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Commission recommends draft aquatic center operations plan; reviews glass‑block mock‑up and funding update
Summary
The Carbondale Parks and Recreation Commission on Aug. 13 recommended a draft operations plan and fee schedule for the town’s new aquatic center and reviewed a glass‑block veneer mock‑up of the pool building.
The Carbondale Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed and recommended by motion a draft operations and fee plan for the town’s new aquatic center at its Aug. 13 meeting. Staff presented season timing, staffing levels, pay targets, programming and preliminary operating cost projections.
Assistant staff and project finance updates Recreation staff proposed a 20‑week primary season (roughly May 16–Sept. 27) with weekday hours near 7 a.m.–7 p.m., and longer weekend hours. The draft projects about 81 open hours per week during the core season and assumes a lifeguard presence of about five guards on duty at peak times. Key staffing and pay choices presented included a baseline lifeguard wage projected near $18 per hour and an assistant/lead position in the mid‑$20s per hour to reduce single‑person burnout and extend managerial coverage.
Board action on the draft Commissioners moved to recommend the operations draft (staff described it as a working draft to guide the 2026…
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