., you may ask them to leave. If they fail to do so, call the police and report trespassing. You need not identify yourself to the police. Residents who are not current in the management (condo) fees, or who abuse the key policy, forfeit their pool privileges.

NO  LIFEGUARD is on duty at the pool.  Swim at your own risk.

1. Management (HOA) fees must be current to be eligible to use the swimming pool.

2. All children under 14 years of age MUST be accompanied by an adult.

3. Residents from ages 14-18 may have one guest only, without an accompanying adult.

4. Residents and owners are responsible for the conduct of their guests or their tenants. Please avoid rough play and running in the pool area.

5. NO  FOOD  OR  GLASS OF ANY KIND is allowed in the pool or pool area. Only non-alcoholic beverages in plastic containers and aluminum cans are allowed in the pool area.

6. People in wet swimsuits are not to be in the lounge areas of the clubhouse. The bathroom facilities are in the basement, and access is through the patio door only. Abuse of the bathroom will result in a $25.00 fine and a charge for the damage.

7. Please keep volume of music and voices down.

8. Conventional swimwear is required. Babies need TIGHT-legged plastic pants over diapers.  THE ONLY DISPOSABLE DIAPERS ALLOWED IN THE POOL ARE THOSE DESIGNATED AS "SWIM  DIAPERS." If this is not obeyed, babies will not be allowed in the pool.

9. Remove suntan oil before entering the pool to avoid damage to the pump.

10. When pool is crowded, remove unnecessary paraphernalia and be especially watchful of children.

11. NO  SMOKING OR ALCOHOL ALLOWED  IN THE POOL  AREA.

12. Keys will only be given to condominium owners. Renters must obtain a key from the owner. This will be strictly enforced, due to past abuse.

13. DO NOT USE YOUR KEY TO OPEN THE GATE FOR ANYONE. RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN KEY. OTHERS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN POOL AREA. ALWAYS CLOSE THE GATE SECURELY. PROPPING THE GATE OPEN IS PROHIBITED.

Garden  Park  Management  Committee reserves the right to refuse access to the pool to residents who violate the pool rules!

HOA Meeting Coming Up On May 8, 2014

Hello, fellow Garden Parkites! Our next HOA meeting is scheduled for this coming Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 7:00PM in the clubhouse! Everyone in Garden Park is always welcome to attend these meetings! And if you have concerns or want something brought to the board's attention, this is a great place to do it! If you have something you would like added to the agenda, please e-mail Lacy Walter via gardenparkhoa@gmail.com or through the Contact Us form at the bottom of this page by Thursday at 12:00PM! Anything sent after that will be added to next month's agenda! Thank you so much!

Baby, It's Cold Outside!

Winter is still upon us and as we all know Utah winters can be weird which means that we need to remember to stay prepared for anything that this weather may throw at us. If you are going on vacation or going to be gone for a long period of time, remember to turn your thermostat down. Do not shut off your furnace as your condo could get too cold and freeze your pipes and cause them to burst. A good temperature to set your thermostat to if you are going to be gone is 60 degrees. This will keep your pipes from freezing, but also keep your energy costs down while you are gone.

Please continue to make sure your pets have adequate shelter, food, and water if they spend ANY time outside. It can get very cold at night so if they are out at night, they need a place to escape from the elements. Many stores sell water dishes that can be plugged in that keeps the water from freezing. You can also buy very basic shelters at most box stores (Wal-Mart, Target, Petsmart, etc.) as well.

Again, we have provided ice melt to each of the buildings as a convenience only. No one is expected to shovel walks or anything, but there are times when having access to ice melt is a good thing – such as getting stuck in snow. And remember, a little bit of ice melt goes a long away. You need about one pebble of ice melt for every cubic inch.

As another reminder, please be aware that while our food disposals are awesome tools, they cannot handle anything and everything. Please don’t put anything you want in your disposals. All disposals are different, so please check your user guides for what is safe and what isn’t. We have experienced some flooding as a result of some of the disposals being filled with stuff they couldn’t handle.