[Nat] ~ Thank heaven the pool initiative was defeated. There were too many unanswered questions, too many inequities, too many generalizations. And far, far too much invective.
But I suspect that the majority who voted against the initiative would also agree that the pool idea is a good one. It would be an asset to the town, and thus an asset to the entire community as a whole. So rather than giving up – which would leave many of the pool supporters frustrated – may I suggest that it is time to re-group, and go back to the table for an open discussion (perhaps including an electronic platform, so that part-time residents, whose taxes are equally affected, could participate?) about re-framing the project?
I’d like to suggest several ideas that I believe should feature in a new round of discussions:
1) An equitable tax distribution
2) The possibility of a thorough re-build of the existing pool (surely this could be done for less than the nine million for a new pool?)
3) A definite plan as to the finished pool, so that we know what we are voting on
4) A plan that would allow the pool to be used for lap swimming/competitions as well as recreation – this would enlarge its usefulness
5) A drive for private and corporate funding to offset the tax burden
6) Knowing before any vote what grants are to be relied upon
And a moratorium on hate mail, invective and scurrilous letters in the paper (one might also hope for a more neutral position from one of our newspapers, which in the final weeks was a hotbed of partisanship).
We must thank the pool committee for their hard work; and we must hope that the whole issue can be re-opened without any haste, for community input and discussion, so that the development of a pool with broad public support and usefulness can be developed. The initiative is dead; we may hope that the idea of a broadly useful, all-season pool is not.
Outram Echo 
peter
October 24, 2011
Sorry but you obviously did not look at the numbers from the vote. The number of “H” area votes for NO was the same number of total voters for Princeton (yes and no). So, if you don’t get it – let me put it this way WE DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR A POOL WE WILL NEVER USE.