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St. Marys staff report busy pool season, software payment glitch and Memorial Park concept on hold for funding
Summary
City staff said pool admissions had just under 500 past-due payments Saturday and just over 500 Sunday while a credit-card processing software issue forced temporary cash/check payments; they also described a scaled-back Memorial Park plaza concept and said construction is on hold for lack of funding.
A city staff member told the St. Marys City Council that the pool was "very busy" and reported "just under 500 past due date on Saturday and just a little over 500 past due date on Sunday." The staff member said a software problem affecting credit-card processing forced the city to accept cash and check while IT works on a fix.
The staff member said supervisors allowed utility workers to shift hours because of high heat, with some workers starting as early as 6 a.m., and that supervisors were ensuring extra breaks and hydration for crews.
On Memorial Park, the staff member described multiple conceptual designs shared internally and with others. One design included restrooms, a plaza area with a military theme, covered picnic tables and a covered area sized for about 50 people. The staff member said the plan would aim to "maintain the facade of our current building" to honor historic value.
The staff member cautioned that the designs are on hold because "there's no funding for it." The immediate priority, the staff member said, is to make the structure safe before seeking funding to build a scaled-back version of the concept.
Councilmembers asked to receive renderings; the staff member said they would forward a rendering that had been prepared but added it was larger than expected and would be scaled back for cost reasons. No formal vote or funding authorization was recorded in the transcript for the Memorial Park work or for changes to pool operations.
Details such as the estimated project cost, schedule for repairs to the Memorial Park building, and the expected timeline for restoring online card payments were not provided in the transcript.
