Homeowners urged to track permit process for their pools
Photo credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara | Paulette Bates stands by her backyard pool in Riverhead after it passed inspection by the Town of Riverhead. Officials used satellite images to enforce permit laws on the pool.
When Riverhead's Paulette Bates learned she needed a permit for her in-ground pool, it was news to her, just as it was to many of the roughly 250 pool owners in town who were found to be without permits after officials reviewed satellite images.
"Our pool company said they would take care of it," Bates said.
Too often, some pool companies fail to tell clients about all the paperwork...
