Voices from the deck.

"The Valles Pool is not an underused facility. It is essential."

"Once you take the Valles Pool away, the Y cannot offer the breadth and scope of aquatic programs it does today."

"The local community needs more pools, not fewer."

"Rather than demolishing an asset, please consider rallying the membership around the aquatics program through expanded offerings and fundraising."

"While at the Y, I have seen people lining up waiting for access to Forese when Valles is unavailable. Closure will only exacerbate that."

"The aquatics program is core to the vision we have for our family's long-term interaction with the YMCA."

"Once a pool is gone, it is gone permanently, and the loss to the community would be substantial."

"If these programs are no longer viewed as core to the Y's mission, that should be communicated clearly and directly to the families who have supported them."

"The group most negatively impacted will be people of working age — and that is the very group that is the backbone of the town's tax base."

"Can anyone explain how less pool time is a better fit for this Y's mission?"