BREAKING NEWS
Los Angeles Valley Aquatic Coalition (LVAC) Officially Closes All Pools in English
Lancaster, CA – In a surprising move, the Los Angeles Valley Aquatic Coalition (LVAC) has announced that it will be closing all of its pools indefinitely, effective immediately. The decision came after a series of meetings between officials and stakeholders, citing financial reasons and a decline in membership.
According to sources, the LVAC has been experiencing a significant decline in membership and revenue in recent years, making it difficult for the coalition to sustain its operations. Despite efforts to trim costs and increase revenue, the financial situation has become unsustainable.
"After careful consideration and exploration of all alternatives, we have made the difficult decision to close our pools," said LVAC Administrator, Jane Doe. "We understand this decision will have a significant impact on the members and the community, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."
The LVAC operates several pools throughout Los Angeles County, providing recreational aquatic activities and programs for people of all ages. The coalition has been a valuable resource for the community, offering swim lessons, water aerobics, and youth programs.
The closure of the LVAC pools will have a significant impact on the community, particularly for those who rely on these facilities for exercise, recreation, and access to aquatic activities.
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Email from LVAC says:
Dear Friends and All LVAC Members,
As disappointing as this news is, we have been forced to close our pools by the Southern Nevada Heath District. We intend to continue discussions with SNHD in an effort to come to an agreement with regards to their Aquatic Facility Regulations, as it relates to their new lifeguard requirements for private health clubs.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and the possible interruption of your swimming and exercise activities.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Yours in health and safety,
Todd O. Smith
Chairman & CEO
No mention of any sort of refund or discount for the lack of pool.
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Could they just put lifeguards at the pools to solve this issue?
“We’re taking away a perk and will be charging you the same amount. We’d like to tell you that this is someone else’s fault so that you don’t realize how we’re making money off of you here. Please, direct your anger at someone other than us, because we truly, deeply don’t care about you.”
Will the saunas and steam rooms still be available?
Good. Put more machines where the pools were to help with the insane overcrowding.
“Forced to.” You mean you didn’t want to pay $13/hour for a lifeguard and saw the chance to save even more money by shutting down the pool.
I would send a message back and request a reduction in fees as the amenities being paid for have been reduced.
Someone died because of their lack of attention. This person was in distress and drowning for 20 minutes with no response by the LVAc person that was monitoring the pool.
First off, they monitored the pools, using video cameras, and the district revoked that because of this and now they’re trying to get clarification since they are not a ‘public pool’.
LVAC and another gyms had these waivers and after a number of years of inspections the health district said that they’re not adequate protection to ensure that the facilities were protecting the public meaning there’s nobody there to keep an eye out.
LVAC told the court that since it’s not a public pool it would cost them $4 million a year in labor for lifeguards.
No way, the pool is everything
GOOD! If people are just going to watch fellow humans drown without helping them, nobody needs to use the pool at a gym. Every so often there would be “fecal contents” after senile old people use it. Just run to a friend’s house to get your cardio and jump in their pool. Or drive to the lake and swim like normal people do.
I’m just going to say, I’ve gone to the gym in many different cities/states. None of them had lifeguards at the pools.
LVAC is fucking trash, so why is anyone surprised?
It’s tough. I fault lvac for not wanting to pay for lifeguards. I fault the woman that died (yes victim shaming *gasp*) for not knowing how to swim but still getting into the pool. And I fault the health district because…idk, fk government.
I feel bad for the old folks that go to pools for exercise
planet fitness is better. lvac is for posers
They know, having been in business in this valley for the number of years they have, that they will not win this one. And yes if you calculate the $13 an hour by the 7 locationsi they have,, by the 24 hours a day and 365 days– $4 million a year is a conservative estimate.
Not all other gyms have pools. EOS has a couple, it has scaled back its pool operations and Liftiime but LVAC was the only one that has/had them at all locations. And it probably is the Cadillac of gyms–for a variety of reasons..lol
They should probably contemplate scaling back pool hours at their locations, or eliminating the open pools at close by locations, or just add the pool perk to the membership and make the member prove they have that amenity to use the pool.
They are not going to win these negotiations and a couple of unfortunate deaths more in pools will in the long run cost them a lot more in lawsuits and repuation.