Snoqualmie commissioners press for clearer numbers after county grant loss for community‑center pool project

Commissioners at the Sept. 9 Parks and Events Commission meeting were told staff have updated cost estimates after the city did not secure a county grant for the proposed community‑center pool and plan to bring revised figures to city council before the commission takes additional public fundraising steps. The discussion focused on funding options — scaling the project, forming a regional coalition to pursue county or state funds, or returning to voters with a bond measure — and on coordinating a city council nomination to the Snoqualmie Valley Aquatics Council.

The pool project matters because the city faces a high upfront cost and residents have voted on related bonds three previous times. Dante staff and commissioners said regional partnership is the most realistic route to obtain the kind of funding local leaders have described. “Our best chance of getting a pool in this part of the valley is if everybody in the valley works…