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Buck Island Village Condominium �
481 Buck Island Road
West Yarmouth,MA 02673
May 30,2012 '
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Mr. Philip Renaud
Board of Health `
Town of Yarmouth :
Town Hall
Yarmouth,MA 02673
Dear Mr.Renaud:
The Board of Trustees of Buck Island Village Condominium states the
following. Our pools are maintained for the use of the residents of Buck Island
Village and their guests only. Trustee,James Farrell,and the Property Manager,
Florence Incerto, monitor the pools for safety violations. Approacimately ten people ,
utilize the pools on a daily basis and approximately 25 per day on weekends. An '
emergency telephone(push button 911" capability) is located inside of the pool '
area, all mechanical equipment is enclosed in a fenced,locked area and chemicals
are stored in a locked storage unit. Both pools have been repainted together with
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the black safety lines. '
We comply with appropriate signing on daily sign-in sheets for residents and
their guests and every resident has received a copy of the pool rules. We shall
continue to comply with all of the requirements of the Town of Yarmouth Board of
Health for the safety of everyone in our community.
Additionally,the entrance gate to the pool area has been repaired so that it
will automatically close by itself for safety purposes. This change is in compliance
per order of the Town of Yarmouth. '
Thank you for your anticipated approval ofour request which will help us
during the summer season without jeopardizing our safety and that of our guests.
Very trul yours,
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Ja es Farrell,Chairman
Board of Trustees
Buck Island Village Condominium
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481 Buck Island Road
West Yarmouth, MA 02673
SWIMMING POOL RULES
1. THE POOL IS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF RESIDENTS (UNIT
OWNERS AND TENANTS) AND THEIR GUESTS.
2. OWNERS AND TENANTS ARE ONLY ALLOWED FOUR(4)
GUESTS AT ANY TIME IN THE POOL.
3. UPON ENTRANCE TO THE POOL AREA WE ARE OBLIGED TO
SIGN IN ON THE DAILY SIGN-IN SHEET WHICH IS LOCATED
THEREIN.
4. THE POOL GATE IS OPENED BY THE ONE KEY DISTRIBUTED
TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD. A GUEST COMING TO THE POOL
' WITHOUT THIS KEY WILL BE OBLIGATED TO IDENTIFY
� WHICH RESIDENT THEY ARE VISITING.
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5. NO ONE MAY ADMIT ANYONE TO THE POOL WHO DOES NOT
HAVE A KEY FOR THE POOL AREA GATE.
6. CIGARETTES AND CIGAR BUTTS SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF IN
ASH TRAYS OR IN THE `BUTT BUCKETS" WHICH ARE
LOCATED IN THE POOL AREA. ALL OTHER TRASH MUST BE
DEPOSITED INTO THE TRASH CONTAINERS.
7. FOR SAFETY REASONS ABSOLUTELY NO GLASS CONTAINERS
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8. NO FOOD IS ALLOWED IN THE POOL AREA.
9. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE ALLOWED TO BE
CONSUMED OR BROUGHT INTO THE POOL AREA.
10. DIVING,JUMPING, RUNNING OR HORSEPLAY IS NOT
PERMITTED.
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11. NON-SWIMMING CHILDEN UNDER THE AGE OF SEVEN YEARS
OLD MUST SWEAR A"SWIM VEST" BOTH IN THE POOL AND IN
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THE POOL AREA AT ALL TIMES. SWIMMING "AIDS" SUCH AS
"SWIM CUFFS", BACK-PACK TYPE FLOTATION DEVICES,
TUBES, ETC. MAY NOT BE UTILIZED FOR SWIMMING/SAFETY
PURPOSES. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE "SWIM VEST"
� RULE WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF USE OF THE POOL. t
12. CHILDREN UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE MUST BE ACCOMPANIED
BY AN ADULT (18 OR OVER) THE ENTIRE T1ME THAT THEIR
CHILD OR CHILDREN ARE IN THE POOL AREA.
13. CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT "TOILET TRAINED" OR WHO ARE �
WEARING "SWIMMERS" ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE POOLS.
14. RAFTS, FLOTATION DEVICES OR POOL TOYS ARE NOT
ALLOWED IN THE POOLS.
15. BICYCLES,TRICYCLES, SKATEBOARDS, SKOOTERS, ETC. Al�
NOT ALLOWED IN THE POOL AREA. ;
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16. NO ANIMALS ARE ALLOWED IN THE POOLS OR IN THE POOL ;
AREAS.
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17. DO NOT DISCONNECT THE SAFETY ROPES OR HANG ON THE1�1 �
WHICH COULD RESULT IN THEM DISCONNECTING FROM THE
POOLS' WALLS. IF THEY ARE BROKEN OR DISCONNECTEn, �
THIS WILL RESULT IN THE CLOSING OF THE POOLS FOR A ;
PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES. THIS HAS BEEN
MANDATED BY THE TOWN OF YARMOUTH.
18. A STATIONARY TELEPHONE IS LOCATED IN THE POOL AREA
FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY (CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO "911").
ALSO,A PORTABLE TELEPHONE IS LOCATED IN THE KITCHEN
AREA OF THE CLUBHOUSE TO BE USED FOR EMERGENCY
PURPOSES ONLY.
19. ALL RESIDENTS AND GUESTS ARE EXPECTED TO OBSERVE
THE ABOVE RULES FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT. FAILURE TO
COMPLY WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF USE OF THE POOLS.
BUCK ISLAND VILLAGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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