COVID-19 Update
Dear TSA Members,
We hope you are all staying safe during this unusual and trying time. Please know that you and your families are in our thoughts. Our concern for everyone's health is at the forefront and is our priority at this time. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and its challenges, New York's "Stay at Home" order has been extended until June 13, 2020. Following guidelines set forth by our State Government, we will not have our Memorial Day General Membership meeting nor our welcome back BBQ as they would certainly exceed the mandate of no more than 10 people in a gathering.
While we are unable to fully open the facility for use on Memorial Day weekend as is customary, the Board of Directors has decided to make a limited portion of the "grounds" available to members starting this Memorial Day Weekend. The pool, bathrooms, tennis court, basketball court, and volleyball court, will be closed for use as per County and State guidelines. In further accordance with County practices, we will not put out any lounge chairs or other seating and tables for members to sit at on the patio or screened in porch.
The seating area by the beach can be used, however, for obvious personal safety, we require that members wipe down their seat prior to use. Members are welcome to bring their own seating for use at the club. Please bring your own cleaning supplies, as we honestly do not have any supplies to leave out. Any member who wants to use the "grounds" may do so and MUST practice social distancing or wear a face covering. We will be implementing signage to this effect within the next week. We have suspended all social programs, rentals, and gatherings at this time.
As many have noticed, the pools have been uncovered and Chaikin has begun to prepare for opening. Required, routine maintenance and chemical balancing necessary for a running pool will be continued until the pool can be declared open or deemed closed for the season. It was the decision of the Board of Directors to move forward with preparing the pool. We believed that if we waited until the County or State declared pools open, we would not be able to get Chaikin to physically open us in an expedited fashion nor supply us with a lifeguard. It is our intention to open the pool only when allowed by the agency which has the jurisdiction to give us the approval to do so. We cannot currently provide any time frame to open the pool. At this time, under no circumstances, are the pools open for swimming. We understand that many of you are holding off joining the club until a decision has been made regarding the pool opening. We will keep passing information along as it is available to us. Bracelets for members are in the process of being ordered and will be distributed as soon as possible. Additionally, the gate codes for the facility will be updated on Friday, May 22 and forwarded to our members.
Please understand that we don’t have ALL the answers to every scenario or situation at this time; we cannot be sure when the pool is going to open, or if Long Island will meet the remaining metrics allowing us to open the facility in its full capacity. As information becomes available we will pass it along. Of course, none of this is ideal. We would all certainly prefer to have hard dates and solid plans. In this uncertain time, the best we can all do is to work together, share ideas and take it one week and one phase at a time.
This Board is committed to using all of the information at its disposal to ensure that the Membership can safely enjoy their time at Tiana Shores this season. Thank you for your understanding and continued partnership.
Better Together,
The Tiana Shores Association Board of Directors
We hope you are all staying safe during this unusual and trying time. Please know that you and your families are in our thoughts. Our concern for everyone's health is at the forefront and is our priority at this time. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and its challenges, New York's "Stay at Home" order has been extended until June 13, 2020. Following guidelines set forth by our State Government, we will not have our Memorial Day General Membership meeting nor our welcome back BBQ as they would certainly exceed the mandate of no more than 10 people in a gathering.
While we are unable to fully open the facility for use on Memorial Day weekend as is customary, the Board of Directors has decided to make a limited portion of the "grounds" available to members starting this Memorial Day Weekend. The pool, bathrooms, tennis court, basketball court, and volleyball court, will be closed for use as per County and State guidelines. In further accordance with County practices, we will not put out any lounge chairs or other seating and tables for members to sit at on the patio or screened in porch.
The seating area by the beach can be used, however, for obvious personal safety, we require that members wipe down their seat prior to use. Members are welcome to bring their own seating for use at the club. Please bring your own cleaning supplies, as we honestly do not have any supplies to leave out. Any member who wants to use the "grounds" may do so and MUST practice social distancing or wear a face covering. We will be implementing signage to this effect within the next week. We have suspended all social programs, rentals, and gatherings at this time.
As many have noticed, the pools have been uncovered and Chaikin has begun to prepare for opening. Required, routine maintenance and chemical balancing necessary for a running pool will be continued until the pool can be declared open or deemed closed for the season. It was the decision of the Board of Directors to move forward with preparing the pool. We believed that if we waited until the County or State declared pools open, we would not be able to get Chaikin to physically open us in an expedited fashion nor supply us with a lifeguard. It is our intention to open the pool only when allowed by the agency which has the jurisdiction to give us the approval to do so. We cannot currently provide any time frame to open the pool. At this time, under no circumstances, are the pools open for swimming. We understand that many of you are holding off joining the club until a decision has been made regarding the pool opening. We will keep passing information along as it is available to us. Bracelets for members are in the process of being ordered and will be distributed as soon as possible. Additionally, the gate codes for the facility will be updated on Friday, May 22 and forwarded to our members.
Please understand that we don’t have ALL the answers to every scenario or situation at this time; we cannot be sure when the pool is going to open, or if Long Island will meet the remaining metrics allowing us to open the facility in its full capacity. As information becomes available we will pass it along. Of course, none of this is ideal. We would all certainly prefer to have hard dates and solid plans. In this uncertain time, the best we can all do is to work together, share ideas and take it one week and one phase at a time.
This Board is committed to using all of the information at its disposal to ensure that the Membership can safely enjoy their time at Tiana Shores this season. Thank you for your understanding and continued partnership.
Better Together,
The Tiana Shores Association Board of Directors