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Mill Hall volunteers ask Keystone Central School District to help keep county pool open
Summary
Members of a Mill Hall volunteer group told the Keystone Central School District board they have a DCNR grant and local fundraising but need additional support to complete a $2.1 million Mill Hall pool renovation and to sustain annual operating costs.
Mill Hall residents and volunteers asked the Keystone Central School District (Keystone Central SD) board on Thursday to consider financial or fundraising help for rebuilding the borough’s outdoor community pool, which volunteers and borough officials say serves residents across Clinton County.
The request came from Lenny Long, Bob Dwyer and Tom Bossert, who described a multi-year effort that produced a $952,000 Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) grant, schematic designs and local fundraising. “We ended up getting a $952,000 grant from DCNR,” Long said. “We’re in the deep end now.”
The volunteers said the project’s construction bids put the estimated total at about $2.1 million and that the borough has taken a loan to cover costs. The group told the board it has raised about $600,000 to date and is pursuing additional state tax-credit donations through the Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) if a fiscal…
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