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Alpine council advances pool rule requiring unaccompanied minors be at least 13; residents urged lower minimum
Summary
The City Council gave first reading to an ordinance changing Alpine Municipal Pool rules so unaccompanied minors must be at least 13. A Ward 1 resident urged the council to lower the age to 8 or 9 and council members discussed enforcement and ID options.
The Alpine City Council on April 16 approved the first reading of an ordinance that would require unaccompanied minors at the Alpine Municipal Swimming Pool to be at least 13 years old.
Austin Smith of Ward 1, speaking during public comment, urged the council to set a younger minimum. "I think that 13 is much too high, and I would ask that you consider 8 or 9," said Austin Smith. He told the council that younger children often responsibly use public pools and that raising the age could…
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