Here’s the announcement email that was sent to all subscribers of the community email newsletter. Residents can subscribe to our newsletter, which is infrequently issued on an as-needed basis by clicking the “Contact Edgehill Farm Team” near the top of the webpage. We’ll sign you up.
The Edgehill Farm pool opens Saturday May 12, 2012 @ 7:30am. Your pool keycard will grant you access. The old pool codes are invalid and deactivated.
The pool season will run from May 12 through the second week of September this year. It will open, seven days per week, at 7:30am and close at 8pm. Wake County law requires the pool to be closed and emptied of people at dusk. Please keep that in mind because we don’t know when a county official will “spot check” us.
Some properties will begin the pool season with no access due to delinquent or default in master association monthly dues. If you’re affected and use your card, the gate will give you a solid red light followed by an extended tone or beep. Contact RS Fincher at 919-362-1460 - Monday through Friday – to find out how to bring your account current. Our property manager tracks the accounts, not any board members here in the neighborhood. By board-approved authority, RS Fincher’s team gives the word to activate and deactivate pool keycards. It’s about the money and running the business of the community w/ no hard feelings. RS Fincher will work with you discretely as well. Renters’ access to amenities is solely dependent on their landlords paying master association dues. The master association and RS Fincher cannot work with renters on tenant/landlord matters regarding pool or dog park access or lack of access.
If you see kids jumping the fence, say something TO THEM. It’s highly abnormal for fence jumping, something I’ve seen happen while pool patrons quietly allow it and watch it – giving me the “thumbs up” sign for stopping it because I happen to be walking my dog and see it. These kids could hurt themselves and, of course, their parents will blame you (since we all co-own the pool) for not telling them that jumping a sharp and pointed fence is dangerous.
If you see glass bottles being used at the pool, help that person find a styrofoam cup and get all the bottles OUT of the pool area. A broken bottle = several thousands of dollars of your money to drain, scrub, refill the pool and get a new county pool inspection. The pool is immediately closed until this is done. Pool companies and county pool inspectors don’t place us at the top of the list because of pool user behavior that closes our pool. Simple pool pipe repairs take a two-week wait. Glass is truly a disaster waiting to happen to county-inspected pools.
When people nicely ask for pool access because their keycard won’t work or they “forgot” it, no problem. Tell them to call the property management company at the number posted in that clear glass bulletin board by the pool gate if they want their card repaired due to nonfunction. We’ll serve them promptly. If they’ve forgotten their card, keep in mind that EVERY property was issued a keycard. The forgetful person’s card will certainly be at their home waiting for them. Don’t feel guilty because, odds are, they don’t belong here. When they don’t belong here, their presence cannot make expenses or liability costs less expensive or make it MORE enjoyable for you to use the pool. It’s about your money and insurance liablity. No hard feelings unless you like increased risk and having people hanging around that don’t care about maintaining the pool because they have no financial “skin” in the game like you do.
If you see blatantly illegal and drunken behavior, quietly call the cops. We regretfully can have no patience for loud-mouthed, pool drunks. Please tell any you know. Though, that usually is no problem for Edgehill Farm.
We are smoke free at the pool effectively immedately on a permanent basis.