PRELIMINARY POOL 2 RENOVATION - FAQs
Why are you renovating the Family Center to include the bathhouse instead of renovating the current bathhouse or building a new one?
When we first started reviewing the overall project, we were aware that the existing bathhouse was not up to current health department codes for a new facility, and that if there were to be an increase in facility capacities, it would be very difficult to renovate the current bathhouse space to include the appropriate and required number of fixtures and amenities for the new facility. We also determined that the current Family Center is a very underutilized space, and by relocating the bathhouse into that facility, it would give us the flexibility to both provide more deck space for the increased capacity and open up the deck to provide a full view of Woodhaven Lake to the east. Renovating the Family Center will be far less expensive for the overall project than building a brand-new bathhouse and will also offer us a much more compact project completion timeframe by allowing much of the Family Center renovation work to be performed during winter months.
How does the proposed Pool 2 design compare to the current one in terms of capacity and water measurements?
Please remember, the current plan is merely a preliminary design, and changes and modifications can, and most likely will be included in future versions of the overall plan based on additional and ongoing feedback from the Board of Directors, Committees, Property Owners, and staff. As the preliminary pool design sits right now, as presented to the Facilities Planning Committee at their August 2025 meeting, the facility could accommodate up to 500 patrons compared to the current capacity of 350. When determining patron capacity, the capacity limits apply to the facility as a whole, including pool and deck area. Updated facility capacity numbers are not meant to imply that 500 patrons can fit in the pool at the same time.
Comparisons between water surface area and total gallons are as follows:
Existing Pool 2 Facility
Main Pool Surface Area (sf)……………………………..3,150
Wading Pool Surface Area (sf)……………………………590
Total Surface Area (sf)…………………………………….3,741
Main Pool (gal)……………………………………………138,230
Wading Pool Volume (gal)……………………………….4,420
Total Volume (gal)……………………………………….142,650
Proposed Pool 2 Facility
Activity/Lap Pool Surface Area (sf)………………….6,192
Wet Deck Surface Area (sf)………………………………..708
Total Surface Area (sf)……………………………………6,900
Activity/Lap Pool – 5′ depth (gal)………………..~166,329
Proposed Activity/Lap Pool – 6′ depth (gal)…~178,530
An additional benefit of the separate run-out slide in the preliminary Pool 2 design is that no swimming space is occupied by the slide activity area, as is the case with our existing pool and slide, which currently occupies approximately 450 square feet of potential swimming space.
Will the lap pool area be limited to lap swimmers at all times?
No, the lap lanes depicted in the design plans are there merely to show that lap lanes could be installed during special activities and dedicated lap swim times when necessary. For the majority of the time, that area would merely be part of the overall activity swim area with potential depths between 5 feet and 6 feet, which would allow for diving from the deck area into the pool.
As a Property Owner in good standing, will I get to vote on what the final design plans are or if we should even go forward with this project?
Short answer – no. Per Woodhaven’s Governing Documents and the Common Interest Community Association Act (CICAA), there are only three situations where a vote by membership is required at Woodhaven. They include:
- Election of directors to the Board of Directors;
- NEW capital addition projects which cost more than $555,000 (as calculated by the Consumer Price Index-Midwest and adjusted every five years);
- Changes and amendments to Woodhaven’s Declaration of Covenants
As a replacement capital project that has been a 45+ year asset included and accounted for in Woodhaven’s Reserve Fund Plan, the final design and budget for this project is at the discretion of the Board of Directors, who use feedback and input from outside industry professionals, committees, staff, and Property Owners through the Speak-Up Sheet Program to help make these important decisions on your behalf. Our goal is to develop a solid plan with an updated design and new features that will hopefully serve Woodhaven’s owners and guests for the next 50 years.
What is the timeline for completion?
As the Board, Committees and staff move through the 2026 – 2027 budgeting process, we hope to provide some final clarity to Williams Architects on the preliminary design plans based on project budgetary goals. Once any additional modifications are made to the preliminary design plan, we will look to contract with Williams Architects for final design and architectural drawings allowing us to begin the project permitting and bidding process. We anticipate this process will take place between October 2025 and August 2026, with a construction start sometime in the fall of 2026 after Pool 2 closes for the season. If all goes well through the construction process, our hope is to open the new Pool 2 facility by Memorial Weekend 2027, however, this is highly dependent on many factors we cannot anticipate until we get into actual construction.
What types of operational changes do you anticipate once Pool 2 is complete?
While many operational requirements and processes will be determined as we continue to finalize design plans and establish facility needs, we do know more staff will be needed to safely and effectively operate the new facility, based on the increase in capacity limits alone. With our current capacity of 350, we typically hire 8 lifeguards each year who are assigned to operate Pool 2. We anticipate needing at least 12 lifeguards to safely operate the new facility with an anticipated increased capacity of 500. Although there are several specific areas we believe will require an increase to individual operating budget line items, such as payroll, we also believe greatly improved efficiencies in new pool mechanical and filtering systems may help us actually save or hold steady in others.
I thought we as property owners voted down a splash park, but this design makes it look like we’re still getting one.
The preliminary design as currently presented certainly does have a few similar features as a splash pad, however, they are a very small part of the overall design. The wet deck area, which has no standing water, is the area where splash pad features are proposed. It is only 708 square feet of surface area in the overall pool design with a total water surface area of 6,900 square feet, which represents just over 10% of the total. The purpose of this area is to provide a space for children to play, splash, and get wet without concern of being in any standing water depths. We believe it is an important feature to modern pool design and will serve the needs of parents and grandparents with younger children.