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Pacific keeps municipal pool open after unanimous vote, to use dechlorination while planning repairs
Summary
Facing a wall-floor seam leak, the Pacific Board of Aldermen voted unanimously July 2 to keep the city pool open for the remainder of the season while staff install a reduced-flow outlet and use dechlorination measures; a full repair requiring drain-and-reseal will be evaluated for next season.
The Pacific Board of Aldermen voted unanimously July 2 to keep the municipal pool open for the remainder of the 2024 season while city staff put in place environmental safeguards and pursue pricing for a permanent repair.
Mayor (identified in the record as Speaker 1) and Public Works Commissioner Bergeman described diagnostic work after staff observed bubbles and water loss at the seam where the pool wall meets the floor in the shallow end. Bergeman said crews used a jetter and dye testing and temporarily plugged a 4-inch drain tile to locate leaks; the work showed bubbling at multiple spots around the seam and indicated a permanent fix would require draining the pool, sandblasting the seam,…
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