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Canal Winchester council debates restricting pool access; leaves rates unchanged
Summary
Councilmembers and staff debated proposals to restrict pool access to city residents or school-district residents after complaints of crowding and annual operating losses. Council did not change fees and removed the item from old business pending more data and staff work.
Councilmembers debated whether to restrict access to Canal Winchester’s municipal pool to city residents — or to city and Canal Winchester school-district residents — but did not adopt new rules or raise fees at the March 17 meeting.
The discussion, prompted by Councilmember Shea and public comment about crowding and the city subsidizing nonresidents, centered on logistics, revenue and staffing. Finance Director Amanda Jackson and city staff warned that stricter residency rules would be difficult to enforce at the gate and could deepen an already sizable operating loss.
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