POOL RE-OPENING MONDAY, AUGUST 3LIMITED SERVICES & MAJOR SAFETY CHANGESPlease read email and attachments before visitingDear Valued Customer, The Mount Rainier Pool will be re-opening with limited (APPOINTMENT ONLY) services on Monday, August 3, 2020. Our hours when we re-open will be:
At re-opening, the pool will only be accepting:
All users are required to:
*Pool space broken into time blocks. See schedule at bottom of email for more information. For your safety, the following will not be allowed.
The following space restrictions have been set by the State's Department of Health.
The only exceptions that are allowed are:
All of these changes are done in accordance with Department of Health directives in following Washington State/King County's Safe Start Plan. Other programs will be reintroduced as restrictions lessen. Email notifications will be sent out before programs are reintroduced. Use the buttons below to share with a friend or sign up for the notifications. *Bottles of water are for sale at the front desk for $1.00. **Caregivers are allowed for patrons that need assistance in the water. The caregiver should be focused on the person using the water and cannot recreate separately. A caregiver is defined as a family member or paid helper who regularly looks after a child or a sick, elderly, or disabled person. Please indicate that you will have a caregiver with you when making your reservation. *(Special Hours) You can make Reservations on Friday, July 31. Offices will be open from 9:00am to 1:00pm for reservations. Two business day rule applies for reservations. RESERVATIONSAll patrons are required to make a reservation before using the facility. Reservations will open on Friday, July 31 (two business days before).* This includes water exercise. See schedule at bottom of page for exact times.
HIGH-RISK USERS TIMEWe have set aside Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:00am to 9:00am for high-risk community members. If you are at a high risk of contracting the Coronavirus, these times are available. Call us at (206) 824-4722 for more information. PASS HOLDERSDue to the complexity of the COVID-19 Pandemic, limited services at re-opening and our commitment to safety, the District will be working with each individual pass holder on restarting their passes when they are comfortable. If you would like to discuss your pass, contact the District Offices at (206) 824-4722 or email info@mtrainierpool.com to make an appointment. INFORMATION UPDATESOur goal is to communicate the best we can. This includes information on our website, email notification system and social media. We will be restarting swim lessons and other programming as soon as restrictions are lifted, we develop social distancing-friendly alterations and/or it is safe to do so. Once our website is updated, we will send information out first by email notification system and then by social media. GUIDELINES FOR INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMSBelow are Guidelines for each activity. Please read your specific activity before you attend the pool. Click links below.
SANITATION AND SAFETYOur goal is to ensure the safety of our patrons, staff and community when we re-open. Staff will deep clean the facility once a day, and all high-contact areas will be continually sanitized throughout the day. Systems will be setup to ensure physical/social distancing. This may change the way services are offered. Patrons and/or groups that do not follow these safety directives may be temporarily suspended or refunded to ensure the safety of other patrons. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSDo you have a question not answered in this email? Follow these steps...
Note-our staff are busy getting the facility ready for re-opening, so please allow one business day for us to return your message. CONTACTDo you have more questions or would like to speak to someone in person? Our Aquatics Coordinator, Lauryne Newman, is here to help. You can call her directly at (206) 824-4722 or email her at lauryne.newman@desmoinespool.org. We hope to have more information on other programming coming in the future as conditions change! Thank you for following these communications. |