This is my first post for 2012!
Its been a couple of very busy months here at Islander, we hired a new salesman Dean Barker in January and have already sold thirteen new pools thus far!
We are off to a great start to 2012 and hope your doing just as well!
In other pools news this article I found today:
Vacant swimming pools prime breeding grounds for mosquitoes
Cicero (WSYR-TV) — In the town of Cicero, where mosquitoes are particularly problematic, the focus has shifted to standing water, which is a breeding ground for the bugs. And swimming pools at vacant homes pose a very real threat in the battle against the bite.
Andy Nadeau, who lives next to an abandoned pool in Cicero, told NewsChannel 9, “I hope that we can get the whole thing cleaned up, but I’ll settle for the pool cleaned up.”
Fixing up a vacant property with a swimming pool would save more than just the value of the houses on the block. “It just helps so we can stay in our backyard longer,” Nadeau continued.
The standing water is an optimal breeding ground for mosquitoes. Neighbors in the area say the pool’s been abandoned for about a year and all the previous owners did was put a tarp over what’s now basically swamp water.
“You could tell that it was not attended to…wasn’t chlorinated and it just looked like a health hazard, an area where mosquitoes would congregate and breed,” said Cicero Town Supervisor Jim Corl.
Corl is proposing legislation that would give homeowners 30 days notice to clean up abandoned pools.
“The zoning department then can go back in, make the necessary changes like capping off the pool and whatever they think is adequate and charge whatever costs there are back to the homeowner to put on the tax roll,” Corl continued.
It could add up to thousands of dollars in upfront costs before the town gets the money back.
“When you have a significant health hazard such as this, I think residents will understand it’s a necessary cost and if we’re alleviating any breeding ground it’ll be well worth it,” Corl said.
Nadreau hopes it’ll send a strong message to his neighbor. “It’s people that don’t maintain their property. It’s a matter of respect and self respect more importantly. And they just don’t seem to have that,” he said.
With the pool cleaned up, Nadreau will be able to take his yard back from the mosquitoes.
The Cicero Town Board will be holding a public hearing about the proposed law on April 11.
