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                                                                    Exhibit 10.6
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                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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         This AGREEMENT effective as of March 20, 2000, between ANTHONY & SYLVAN
POOLS CORPORATION (the "Company"), its successors and assigns, and William J.
Evanson (the "Employee").

         The Company agrees to employ the Employee as Executive Vice-President
and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and the Employee agrees to serve the
Company as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, all in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth below.

1.       EMPLOYMENT

         (a) The Employee shall have such powers and duties as are customarily
performed by similar officers of companies of similar size as the Company or
such other titles, duties and powers as the board of directors shall reasonably
determine.

         (b) The term of this Agreement (the "Term") shall commence on the date
hereof and terminate on December 31, 2001. Unless, at least thirty days prior to
the end of the Term (whether the initial Term or as theretofore extended), the
Company shall have given written notice to the Employee of its intention not to
renew this Agreement, or the Employee shall have given written notice to the
Company of his unwillingness to renew this Agreement or the employment of the
Employee has otherwise been terminated during the Term, the Term shall
automatically be extended for an additional year.

2.       COMPENSATION

         The Employee will receive a base salary of $150,000.00 with annual
review for so long as this Agreement is continued, at which times increases will
be considered in good faith. In addition to the base salary, the Company shall
pay the Employee a bonus targeted at fifty percent (50%) of his base salary each
year ("Target Bonus"), and the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of
Directors shall determine the appropriate target measures or goals in connection
with bonus compensation. Such bonus shall be determined and paid within thirty
(30) days after the Company's audited financial statements become available.

3.       INITIAL OPTIONS

         Pursuant to the terms of the Company's 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan,
the Company will grant to the Employee options (the "Initial Options") to
purchase 25,000 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Shares") at the price
and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in a Non-Statutory Stock
Option Agreement (the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A) (the
"Option Agreement") to be entered into between the Company and the Employee.

4.       BENEFITS

         During the term of this Agreement, the Employee and his eligible
dependents shall be entitled to participate in and receive benefits under any
stock option or profit-sharing plan, health, disability, medical insurance or
other employee welfare or benefit plan or arrangement made generally available
by the Company during the term of this Agreement to its executives and key
management employees.

5.       CAR

         During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall provide the
Employee with an automobile allowance in the amount of $700 per month, subject
to periodic adjustment if appropriate.

6.       TRADE SECRETS: CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

         The Employee shall not at any time or in any manner, either directly or
indirectly, divulge, disclose or communicate to any person, firm, company,
corporation or business in any manner whatsoever any confidential information
relating to the business of the Company, including without limitation, the
Company's customer list, pricing policies, trade secrets, know-how, product
designs, strategic plans and similar types of information. The foregoing
restrictions shall not apply to the extent that such information (a) is
obtainable in the public domain, (b) becomes obtainable in the public domain,
except by reason of the breach by the Employee of the terms hereof, or (c) is


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required to be disclosed by rule of law or by order of a court or governmental
body or agency. This Section 6 shall remain in full force and effect for a
period of ten (10) years after expiration or termination of this Agreement for
any reason.

7.       COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE

         During the term of this Agreement and for a period of two (2) years
thereafter, the Employee will not, without the Company's prior written consent,
directly or indirectly engage in, make any investment in or have any interest in
any business in competition with the business of the Company; the Employee will
not advise, assist or render services either directly or indirectly to any
person, firm, company, corporation or business other than the Company with
reference to any business in competition with the business engaged in by the
Company during the Employee's employment by the Company; and the Employee will
not employ or offer employment to any employee or solicit, directly or
indirectly, any employee to leave the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the ownership of securities of any business competing with the Company, if such
securities are publicly traded on a national securities market and constitute
less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding stock thereof, shall not
constitute a violation of this provision. For purposes of this Section 7, a
business in competition with the Company shall mean any business engaged in the
manufacture, design, installation, processing, sale or distribution of products
that are the same as or similar to those of the Company at any time during the
term of this Agreement.

8.       TERMINATION OF CONTRACT

         It is agreed that subject to the provisions of Section 9 below, the
Company may terminate the employment of the Employee at any time with or without
cause by prior written notice to the Employee.

9.       SEVERANCE AND ENTITLEMENT

         In the event the Company decides to terminate the employment of the
Employee under the section entitled "TERMINATION OF CONTRACT" for any reason
and/or at any time, for reasons other than "Good Cause" (as hereinafter
defined), or determines not to renew this Agreement at the end of the Term
(whether the initial Term or as theretofore extended), the Employee will be
entitled to, in lieu of any and all other payments that may otherwise be due
under this Agreement, (i) a termination allowance in an amount equal to (a)
twelve months' salary at the then current rate of the Employee's pay and (b) the
annual Target Bonus to which the Employee would be entitled if his targeted
goals were attained for the fiscal year during which such termination occurs and
the Employee were employed during such entire year, multiplied by a fraction the
numerator of which is the number of days elapsed during the year through such
date of termination and the denominator of which is 365, and (ii) a continuation
of all medical and other employee benefits for the shorter of (a) twelve months
following the effective date of the termination and (b) the effective date of
coverage by similar plans of another employer. The termination allowance shall
be paid by the Company in twelve equal monthly installments beginning on the
first day of the first month following the effective date of termination;
provided, however, that the Employee continues to be in compliance with Sections
6 and 7 above. Any stock options vested and exercisable as of the date of such
termination may be exercised by the Employee for up to three (3) months after
the date that the Company delivers notice of such termination pursuant to the
terms of the Option Agreement. In the event the Company terminates this
Agreement for "Good Cause," which will be defined as the failure or refusal by
the Employee to perform his assigned duties, failure to adhere to Company policy
and/or the engaging by the Employee in misconduct injurious to the Company, the
Employee will not be entitled to receive any termination allowance, continuation
of benefits, or any other payments provided for in this Agreement, and any and
all unexercised stock options held by the Employee, both exercisable and
non-exercisable and unvested, shall be automatically forfeited and cancelled by
the Company pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement.

10.      NOTICE OF TERMINATION

         Any intended termination of the employment of the Employee by the
Company or by the Employee shall be communicated by written notice of
termination ("Notice of Termination") to the other party hereto in accordance
with the section entitled "NOTICES" and shall state the grounds for termination.
Any purported termination of the Employee's employment which is not effected
pursuant to a Notice of Termination shall not be effective in discharging the
Employee.

11.      DEATH OR DISABILITY; RESIGNATION

         (a) Disability or Death. If the Employee is incapacitated for a period
of three (3) consecutive months so that he cannot perform his duties hereunder
on a full-time basis, then either the Company or the Employee may give written
notice to the other terminating the Employee's employment effective thirty (30)
days thereafter (the "Disability Termination Date"). The Company shall continue
to provide salary, medical coverage, disability and group life insurance to the
Employee for six (6) months after the earlier of the Disability Termination Date
or date of death. In the event of death or disability any stock options that are
not yet exercisable shall, pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement, become
exercisable immediately. In the event of the Employee's death or disability, his
estate or the Employee may exercise any options held for up to one (1) year
after such date. Except as set forth herein, if the Employee




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dies prior to the termination of his employment or if notice of termination for
disability is given as provided above, the Company's obligations hereunder shall
terminate as of the earlier of the Employee's death or the Disability
Termination Date.

         (b) Resignation. If the Employee's employment is terminated by reason
of his voluntary resignation, all of the Company's obligations hereunder shall
terminate as of the termination date. All unexercised options, both vested and
unvested, shall be automatically forfeited and cancelled by the Company pursuant
to the terms of the Option Agreement.

12.      CHANGE IN CONTROL

         If there occurs a "change in control" (as hereinafter defined) of the
Company, any options granted to the Employee shall, pursuant to the terms of the
Option Agreement, become exercisable immediately by the Employee at any time.

         The term "change in control" means the first to occur of the following
events: (i) when any "person" as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act
and as used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a "group" as defined
in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding the Company and any employee
benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company (including any trustee of
such plan acting as trustee), directly or indirectly, becomes the "beneficial
owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to
time), of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%)
of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or
(ii) the completion of a transaction requiring shareholder approval for the
acquisition of substantially all of the stock or assets of the Company by an
entity other than the Company or any merger of the Company into another company
and the Company is not the surviving company. Notwithstanding anything else in
this agreement, "Change in control" shall not include any change for reasons of
bankruptcy, insolvency or otherwise for the benefit of the Company's creditors.

13.      TAXES

         If all or any of the amounts payable to the Employee under this
Agreement (together with all other payments of cash or property, whether
pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, including, without limitation, the
issuance of shares or options) constitutes "excess parachute payments" within
the meaning of Section 280G of the Code that are subject to the excise tax
imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any similar tax or assessment), the
amounts payable hereunder shall be increased to the extent necessary to place
the Employee in the same after-tax position as he would have been in had no such
tax assessment been imposed on any such payment paid or payable to the Employee
under this Agreement or any other payment that the Employee may receive in
connection therewith. The determination of the amount of any such tax or
assessment and the incremental payment required hereby in connection therewith
shall be made by the accounting firm employed by the Employee within thirty (30)
calendar days after such payment and said incremental payment shall be made
within five (5) calendar days after determination has been made. If, after the
date upon which the payment required by this Section 3(d) has been made, it is
determined (pursuant to final regulations or published rulings of the Internal
Revenue Service, final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, Internal
Revenue Service audit assessment, or otherwise) that the amount of excise or
other similar taxes or assessments payable by the Employee is greater than the
amount initially so determined, then the Company shall pay the Employee an
amount equal to the sum of: (i) such additional excise or other taxes, PLUS (ii)
any interest, fines and penalties resulting from such underpayment, PLUS (iii)
an amount necessary to reimburse the Employee for any income, excise or other
tax assessment payable by the Employee with respect to the amounts specified in
(i) and (ii) above, and the reimbursement provided by this clause (iii), in the
manner described above in this Section 3(c). Payment thereof shall be made
within five (5) calendar days after the date of such subsequent determination.
If, after the date upon which the payment required by this Section 3(c) has been
made to the Employee, it is determined that the Employee is entitled to receive
a refund of all or part of such payment, then the Employee shall pay to the
Company all amounts received by the Employee as a refund of any such overpayment
of excise or other taxes.

14.      AMENDMENT

         This Agreement may be amended at any time by a written agreement signed
by the Company and the Employee.

15.      WAIVERS

         The voluntary waiver by the Company or the Employee of any provision of
this Agreement or any breach thereof does not entail a waiver of any other
portion of this Agreement or this Agreement as a whole, or any subsequent breach
of the same provision, and does not affect the validity of this Agreement.

16.      GOVERNING LAW

         This Agreement, and all rights, duties and remedies hereunder shall be
governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the procedural and
substantive laws of the State of Ohio.


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17.      SEVERABILITY

         Should any portion of this Agreement be declared by a court of law
having competent jurisdiction over the persons and subject matter of this
Agreement to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall
remain enforceable and in full effect. In the event that any provision of this
Agreement should be or becomes invalid for any reason, such provision shall
remain effective to the maximum extent permissible, and the parties shall
consult and agree on a legally acceptable modification giving effect to the
commercial objectives of the unenforceable or invalid provision, and every other
provision of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

18.      SUCCESSORS

         This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by,
the parties' successors, representatives, executors, administrators or
assignees.

19.      NOTICES

         All notices or other communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be made by hand delivery, facsimile or registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

If to the Company, to:               Anthony & Sylvan Pools Corporation
                                     Mt. Vernon Square, Suite 300
                                     6690 Beta Drive
                                     Mayfield Village, OH 44143
                                     Attention: Chief Executive Officer

If to the Employee, to:              William J.  Evanson
                                     Anthony & Sylvan Pools Corporation
                                     Mt. Vernon Square, Suite 300
                                     6690 Beta Drive
                                     Mayfield Village, OH 44143

or at such other addresses as shall be furnished by the parties by like notice,
and such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given or made as
of the date so delivered, if delivered personally; when receipt is acknowledged,
if sent by facsimile; and five calendar days after so mailed, if sent by
registered or certified mail.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Agreement as of the date first above written.

                                     ANTHONY & SYLVAN POOLS CORPORATION


                                     By:
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                                     Name: Stuart D. Neidus
                                     Its:  Chief Executive Officer


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                                           William J. Evanson