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• April 2015
PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
John Garner, Sr.
FSPA President
Time flies
Time does fly by. One quarter of 2015 is already
gone! And the FSPA is constantly busy. There are
Board meetings, the Everything Under the Sun
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Expo
in Orlando, Legislative Days was in March and the FSPA
Swim Meet is in the fall.
This all takes lots of work from our state office as well
as members who volunteer their time unselfishly.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate
Wendy and Bernice, and the efforts of their staff and
volunteers, on a successful Expo in February. This is in the wake of the national
show which was held in November 2014 in the Orange County Convention
Center as well. All of the comments from the distributors and people who
participated have all been very positive. I would like to extend my sincere
appreciation to all of our exhibitors who participated in the show; thank you!
The legislative session is underway and we have been working very hard
on our government relations program. Thank you to Jennifer Hatfield for all
of her hard work and dedication. If you and/or your chapter have not made
a donation to PIPAC, now is the time. Support our cause in Tallahassee and
support your industry. Keeping track of and voicing opinions regarding bills
which could affect you or your business takes time, money and the support
of legislators.
We also have a hard-working public pool task force. We created a public
pool coalition with UPSA, BOAF, and DOH and are working hard on legislative
issues. A flowchart (see page 16) has been created for public pool permitting
that makes the new process easier to follow and hopefully helps building
departments and DOH, and of course the pool contractors, understand how
the process works.
As you know, this industry has always been good to us and we continue
to learn from the efforts of this association and our education programs.
Manufacturers work with us and provide education also. As 2015 continues to
fly by, support one another, the pool industry and the Florida Swimming Pool
Association.
