Don't tell Amber Veihl that her household isn't a family. For the Troy resident and mother, Veihl ran up against a legal city of Troy policy when applying for a 2010 family pool membership for the public Troy Aquatic Park adjacent to Hobart Arena and Troy Memorial Stadium on Monday.

The city would not allow her to purchase a discounted membership reserved for families...to which the city recognizes as "legally married" couples and their children. Unfortunately for Veihl, who resides with her unmarried female partner and their children, she was told by recreation department staff that she would be ineligible for the family membership despite Veihl's claim that she had purchased a family membership at the Tipp City public pool last summer. According to our sources, Veihl then brought up the possibility of legal action towards the city, despite a 2009 legal evaluation and ultimate determination that the current policy is legal and within the city's rights to uphold, on the eligibility of family memberships and it's definition in 2009 by the city's legal team.

In an interview Tuesday afternoon with a Dayton news agency, to which Veihl contacted, she questioned "who is the city of Troy to tell me we're not a family?" Apparently, they are the one's who determine how much she pays to enjoy the five year old TAP.

For more information on purchasing a TAP membership as well as dates and times of operation, visit the all new www.HobartArena.com.