Carol Cosby, director of Parks and Recreation for Pueblo West, told the district board at its work session that a contractor’s leak-detection work found multiple failures in the outdoor pool and that initial repair costs may be large. “The outdoor pool is anywhere between probably 700,000, if not higher,” Cosby said.

Cosby said the district’s leak-detection vendor (identified in the meeting as Rocky Mountain AquaCare/AquaCare) conducted a camera inspection that could not pass broken sections of underground piping; the contractor found that the pool liner, piping, holding tank and drain covers would likely need replacement and that current code changes mean additional work (for example, adding a holding tank) could be required once concrete is opened.

The cost estimate and unknowns matter because the work could be a multi‑hundred‑thousand‑dollar capital project and may trigger code-driven upgrades, Cosby said. She told the board the camera inspection could not show conditions beyond the first break, and the contractor recommended further work before the district commits to a repair plan.

Board members and staff asked for a written report from the contractor describing findings and recommended repairs. Cosby said the contractor quoted a fee for producing a written, in‑depth report; the board discussed authorizing that fee and directed staff to add the written-report item to the upcoming Monday action agenda so the full board can authorize it.

The meeting covered possible alternatives discussed with the contractor: converting the site to a splash pad (which would require filter and retrofit work), installing a smaller “pool inside a pool” to provide access to new piping, or using a temporary inflatable dome to create an indoor season (board members raised concerns about wind and hail). Cosby said the contractor did not provide detailed pricing for splash‑pad conversion during the inspection visit and that placing a new pool inside the existing shell would still be expensive.

Cosby identified the firm as “AquaCare” (referred to in the meeting as Rocky Mountain AquaCare) and said the contractor has worked on the district’s pool piping in the past. Board members noted they want the written engineer/contractor report to understand the scope and to budget for possible capital work.

Staff next steps: Cosby will obtain the contractor’s written report if the board authorizes the fee, and staff will place an item on the Monday meeting agenda to request formal authorization for the report and next steps on the outdoor pool.

The work-session discussion did not include a formal motion or vote; the board signaled support for producing and reviewing a written contractor report before committing to capital expenditures.