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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The larger swim clubs need B swimmer revenue to cover the costs of coaches etc. so it’s difficult to offer only A meets. If A meets are happening, it’s difficult to tell crazy A swim families that the pool is sitting out the season. It’s a quandary. [/quote]

We haven’t had a wait list in decades. Things had been holding steady or improving slightly and 2019 was good for us. We had been able to invest in quite a few upgrades over recent years. Our pool can have 400 memberships. We had been running about 205 bonds and 30 temporary. We finished last year with about 178 bond memberships.

Also- news flash- VA raised the minimum wage.  Its $9.50 for this summer, going up to $12 an hour in 2023.   While lifeguards were typically making more than this-[b] pool snack shop attendants, front desk attendants, etc[/b]- were not.  This is going to continue to increase costs to operate summer pools.[/quote]

We don't have any of the bolded positions, but after last summer I'm afraid it is going to be a struggle to survive this summer if we don't have something close to a normal summer. Things were looking up in 2017-2019. 2020 was a big hit and it will be tough to recover membership numbers. [/quote]

I laughed at the bolded positions.  Most of the NVSl pools have those positions as volunteer jobs. Either as part of your membership you work the front desk/snack bar a certain number of shifts or if you have a kid on the swim team.  The only paid positions are the guards.[/quote]

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