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To: Washington DC Department of Parks and Recreation and Council Member Charles Allen
Washington DC Ward 6 - Jacuzzi and Sauna for Rumsey Aquatic Center
This petition is in strong support for including a jacuzzi and sauna in the new Rumsey Aquatic Center. I urge the DC government to include these amenities. This petition is for Washington Ward 6 residents only and those who frequent the Rumsey Aquatic Center.
Why is this important?
This petition advocates for a jacuzzi (heated whirlpool) and a sauna in the new Rumsey Aquatic Center. We need to change the attitude of what the public pool can be and deliver not just on the basics, but something wonderful. Seniors, adults and teens all benefit in different ways from a jacuzzi and a sauna.
This is not unprecedented and common in many places. Certain public pools in DC have jacuzzis such as the Wilson Pool. These amenities should not be tucked away private luxuries, but should be for everyone in the community. That only happens when they are built into public facilities. Access to them shows in a personal way the government can provide not just the basics but the things that can make your day, bring joy and comfort, and relax sore muscles.
Everyone can benefit from a jacuzzi, and sauna. There is space. They are not very expensive to install or maintain. It really is just a mind shift to make this happen - it requires a spark of joyous imagination for what the public pool can be. We do not always have to be preventing the bad or meeting the standard. Instead, we can expand the good. We can do this. Let's make it happen.
This is not unprecedented and common in many places. Certain public pools in DC have jacuzzis such as the Wilson Pool. These amenities should not be tucked away private luxuries, but should be for everyone in the community. That only happens when they are built into public facilities. Access to them shows in a personal way the government can provide not just the basics but the things that can make your day, bring joy and comfort, and relax sore muscles.
Everyone can benefit from a jacuzzi, and sauna. There is space. They are not very expensive to install or maintain. It really is just a mind shift to make this happen - it requires a spark of joyous imagination for what the public pool can be. We do not always have to be preventing the bad or meeting the standard. Instead, we can expand the good. We can do this. Let's make it happen.