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Mingus Park Pool board tells Coos Bay council the pool is a regional asset and asks for continued support
Summary
Mingus Park Pool board leaders described five decades of volunteer-driven operation, scholarships and Red Cross lifeguard training, and said the pool serves children and swimmers regionally. Board members outlined fundraising and maintenance needs and thanked volunteers and donors.
Board members of the Mingus Park Pool told the City Council that the pool is a long-running community asset that relies on volunteers, grants and local donors to run lessons, scholarships and summer programs.
Kathy McNutt, introduced by the board as the pool director, told the council she has been involved since the 1970s and described the pool’s evolution from a summer-only facility to a year-round community program with school partnerships. "I run the pool and...we give two of our seniors a $1,000 scholarship each year in her name," McNutt said, describing the board’s use of donated funds to support equipment replacement and scholarships.
Doug Eberlein, a long-serving board member who identified himself as president and secretary, summarized the board’s volunteer base and recent fundraising: "I've been on the pool board since 02/2005," he said, adding he is retired and the board depends heavily on community support. Presenters described lifeguard and Red Cross training, a free summer swim program (2–4 p.m.) that proved popular, and a regional swim meet in August that draws teams and overnight visitors.
Councilors responded with appreciation, calling the pool a "tremendous asset" and praising the board’s fundraising and programming for schoolchildren and special-needs swimmers. Councilors noted the pool’s regional draw—patrons come from neighboring towns—and thanked board members for decades of volunteer service.
What happens next: Council offered thanks and encouraged continued grant-seeking and community partnerships; there was no council directive to change funding or operations at this meeting.
