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Residents urge Monrovia to revive public aquatics program and explore joint use with schools
Summary
Multiple residents told the council they want a city‑run aquatics program and a joint‑use facility with the Monrovia Unified School District, citing lifelong health, youth programming and revenue opportunities; they asked council to schedule a joint city–school meeting.
Several Monrovia residents used the public‑comment period at Tuesday’s City Council meeting to press elected officials to pursue an updated public aquatics program and to pursue a joint‑use pool arrangement with the Monrovia Unified School District.
Karen DeClue described the pool as ‘‘a place where community gathers’’ and urged the city to pursue a joint city‑district aquatic center that would serve residents of all ages, host swim lessons and support school athletics. Randy Jukes and other longtime Monrovia…
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