Nederland rec department’s mind turns toward summer
Published 6:11 pm Monday, January 8, 2018
- Joaquin Duque, 10, left, Sofia Duque, 6, and Anthony Fanette, 5, jump into Nederland Pool on Thursday. Nederland Parks and Recreation will host a series of family nights at the pool beginning June 12. The pool opens for the summer on Saturday. Mary Meaux/The News
NEDERLAND — It’s difficult to think about swimming and outdoor activity, not with the recent rash of cold weather. But eventually, warm weather will return.
The city of Nederland is gearing up.
The Nederland City Council on Monday approved an ordinance establishing hours of operation, procedures, facility rental fees, pool rental/passes and league fees for the Nederland Recreation Center and Nederland Swimming Pool.
For instance, some points of the ordinance are the hours of operation for public use of the recreation building facility during business hours will be from:
- 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
- 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
- Closed on Sunday.
For private use/after, hours will be 5-10 p.m. Friday, 5-10 Saturday and 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
The new swimming pool hours are:
- Closed on Monday
- 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday
- 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday
- 9 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. Friday
- 9 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. Saturday
- 1 to 7:45 p.m. Sunday.
Fees are classified according to one being a resident or a non-resident.
The city considers a resident any person that leases, rents or owns property within the city limits of Nederland. Proof of residency is required.
Rental applicants are required to provide all pertinent information relating to function at time of application. Fees for an event must be paid in full in order for a date to be reserved.
Furthermore, applicants are required to clean up after use of the facility.
Anytime the facility is used for an event that is staged for profit or fundraising, a $200 merchant fee will be charged.
All Nederland-based nonprofit organizations may apply for use of the Vermeer meeting room at no charge, but are subject to recreation building schedules.
The normal swim season is from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Cancellations of pool parties will be honored up to 14 days prior to the rental; payment will be forfeited for cancellation, for any reason, within 14 days.
Additional staff requirements resulting from excess swimmers, damage to the facility or the addition of chemical to the pool may result in a minimum of $40 fee for the rental applicant in addition to the pool rental fees.
No private parties are allowed during public swim hours.
