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Happy Thanksgiving to our members—we’re thankful for you! Please note the holiday closures and adjusted hours below:
- Wednesday, November 26: All centers and amenities close at 6pm.
- Thursday, November 27: Limited facilities available from 5:30am–1pm: pools, fitness centers, and sports courts open at Canoa Ranch, Desert Hills, Las Campanas, East Center, Santa Rita Springs, and West Center. The Pickleball Center is open dawn-1pm. GVR Admin offices, the West Center Box Office, meeting rooms, and club spaces are closed.
- Friday, November 28: All centers and amenities are open 5:30am–9pm. West Center Box Office and GVR Administrative offices are closed.
Casa Paloma II pool closure until 11.27
Extended date: The Casa Paloma II swimming pool and spa are closed for pool deck improvements and repairs until November 27, reopening on November 28. The center remains open.
Abrego South pool update
The aquatics facilities at Abrego South were closed in July due to the escalating development of cracks in the shower building and buckling of the pool deck. Suspecting ground subsidence, GVR consulted with a geotechnical survey firm. We have learned that in the 70’s, pool builders tended to inadequately compact the soils surrounding the pool cavity. This commonly leads to plumbing leaks as soil around the pool shifts and settles.
Chronic leaks, which GVR repeatedly identified and repaired at Abrego South, further destabilize the area and eventually this affects the pool shell. The pool shell at Abrego South has now developed a number of significant cracks. To rebuild, our experts recommend replacing the destabilized soils with engineered soils, to a minimum depth of 7.5 feet. This will increase the cost of replacing the pool. GVR’s pool replacement fund is currently adequate to cover one pool.
Given the need to also replace the shower building at Abrego South, and the fact that the pool there sees the least traffic of the thirteen GVR pools, the Board of Directors will be making a very careful assessment before expending the pool replacement fund in that location. GVR has three other pools of the same general era: Casa Paloma I (1975), Casa Paloma II (1977), and Continental Vistas (1979). Plans for the future of aquatics facilities at Abrego South could take several months to finalize.