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1. 1

   Sign the petition

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2. 2

   Email the board

   Direct, personal email from a constituent is the single most effective lever. Use this template, edit the [bracketed] parts.

   Subject: Please pause any vote on the Valles Pool, and share the evidence
   
   Dear members of the New Canaan YMCA Board of Directors,
   
   As a [member / parent / senior / neighbor], I am asking you to pause any vote on the future of the Valles Pool until the community has been meaningfully consulted and the underlying evidence has been made public.
   
   At the May 21 meeting, Y leadership confirmed that the Valles Pool is safe and sound with roughly 20 years of useful life remaining. Closing it would eliminate diving at the Y entirely (the Forese Pool is too shallow and lacks deck space for boards), cut effective lap-lane capacity from 13 lanes to 7, and remove the only YMCA pool certified for high school swim and diving meets, affecting NC Caimans, NCHS, Darien HS, Sacred Heart, Masters, and youth programs. More than 300 swimmers and divers use Valles on a regular basis. The only Y meeting members were made aware of was held at 11:30 a.m. on a weekday, when most working members and parents cannot attend.
   
   I respectfully ask the board to:
     1. Postpone any vote on the Valles Pool until the process is transparent.
     2. Publicly release the engineering report and usage survey the Y has cited.
     3. Convene a public working session with affected user groups and consider alternatives, including repair of the existing structure, alongside demolition.
   
   Thank you for your service and for taking this request seriously.
   
   Sincerely,
   [Your name]
   [Your town]

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   Share on social

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   The New Canaan YMCA board is weighing demolition of the Valles Pool, even though Y leadership says it has 20 years of life left, and the reports being used to justify the decision haven't been shared with members. Add your name. #SaveVallesPool savevallespool.org

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