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Meridian pool reports strong 2024 season, expands lessons and safety protocols
Summary
The city's aquatics coordinator told the commission the pool served more than 2,000 lesson participants, hired about 65 staff, recorded just 14 active rescues after implementing safety testing, and plans facility upgrades and a 'Mommy and Me' offering for 2025.
Willow Spurlock, aquatics coordinator for the Meridian pool, presented a 2024 season review to the Parks and Recreation Commission on Nov. 13, outlining operations, safety outcomes, staffing and plans for 2025.
Spurlock said the facility completed several maintenance projects this year — including main-pool motor replacement, kiddie-pool circulation upgrades, sand-filter media replacements and chemical-holding tank upgrades — and credited in-house staff work for cost savings on deck repairs and repainting. She reported hiring about 65 seasonal staff, all trained…
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