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GreenTree council narrows Wilson Pool design, approves slide and some amenities after hours of debate
Summary
After extended public comment and committee discussion, GreenTree Borough Council approved a revised Wilson Pool footprint and a slide runout, and voted on a series of optional amenities and add‑alternates while noting funding and accessibility uncertainties.
GreenTree Borough Council on March 3 approved changes to the Wilson Pool design that remove a sun shelf lounge area to expand swimable space and add an extended slide runout, following multiple hours of community comment and committee debate.
The council’s parks and public‑facilities committee presented three final design renderings and a list of optional amenities. The committee said final construction costs will depend on contractor bids; the votes taken on March 3 were to finalize design choices so architects can complete bid‑ready drawings, not to award construction contracts.
Committee chair and council members described the votes as a last design step: removing the sun shelf was estimated to reduce construction cost by about $16,000 and increase main pool area; adding the slide runout was estimated to increase deck area and add roughly $120,000 to the deck work, and would increase pool surface to roughly 7,286 square feet if combined with the sun‑shelf removal.…
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