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O'Fallon parks department delays lap pool opening, presents budget and sports-park master-plan work
Summary
Parks staff told a City committee the lap pool opening is delayed by weather and curing time; department presented a roughly $6–6.5 million budget, equipment purchases and a multi-part sports-park master-plan study.
Parks and Recreation staff told the City of O'Fallon Parks & Recreation Committee on March (committee meeting) that the lap pool at the Community Park enhancement project is behind schedule, and the department now expects an opening around June 18.
The delay stems from an unusually severe winter that created lost construction days and longer-than-expected curing and coating times for the lap pool surface. Parks staff said the leisure pool, slides and gates are complete; the lap pool requires epoxy coatings that must cure for roughly seven days per coat and concrete curing that takes about 28 days.
The delay matters because staff said they have limited remaining schedule options and are working Saturdays and other measures to recover days. Staff also described inspection and water-testing steps that cannot be shortened.
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