Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lake Naomi Club
In 2013, the Lake Naomi Club in Pocono Pines, Penn., celebrated 50 years of uncompromising member services, top-tier amenities, and extraordinary, lifelong family memories. The club continues to be at the forefront of recreational communities in the mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania and throughout the United States. In order to maintain this platinum level of member satisfaction, the club must prepare for the future.
The Lake Naomi Club is once again embarking on expanding and enhancing one of its most-loved member amenities—the Logan Steele Community Center, which includes an indoor aquatic facility. The membership’s overwhelming satisfaction and support of the 48,000-square-foot center is undeniable. But members have identified areas that need some additional attention to meet the needs of the growing community. The expansion of aerobic and fitness facilities, addressing the need for shallow-water areas in the pool, and increased space in the locker rooms, are a few items of concern.
Searching For Space
The center opened in 2007, featuring an indoor pool with a zero-entry ramp, surrounding floor-to-ceiling windows, and overhead wooden beams. Over time, though, it was evident that projected use, as determined by the aquatic committee, was not consistent with actual membership use. The pool was originally designed to meet the needs of the club’s award-winning swim team, besides being a great recreational pool for families. As it turned out, the swim team preferred the outdoor lakeside pool, and families using the indoor pool preferred to sit poolside and watch their young swimmers instead of being in the water with them. The indoor pool did not have adequate shallow water for young members, so the zero-entry ramp became the favorite area for inexperienced swimmers. This, of course, became cumbersome for members who benefited from the zero-entry ramp feature.