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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NoVa has more pool options than close-in MoCo where most people would have to join a country club.[/quote]

Huh? MoCo has tons of public pools, and they're actually pretty nice. It's fun to try different ones as they have different features that keep it interesting for kids.[/quote]

Agreed.  There are a lot of neighborhood pools in Montgomery County.  (I am on the board of one of the pools.)

However, I would not agree that "MoCo has tons of public pools."  Unfortunately, MoCo has very few public pools relative to the population.  The only 7 outdoor public pools in MoCo.

Having grown up in the Midwest, I found it kind of surprising to see how few public outdoor pools there were.  In the Midwest (at least where I grew up), there were tons of outdoor public pools.  In contrast, here in MoCo, the more common option seems to be a neighborhood pool.  For example, the summer swim league in Moco includes over 80 pools, and over 70 of those pools are neighborhood pools.

The pools are allowed to restrict the pool membership to people in the neighborhood.  As I understand it, I guess that otherwise these would be considered businesses (which would have to accept everyone), rather than neighborhood amenities.

Most neighborhood pools (of which I am aware) do not allow you to sell the membership or try to buy your way up the wait list.  Instead, you must simply wait your turn, when a prior member decides to give up that household's membership.

Many pools that I know of are approximately $1000 per year.
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Interesting that there are only 7 public ones in Moco. That's only counting the outdoor ones, as there are about an equal number of indoor ones. We go to Bethesda outdoor pool regularly, and the indoor one in Rockville on occasion. The outdoor ones in Silver Spring and Wheaton are fun for kids, and we go to those on occasion also. Excited about the indoor one opening in downtown Silver Spring in the fall.[/quote]

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