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Tenino council approves discounted pool passes for Friends of Tenino to support low‑income families
Summary
The Tenino City Council approved selling discounted family pool passes to Friends of Tenino at $75 each, reviving a program last used in 2019 to give summer access to low‑income children; the number of passes requested this year was not specified.
The Tenino City Council voted Tuesday to let Friends of Tenino purchase seasonal family pool passes at a discounted rate of $75 each, a program the group used in 2019 to provide summer access to children from low‑income households.
The request was introduced in the work session and brought back during new business, where council members reviewed past pricing and pool fund balances. "Of course, for them, the cheaper they can get them, the better," the mayor said, describing the group’s goal of expanding low‑income access. Council members noted the pool fund had leftover balances from last season and agreed the city could afford to support the discount.
Council moved and seconded the measure to offer the passes at the historical $75 rate; the motion passed by voice vote. The motion did not specify how many passes Friends of Tenino will request this year. The city will rely on Friends of Tenino to return with a request for the number of family passes they intend to purchase.
City staff flagged that the regular early‑bird price currently offered is $100 and the standard family pass list price is $125 — figures used to confirm the scope of the discount — and that the pool fund had an ending balance shown earlier in staff reports.
The council’s action restores a temporary access program aimed at increasing opportunities for children to use the community pool; staff will process the transaction through the parks account and monitor the program’s usage and fiscal impact.
