Alpine council hears leak-detection report, faces major pool repairs and board questions

The Alpine City Council heard on Oct. 28 that a leak-detection study found multiple structural defects at the municipal swimming pool and that repairs will require outside specialty contractors rather than in-house patchwork. City staff said the problem includes significant floor cracks and multiple hidden seepage points that a local pool firm and a hired leak-detection vendor identified during a recent review.

Why it matters: Councilors were told the pool is a high-use community facility for children and families, but it currently fails several state safety and operations items and is losing substantial volumes of water. The council must weigh cost, vendor availability and safety requirements before deciding which repairs to fund and how to schedule reopening.

City manager Gio explained that West Texas Pool Repair (owner Donnie Greenway) performed a consultation and a safety inspection and later referred the city to Leak Detection Pro to perform a formal leak-detection survey. West Texas Pool Repair is a local firm that provided a free consultation in June and later did a formal safety inspection; its owner, Donnie Greenway, was appointed to the Parks and Recreation Board in July 2025 and filed the required conflict-of-interest disclosures. The council asked staff to confirm…