Saint Mary's council hears three pool replacement options, residents urge preserving capacity

Summary

Council heard a feasibility update offering three options for the 60-year-old community pool (splash pad + small pool ~ $5M; splash park only ~ $3.3M; larger six-lane pool ~ $5.3M). Residents urged refurbishment to preserve capacity; council did not vote on a plan but outlined next steps and procurement timing.

Council members and residents spent the bulk of a meeting weighing whether to replace or refurbish Saint Mary's aging outdoor community pool after a presentation that laid out three new-construction options and cost ranges.

George Dynas, who said he works for Councilman Hunsaker, summarized updates to a swimming-pool feasibility study and presented three alternatives. Option 1 couples a roughly 3,500-square-foot pool with an 800-square-foot splash pad and uses the existing bathhouse with about a $500,000 allowance for updates; Dynas said that package comes in "just under $5,000,000." Option 2 would build a destination splash park (wet deck, no standing water) with an estimated all-in cost of about $3,300,000. Option 3 would provide a larger, six-lane, 25-yard pool with a water slide and four activity zones; Dynas…

Saint Mary's council hears three pool replacement options, residents urge preserving capacity

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