Having received, like everyone else in Morgan Hill, the official notice for drought water restrictions I was somewhat perturbed to hear the continued construction of a neighbor’s new pool. Yes we had signed off on it per home owner’s requirements but that was before the dire notice sent out by the city.
When speaking to an official from the city I was told that they did know of the pool which was under construction but because a permit had been pulled prior to April 1 it was deemed a “hardship” if the pool would not be completed.
Don’t get me wrong but water needed to grow food, to drink, and generally survive constitutes a hardship if we do not have it—not being unable to fill a pool and continually top it up throughout the summer.
I think classifying a pool not being filled during a drought as a hardship is an affront to those of us who try and save water!
Ashley Duncombe
Morgan Hill
