Great move, I loved going to this pool with my son until it was over run with ( LETS JUST SAY non east penn school district people ) 18 bucks a day should take care of that. Boy if we could only turn the clocks back.

I went to the pool this past Saturday with my girls and was very shocked by the people that were at the pool and their behavior. I just told my husband that I didn't think we would be going back this summer. I have changed my mind and will most likely continue to use the pool... after July 1st that is.

This is great news, borough residence absorb a higher cost of living in exchange for the amenities our town has to offer, it's great to see that we are making a move to keep Emmaus a more traditional, family oriented town.

eighteen dollors is outrageous for a day pass. Maybe the people in charge should do something about banning the trouble makers and not punish the other kids. Just because you don't live in east penn school district doesn't make you a bad kid and to punish them is just wrong

Thanks for that good news - we're Emmaus residents and after last year, had decided not to come back. Now we may try it again. But we do hope that East Penn parents will keep their sick children home and out of the pool - we got sick really often last year., and don't care to repeat that! Thanks!

I am saddened by the decision to raise the non-resident fees so high. I have fond memories of going to Emmaus pool as a kid and have always loved the pool. I live just outside of the East Penn School District line and have been taking my own small children there for the last few years. With the new fee, it will be no longer possible to go. I agree with a previous poster that just because someone lives outside of the area, it does not make them a trouble maker.

I think its great that this change is coming, but unless these changes are accompanied by actual enforcement of these rules, nothing is going to change. Have you taken notice to what happens when individuals who are not members are handled by the desk attendant? They are simply asked if they live in Emmaus. 99.9% of the time, their answer is yes, and they are not prompted to provide identification to prove their residence. Any fool who looks at the new fee schedule, and knows the normal rules of pool entrance, will understand that it would not be advantageous to provide their actual address. in addition, where is the accountability? You get what you pay for. How can you expect the 20 year old "manager" in charge of the pool who is making $9/hour, or any of his subordinate teenaged life guards making $7/hour, to be accountable, and if necessary, confrontational, towards individuals who dispute these rates or cannot provide identification? Unless sweeping changes are made to policy and accountability is enforced, nothing is going to change. And when there is a conflict at the pool, the 2 auxiliary police officers who don't carry guns aren't going to be able to do much about it.

Thank God......leave the rubbish in Allentown where it belongs