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Bryan council split on proposed pool ordinance; majority requests health district presentation
Summary
City of Bryan councilmembers debated whether the city should adopt an ordinance regulating public swimming pools and requested a fuller presentation from the county health district to supply illness data and enforcement details.
City of Bryan councilmembers debated whether the city should adopt a local ordinance regulating public swimming pools after a council request to consider such a measure. Councilman Torres and Councilman Arrington asked that the topic be discussed; health-district staff and city staff were present to answer procedural questions. Councilmembers expressed sharply differing views about the need for city-level regulation versus leaving enforcement and inspections to the county health district.
Councilmembers repeatedly asked for the health district’s data on waterborne illnesses and outbreaks that would justify new local regulation. One councilmember said the…
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