Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Get caught, get kicked-out: Lawrence apartment complexes are busting intruders for stealing residents’ sun-time.
Jessica Stewart, manager for Tuckaway Apartments, said Tuckaway attempts to keep non-residents out of their pools by stopping people they do not recognize. Stewart said she knows most of the Tuckaway tenets by appearance and all by name. Management asks people to leave if they do not live at the complex.
Stewart said she expects students to use apartment pools they do not belong to.
“It’s pretty typical. I went to pools in college that I didn’t belong to. It’s not a huge deal, but it does take away from the tenants that live here,” Stewart said,
Two weeks ago, Tuckaway had to drain their pool to remove glass fragments. Stewart said this was a result of the “party scene” that occurs when unwanted guests leave their beer bottles and cigarette butts behind.
Nicole Weitkamp, Overland Park graduate, attempted to use the Tuckaway pool earlier this summer. She said a Tuckaway employee questioned her as she was walking to the pool. Weitkamp explained to the employee that her friend, who lived at the complex, said she could swim there.
Weitkamp said the employee told her she could not use the pool and asked her to leave. With Weitkamp’s time in Lawrence winding down, she said getting caught once was enough and she might not try again.
“If I had another month,” Weitkamp said, “I would probably try again if I was going with other people.”
Kelli Scheuerman, community manager for The Reserve, said The Reserve had problems with damage caused after hours. This caused the staff to close the pool the following day to clean it and balance the chemicals.
Scheuerman said The Reserve has several tools to keep intruders off of their property, one of them being a digital camera system.
Erica Rowe, Kansas City, Mo., senior, who lives at The Reserve, said the unwanted guests at the Reserve pool caused her to stop visiting the facility.
“I do know a lot of people from around Lawrence come to our pool who don’t live here.” Rowe said. “I am kind of annoyed by that because they bring all of their alcohol and leave bottles and cans everywhere and sometimes in the pool.”
Susan Rinke, property manager at The Legends, said her apartment complex does not have a set way to monitor for unwanted guests. Rinky said all guests must be accompanied by a resident. Rinky said unwanted guests have not become a problem at The Legends, but if any guest or resident gets rambunctious, they are asked to leave.
Sarah Mann, Overland Park junior, goes to The Legends pool with her sister, who lives in the complex. Mann said she thinks a lot of people are kept out of The Legends because they need a key to get into the pool.
— Edited by Joe Caponio
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