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Question: How busy is our current Fitness Center?
Answer: The Master Plan was not developed for purposes of building a new Fitness
Center. The need to build a new Fitness Center at this time comes about because of the
need to expand the kitchen into the Administrative space. We need to be careful in
assessing the use of our current Fitness Center. There has been a large turnover of
homes in our community in the past two years. We were also faced with the pandemic.
During this time, we limited access to the Fitness Center. Furthermore, many people have
been reluctant to use an indoor fitness facility. That being said, during the period from
the middle of April through July 2021, on our busy days between 30 and 33 people have
come into the Fitness Center to use the equipment. There were times where up to 8
people were in the Fitness Center at one time. Since a portion of the Aerobics Room has
been used to take virtual classes, we have 16 families that regularly use the spin bikes.
We have 20 people who have taken Pilates classes. These numbers show use of the
Fitness Center both during COVID and outside of Bocaire’s busy season. Certainly, once
the pandemic comes under control and we get into Bocaire’s busy season, these numbers
will only increase.
Question: How busy are our massage services?
Answer: Even with COVID, the number of people in Bocaire using the services of our
Massage Therapist April through July 2021 has increased over 225% when compared to
2019. It is a regular occurrence that the Massage Therapist is fully booked on the days
she works at Bocaire.
Question: Why do we have to have a new Cart Barn to be able to put the Fitness
Center on the second floor?
Answer: The existing Cart Barn was not designed to put a second floor on top. It is also
not up to current code. Our current Cart Barn does not hold enough carts to meet the
needs of our Members and Sponsored Guests during peak times. The number of carts that
the new Cart Barn can accommodate will be increased to meet Members’ and guests’
needs.
Question: Where else could the Administrative Office be located rather than in
the space of the existing Fitness Center?
Answer: There is nowhere else that the Administrative Office could be located when it
moves from its current location.
Question: Why can’t we just add a second floor to the Clubhouse?
Answer: We have asked the Professionals this question. We would need to perform
major renovations of the structure of the clubhouse, which is cost prohibitive, in order to
have the proper foundation to support a two-story structure. This would be more costly to
do than moving forward with a new Cart Barn with a second floor for the Fitness Center.
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