I like the ponds just fine for fishing, and I bet the windsurfing is fun (and challenging at times). That said, ask yourself where you would rather have your kids swimming - in those ponds, or in a clean swimming pool that is located away from the freeway. If your answer is the ponds, then fair enough.

Sorry about the misinformation on the contractor selection process. Didn't I just say something about how I try never to let hearsay form my opinions? It's just so easy to do that sometimes I can't resist.