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Please post pool hours on website

It was helpful to have the pool hours on the event calendar to track opening / closing. Thank you.

Pool closing

I'd like you all to go back to posting pool closings (for the weather) on the website.

Fall lunch time adult swim

When the students return to school, starting 8/1/2026, please consider an adult lunch time swim . 11:00-1:00. This frees up the lanes for those who don’t have the flexibility to swim in the afternoon. Thank you for your consideration .

Fall Mid-day Swim

In the fall when the kids are back in school could you staff a weekday adult swim from 11-1? The weather is still nice mid-day and I think it would be a popular time for lap swimmers, treaders, and water walkers to come without having to watch out for kids playing basketball. Thank you.

Sept Adult Swim

It would be great if we had a two hour adult swim from 11-1 during the week in late August and in September after the kids return to school. For sure I would take advantage of this midday opportunity

Thanks for considering.

Expanded adult swim hours after August 31

I'm writing to support the idea of expanding adult swim hours to include 11AM-1 PM after August 31 when Arlington schools reopen. If budget and staff availability permit, opening this window to supplement the 4-7 hswim ours not only reduces the potential for having to share a lane but also increases lane availability on those days when pool availability is foreclosed by late afternoon thunder storms. To limit budget and staffing concerns, you might launch this option for one week, assess rmembeer esponse (taking into account weather closures), and then determine whether this is a cost-effective way of expanding pool availability. Thanks for your consideration.

lunch swim hours after the kids go back to school

Hello! Can the board consider adding a lunch-time swim window in September after the kids go back to school? As a parent still shuttling kids before and after school, I could squeeze in a swim if the pool had lunch time hours. Thx for considering!

Reinstate adult guest policy for Single Adult Members

Subject: Member Proposal: Reinstating Free Adult Guest Privilege for Single-Adult Memberships
Dear DHARA Board of Directors,
As a member of the Dominion Hills Area Recreation Association, I am writing to formally request that the Board reinstate the policy allowing single-adult membership owners to bring one adult guest free of charge.
Our bylaws and membership terms dictate that each membership represents a single household unit. Under this framework, single-adult households pay the identical annual dues and assessments as multi-adult family memberships. However, a single-member household naturally draws significantly less operational resources, footprint and daily capacity from the pool facilities.
Reinstating the single-adult guest privilege is a matter of equity. It restores balanced value to single-adult households, allowing them to share their investment with a partner, friend or relative without incurring an immediate guest fee penalty.
Furthermore, this policy creates negligible pressure on facility capacity. A single member paired with one guest represents a far smaller physical footprint on the deck than an average multi-person family unit. This privilege would align cleanly with current DHARA Rules & Regulations.
Thank you for your tireless volunteer leadership and continued stewardship of the Dominion Hills community. I look forward to your consideration of this proposal at the upcoming board meeting.

Lunchtime adult swim 11a.m.-1p.m.

I am requesting a lunch-time adult swim from 11-1 starting 8/31 once students return to school. I won’t benefit from this but several retirees at the pool have requested this and I want lend my support to their proposal. Thank you for your consideration.

Adult Swim After School Starts (Lunch time)

It would be great if you would consider having a 2-hour adult swim around lunchtime during the week, after school starts. This would allow many of the retired folks who swim and water walk a chance to get to the pool during the day and open up the limited lanes for the rest of the lap swimmers during the limited evening hours. This would make it better for all pool goers, as there will be less pressure to add an additional lane at night (sometimes it is often lap swimmers only for the first hour, so they add a fourth lane but then if a family shows up, they have less fun swim area). Making it adult only during the day would mean you only need minimal lifeguards (no rowdy behavior). Thanks for considering!

Adult afternoon swim

I am supporting Melissa Martin's request for a lunch time adult swim from 11 to 1 starting 8/31, once the students are in school. As a newly retired teacher I would enjoy more pool time without kids.

Reinstate free adult guest privilege for single adult memberships

Not sure when this privilege was rescinded. I have a number of single friends that have enjoyed this privilege and it is equitable.
Thank you for considering this important issue.