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Fallbrook trustees reopen debate on replacing 50‑year‑old pool as state funding nears
Summary
The Fallbrook Union High School board held an extended discussion on options to rebuild the district pool, reviewing two schematic options, 2026 cost estimates of about $13.18M–$15.96M, and potential state reimbursements expected in 2026 and later years. Trustees weighed closing the pool during construction versus keeping it open.
The Fallbrook Union High School District Board of Trustees spent a substantial portion of its Nov. 19 meeting discussing plans to replace the district’s aging pool, which staff said is roughly 50 years old and beyond routine repairs.
Superintendent Ilsa Garza Gonzales summarized past planning work and two schematic options developed in 2023: Option 1 would replace the pool in its existing footprint (requiring the pool to be taken out of service during construction) and Option 2 would place a new pool at an alternate site behind the tennis courts so the existing pool could remain operational during construction. Garza Gonzales provided rough, escalated cost estimates using a 3% annual CPI uplift on the 2023 figures: Option 1 around $13,183,751 and Option 2…
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