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PARD director details summer pool openings, lifeguard hiring and bond spending; summer camp inclusion policy changed
Summary
Director Aguirre updated the board on aquatics, bonds and programming: two pools are scheduled to open in May, the department reported lifeguard hiring progress and bond spending percentages, and staff described an unintended consequence of an early‑registration change affecting inclusion services for summer camp enrollment.
Director Aguirre provided a monthly director’s update covering aquatics operations, bond spending, parks planning and community events.
Aquatics and hiring: Aguirre said Barton Springs reopened after cleaning and Deep Eddy was undergoing its annual cleaning. The department reported more than 377 lifeguards already cleared to work this summer and said it needs roughly 650 to operate all seasonal pools; Aguirre also said more than 900 people were in various stages of applying to be lifeguards.
Pool projects and openings: Colony Park pool is scheduled to open in May as a new pool in the City’s portfolio, and…
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