Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: [C-L]-Pool and/or Spa -- Weil

[Howard Landman (howard]

> Some of us in Solterra are considering installing a swimming pool and/or spa. 
> Has any communities on this list built (or considered building) either?  Any 
> inputs that we could get from you, any ideas and pitfalls to avoid, cost and 
> insurance, safety, guest fees, handling community members that did not want 
> to participate, and so on would be a great help and very much appreciated.  

River Rock has had an on-again-off-again "hot tub club" for a year or so.
So far, no hot tub, but there were some issues that came up during
discussions at meetings.  One was insurance - basically, as long as you
make it difficult to see and access (locking lid?), it's not an "attractive
nuisance" and should be OK.

The other was social nudity.  Some people apparently had intense problems
with that, but were unwilling to express them in first-person terms.  It
was always "someone in the community" who might get upset.

Where we left it was that we might have some nights be clothing optional
and others not be.  But we'd have to go back to the community for approval.
If we ever actually get a hot tub, that is.

        Howard Landman
        River Rock Commons
        Fort Collins CO
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