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West Valley girls swim team urges board to help as Wines Pool faces possible closure
Summary
Amanda Nelson told the board that Wines Pool — the district swim team's practice facility — may close; she said parents and community members are working with the city and pool stakeholders to keep it open and asked the board to preserve swim funding and opportunities.
During public comment, Amanda Nelson spoke for the West Valley girls swim team and parents about reports that Wines Pool — where the team practices and which serves the Yakima Valley region — may be at risk of closure. Nelson said a small impact group is working with the city and Wines Pool stakeholders to try to keep the facility open and is also exploring alternate practice locations if closure is permanent.
Nelson told the board the team does not want to lose program funding or the extracurricular and scholarship opportunities that swim programs provide. She said, “we don't wanna lose our funding for swim team. We wanna keep boys and girls swim team going.” The board acknowledged the comment and said the district will respond at the next meeting in the formal response-to-public-comment agenda item if the team is not present.
No formal action was taken at this meeting on pool operations or funding; Nelson encouraged continued district coordination with city and pool stakeholders.
