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Superintendent to testify in Salem as district seeks repairs for Osborne Aquatic Center
Summary
Superintendent and community advocates will present to the Oregon Ways and Means Committee seeking state funding to repair Osborne Aquatic Center, which district leaders said serves thousands, provides summer meals and is one of the few 50‑meter facilities used by regional swim teams.
Corvallis School District Superintendent Ryan Noss told the board May 8 he will testify before the Oregon Legislature’s Ways and Means Committee in Salem to request funding for repairs to the Osborne Aquatic Center, a 50‑meter pool the district said is heavily used for community programming and safety training.
Noss said he and Rick Gunther of CAT will have two minutes of testimony before the committee between noon and 4 p.m. the following day. He described Osborne as “not just a local pool,” noting it is one of two highly used 50‑meter pools in Oregon and draws users from Oregon, Washington, California, Hawaii and Idaho. The district and the city have shared maintenance arrangements but the district owns the facility.
Why it matters: The superintendent emphasized Osborne’s role in summer meals and safety…
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