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Crockett council workshop reviews options to replace long-closed municipal pool; staff to pursue grants and local funding
Summary
City staff reviewed the history and three funding/design options for rebuilding Crockett's municipal pool, including using existing funds for a smaller pool, reapplying for a Texas Parks and Wildlife large-project grant, and seeking partnerships or borrowing. Council directed staff to pursue options 1 and 3 and return with cost scenarios.
City staff presented a workshop on replacing Crockett’s long-closed municipal pool, outlining the site history, prior grants and repairs, and three options for moving forward. Staff recommended simultaneously pursuing a smaller, locally funded pool option and reapplying for a large Texas Parks and Wildlife grant while seeking additional partners and financing.
The presentation traced the site from partial repairs in 2012–2015 through demolition of the unsafe concrete pool and construction of a splash pad funded in 2017 by a $150,000 Parks & Wildlife grant (a 50% match of $75,000 city funds). Staff said earlier engineering estimates (circa 2019) put a full pool replacement at about $775,000 (including roughly $25,000 in engineering/design bidding costs), but bids returned after 2020’s supply and labor disruptions were substantially higher — with some bids at $1.5 million to $1.8 million. A 2022 local-bid approach produced a low swimming-pool bid near $1.1 million, still above the city’s available funds.
Staff said the city applied for the Texas…
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