The community pool will close for repairs and summer maintenance starting Monday, May 25.
As Larry Persily reports, reopening is planned for July 13, assuming no unforeseen delays in the work.
As people spend more time outdoors, the Parks and Recreation Department takes advantage of the lower summer attendance at its indoor facilities to undertake its maintenance chores at the pool and community center.
The weight rooms, cardio equipment, sauna and locker rooms will be open during the first couple of weeks of the pool closure, but the entire operation will close June 6-14 for maintenance, cleaning and other work projects, announced Lucy Robinson, Parks and Recreation director.
This summer’s busy work list includes “draining the pool to complete deep cleaning and repairs to the pool basin, along with pool mechanical system repair and replacement projects,” she said.
Planned work at the pool deck and basin includes an acid wash of the deck, a deep clean of the gutters, tile repair and grout work, and painting.
A new chlorination cell will be installed, the heat exchanger replaced and the heating and ventilation unit in the basement repaired, Robinson said.
Maintenance in the locker rooms will include tile repair and grouting, plus some plumbing work, locker repairs and painting.
Weight rooms and cardio equipment will be repaired, along with deep cleaning and painting updates in those areas.
