Underwood Diving Board Supporters Flock to Facebook
More than 500 "fans" back diving return to century old pool; will be "Outrage of the Day" on WRKO at noon.
Karl Ivester broke his neck diving into shallow water in 1999. "I am not an advocate for diving boards. I have not dove in any water in 13 years," said the long-time Belmont resident in an email interview. But when Ivester read on Belmont Patch Saturday, June 23, that the Belmont Health Department had removed the diving board at the town's Underwood Pool due to safety concerns, he took action. "It was clear that the pool was to be enjoyed by the children of Belmont and it was clear that a diving board was important to the Underwood," he said. But rather than make phone calls, sign a petition or go door-to-door to bring out support for the 100-year-old tradition, Ivester started up his computer and created a Facebook page. Dubbed "Save the …
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Troy Riser
4:44 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
What is it with this overriding need of government officials, great and small, to exercise a measure of control over every aspect of our lives? It isn't so much the act itself--in this case, the removal of a perfectly safe diving board; it's the thinking behind it, the mindset driving it. more ›