Covington council agrees to pursue King County grant to fund pool repairs and family changing rooms

Covington City Council on March 25 directed staff to pursue a King County grant covering up to 50% of proposed improvements at the city aquatic center, after staff said the project package would make the application more competitive.

The grant application would seek funding for two principal components: a full replaster and retiling of the pool (estimated $736,500) and conversion of two lobby restrooms into family changing rooms with showers, ADA upgrades and HVAC improvements (estimated $710,500). City staff said the total estimated cost is roughly $1.5 million and that the city would need to match grant funds using the Aquatics Reserve, which staff estimated at about $1.4 million.

The pool liner work addresses what staff called a time-sensitive maintenance need: “The pool liner was last completely replastered and retiled in 02/2007,” staff member Ethan said, adding…