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Eastern Western County rec. board considers reduced pool hours and summer maintenance to save costs
Summary
The Eastern Western County Recreation Board reviewed pool usage and a recommendation to reduce hours and close for maintenance; staff recommended a limited seasonal shutdown and proposed successor staffing plans.
The Eastern Western County (EWC) Recreation Board discussed reducing pool hours to save staff costs and a proposed schedule for summer maintenance activities.
Therese, who tracks pool usage, recommended cutting evening hours during slow weeks to save on staff and to consolidate usage. She also said the usual multi-week shutdown for maintenance will not take place this year and provided a cost estimate for keeping the pool open those weeks. Therese recommended closing the pool on the second or third Sunday of the scheduled interval to align with the outgoing pool manager's last day (August 4) and proposed Kaylee as a secondary supervisor if Therese took on the manager role; Therese noted Kaylee is already a certified lifeguard employed by the district.
The board asked for the recommendation to be scheduled as an action item at a future meeting; no final action was taken at this discussion. Board members also discussed a recent closure schedule confusion for local events (drag races/autocross) and asked staff to clarify communications.
Facilities updates and logistics
Adam Erdman reported roof work on the middle school is near completion and that a roof inspection contractor from Oregon had walked all district roofs to generate an insurance report. He described parking/closure plans while gym and roof work complete, including locking gates and using chains and barriers to secure the football field and gym areas.
Ending
The rec board asked staff to place pool-hours and maintenance recommendations on a future action agenda and to improve communications about facility closures and event scheduling.
