Board will vote on reservation policy; survey deadline nears

RECREATION ROUNDUP

Clubs are rebounding after pandemic; Lucille’s BBQ joins grab-n-go lineup

Friday is last day to fill out amenity survey

More than 20% of the community has responded to the New Amenities Questionnaire, whereby residents can voice their opinion on existing and potential amenities.

GRF will make decisions based on these responses, so residents who are passionate about how their money is spent should go to www.lwsb. com by this Friday, April 14, to let representatives know what they think.

People can support or reject ideas like revenue-producing additions or new amenities that don’t raise assessments. If you don’t let the Recreation Department know, your opinion won’t be counted.

Lucille’s BBQ joining grabn- go lineup Lucille’s BBQ will be joining Domino’s, Taco Tuesday, and Cousins Lobster starting in May. Look for them on the second Monday at the Clubhouse 6 parking lot from 3-6 p.m.

Town hall will answer questions about reservation policy This month, the GRF Board will take a final vote on amendments to Policy 70-1411-1 Facility Reservations. Rumors and misconceptions continue regarding how this will affect clubs and organizations.

GRF is hosting a multidepartmental Town Hall on April 19 at 1 p.m. in Clubhouse 4 where staff will flesh out the details and answer questions. Currently, the custodians are busy documenting each reservation to determine how much time each takes for setup, teardown, cleanup and AV assistance. The policy is based on one hour of one custodian’s time as an average and reasonable setup/ teardown. Clubs are invited to review their sketches with staff to see what might be done to reduce time if they are concerned. Recreation does have groups whose reservations take from three to five hours weekly, which most agree is excessive.

Clubs are rebounding

The Recreation Department is seeing increased participation in clubs and GRF special events. Since COVID restrictions were lifted last year, 12 new clubs have formed—the Aloha Club, the French Club, the American Sign Language Club, Golden Wind Zen, the Korean Senior Health Class, the Korean Veterans Association, the LW Saxophone Club, American Rules Mahjong, Music CDs for Seniors, the Latin Dance Club and the Balance and Stability Club.

Contact the Recreation office to be connected with these and 150 other clubs and organizations in LW.

—Kathy Thayer