North Star Yacht Club Association

Questions, Comments, Concerns and/or Suggestions

If you have any questions regarding the condo association or the rules of the association, please contact me by either email or a phone call. I try to make myself approachable and available to all residents. Also, please remember that Larry Zeigler is your resident Board Member and any issues can been brought up to him as well.

Pool

Solar Blanket/Alternative Heating Options – it was brought to my attention by a resident attending the homeowner happy hour on Tuesday night that some of the homeowners were talking about ways to cut costs for the association. Any suggestions are welcomed, and please share with me. One of the items discussed which was been brought up before is a solar blanket for the pool and spa. I did the research on this last October before the budget was approved. There are a few problems with the solar blanket after talking to the pool company. Here are some of the issues:
• The blanket is only allowed to be on the pool while the pool is closed (dusk to dawn).
• While the blanket is on, no one is even allowed to be by the pool area.
• North Star does not employ someone around dusk to put the cover on.
Something they recommended is a TURBO FISH. This is a liquid that is applied to the pool, a little at a time, which creates a molecular bond on the water's surface to help keep the heat/cool in and prevents evaporation. There are some mixed reviews with the product, I have requested documentation on the savings from other communities using this before sending it before the Board again.
I have also looked into geothermal pool heaters instead of the gas heaters we are currently using. I got a proposal from a company in October and met with the sales rep a few different times. The cost for this is about $93,000. This is something the board is not considering at the current time but I wanted to make sure we have a proposal on file for the future to give us a ball park figure.
Diapers in the Pool – Children that still use diapers are allowed to be in the pool, however, they must wear swim diapers such as little swimmers by Huggies.

Garage Lights

This was another one of the items brought up at the homeowners' happy hour that one of the residents informed me about. Some of the residents have asked about having the lights in the garage turned off during the day to save energy cost. After rereading the life safety code, it looks like we might be able to put SOME of the lights on a photocell but some lights will have to remain on at all times to comply with the Life Safety Code. This is something I will look into, get pricing and present to the Board of Directors.