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Oskaloosa council weighs repairs and replacement options for Edmondson Park pool

5330435 · July 8, 2025
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City staff presented options ranging from targeted roof and shell repairs (about $230,000) to full reconstruction (estimated $2 million+); council gave staff direction to pursue repairs aimed at extending the pool's useful life roughly 10 years and explore fundraising for slide replacement.

City staff on June 2 asked the Oskaloosa City Council for direction on long-term plans for the public pool at Edmondson Park, presenting a range of repair and replacement options and cost estimates.

Sean Metcalfe, the city manager, told the council the pool has experienced leaking in the shell for several years and that a 2017 ISG report identified coating delamination and spalling that would require a larger project. Staff outlined five options: minimal roof repairs (estimated at $90,000); roof repairs plus pool-shell rehabilitation (additional $140,000, total about $230,000); shell rehabilitation plus investigating process piping…

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