Blue Owl Brewing
Essential Pool Services
RECEIVED Sat., Aug. 29, 2020
Dear Editor,
Barton Springs Pool is not a luxury. For me, Barton Springs Pool is an essential service. I swim year round even when it is below freezing. Barton Springs allows me to walk farther then the nearest chair. I have been desperately looking for an alternative even before the pandemic. Deep Eddy Pool is not cold enough and Jessica Hollis is too cold. Commons Ford is the same temperature as Barton Springs, but the walk from the scary parking area is not something that people in my situation can do. Commons Ford also has more people close together than Barton Springs Pool did during the brief time it was open in June.
Why is Barton Springs Pool still closed? The science says outdoors is safer as long as you maintain distance. There are many outdoor places in Austin that have been open when our numbers were flattening that are similar to Barton Springs. There are indoor pools, which seem much less safe that have been open all summer. There are people crowding into outdoor dining and yet our COVID numbers are falling.
There are more people than just me that use Barton Springs as the only form of exercise their bodies can handle. For us, it is an essential service!
In Austin, we have all sorts of luxury services that are now open that are much less safe, yet Barton Springs Pool is still closed. Please re-open Barton Springs. I know I can get a doctor’s note to go swimming there.
Barton Springs Pool is not a luxury. For me, Barton Springs Pool is an essential service. I swim year round even when it is below freezing. Barton Springs allows me to walk farther then the nearest chair. I have been desperately looking for an alternative even before the pandemic. Deep Eddy Pool is not cold enough and Jessica Hollis is too cold. Commons Ford is the same temperature as Barton Springs, but the walk from the scary parking area is not something that people in my situation can do. Commons Ford also has more people close together than Barton Springs Pool did during the brief time it was open in June.
Why is Barton Springs Pool still closed? The science says outdoors is safer as long as you maintain distance. There are many outdoor places in Austin that have been open when our numbers were flattening that are similar to Barton Springs. There are indoor pools, which seem much less safe that have been open all summer. There are people crowding into outdoor dining and yet our COVID numbers are falling.
There are more people than just me that use Barton Springs as the only form of exercise their bodies can handle. For us, it is an essential service!
In Austin, we have all sorts of luxury services that are now open that are much less safe, yet Barton Springs Pool is still closed. Please re-open Barton Springs. I know I can get a doctor’s note to go swimming there.
Mei Isaacs
