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Parent urges Pulaski board to pursue pool expansion, cites grants and two-pool design
Summary
At the board meeting, parent Christian Reynolds urged the Pulaski Community School District to pursue an expanded pool, recommended exploring grants and partnerships, and suggested planning materials to show voters how a referendum or grant funding could cover costs.
Christian Reynolds, a Pulaski parent, told the school board he supports the district’s exploration of an expanded pool and urged the district to investigate grant and partnership opportunities to reduce the tax impact on voters. “There might be $2,000,000. There might be $5,000,000 — I really don’t know, but we do know people who do know and who can find this information,” Reynolds said, asking the board to develop clear diagrams and community-facing materials that show options and tax impacts.
Reynolds recommended designing two bodies of water — a cooler competition pool for athletes and a warmer, shallower “play pool” for younger children and seniors — and suggested partnerships with local health providers and swim organizations such as USA Swimming and Wisconsin Swimming to pursue grants and engineering assistance. He also urged the board to consider programming and revenue opportunities, such as hosting swim meets with spectator seating, to offset operating costs.
Board members did not act on the request at the meeting; the item was presented during the public comment period and the board’s agenda later included district planning discussion tied to survey results and a possible capital referendum. The board declined to create a subcommittee during the public comment but took Reynolds’s request as an input for future facilities planning.
