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Summer Projects As many longtime GVR members know, summertime is project season around campus. It’s when the Facilities Management team rolls up their sleeves to take on maintenance, repair, and replacement projects. This year, we also have several capital improvements underway. Perhaps the most anticipated update is the Abrego South pool. At their regular meeting on April 22, the GVR Board of Directors approved concept drawings for a replacement aquatics facility. Next steps include developing full construction drawings, securing building permits, and going out to bid. Then staff will recommend a contractor to the Board of Directors for their final approval. The design of the new facility has been shaped in large part by the pool’s regular users. Plans call for a 30' x 70' pool with a mostly uniform depth of about four feet, and entrance steps located on both sides of the pool. The design also includes grab bars for water aerobics, floor drains at one end to eliminate trip hazards on the volleyball court surface, receiving sleeves for net poles, and brackets for buoy lines.
The redesigned Abrego South spa is intended to accommodate more bathers and keep its original depth, but only at one end, so shorter folks might enjoy it comfortably (no snorkels required). In the plans, the restroom/locker room has been relocated to make access easier for shuffleboard, horseshoe, and sand volleyball players. Both indoor and outdoor showers are in the concept plan, along with shade structures on the south side of the pool deck. All the features of the previous facility are included or improved in the new design, except of course, the volleyball-puncturing cacti. Keep an eye out for more activity on this project later this summer. There’s plenty happening at West Center as well. The lapidary shop expansion is already underway, and around midsummer, the pool and locker rooms will close for a facelift. West is expected to be the only pool with an extended closure this summer. Renovations in the West Center auditorium lobby begin this month. The Box Office will be expanded and redesigned to offer all member services, from title changes to course Continued on page 6
Abrego South Pool Details