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Ojai council directs feasibility work for pool access, creates ad hoc committee
Summary
Council narrows its approach to community aquatics: staff will pursue a city-run program, fund a Lane 4 feasibility study, and explore a splash pad while coordinating with the Parks & Rec Commission; a two‑member council ad hoc (Mayor Gilman and Councilmember Whitman) was created to work with staff and the commission.
The Ojai City Council on Tuesday agreed to move quickly on several short‑term steps to expand community access to aquatics, directing staff to pursue a city‑run program, fund a Lane 4 feasibility study and evaluate a splash pad while coordinating with the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Staff presentations by Public Works (Mister Harvey and Miss Rivera) outlined five options for community aquatics at the new Nordhoff pool and elsewhere: a city‑run community aquatics program at Nordhoff High School, seed funding for a community feasibility study (Lane 4 fundraising), formation of an Ojai Valley special recreation district (parcel tax), splash pad installations and a capital campaign for a new…
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