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Council hears staff recommendation to close Pueblo Del Sol pool; capital and maintenance costs cited
Summary
Council received a staff report recommending denial of a proposal to keep and repair the pool at the Sierra Vista Golf Center at Pueblo Del Sol, citing uncertain capital, bathroom and operations-and-maintenance costs. Staff commissioned an Aquatic Design Group study and investigated private operation options that staff said were not feasible.
The Sierra Vista City Council heard a staff recommendation to deny funding to keep the pool at the Sierra Vista Golf Center at Pueblo Del Sol.
"I am the one making the recommendation to deny this particular item," the City Manager said, citing capital costs (including restroom work) and ongoing operations and maintenance costs the city would incur. Staff told council that an Aquatic Design Group study was completed to provide more information, and that staff had asked Paradigm about operating the pool but found that option infeasible.
Council members thanked Parks & Recreation Commission members and staff for the information provided at an earlier special meeting and said they felt well informed. No formal vote on the resolution was recorded in the transcript.
The staff report framed the choice for council: a "yes" vote would direct staff to keep the pool and spend funds to restore it; a "no" vote would allow the pool to close.
