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Orange Unified studies aging high‑school pools; Villa Park 50m concept faces $19M–$22M price tag
Summary
At a Dec. 18 Orange Unified School District work study, consultants outlined repair and replacement options for Villa Park, Canyon and Orange high‑school pools, estimating repairs at roughly $4.1–$4.3M per site and new 50‑meter concepts rising to about $21.7M when escalation and site constraints are included. Trustees asked for funding options and detailed cost breakdowns; no votes were taken on projects.
Board President Erickson opened a Dec. 18 special work study of the Orange Unified School District Board of Trustees, framing the meeting as information gathering rather than a decision session.
Community members and former students urged the district to act on failing pool infrastructure. "Don't let us down again. Hear us, please," Villa Park senior Kristen Lambert told trustees, describing repeated season disruptions and safety concerns at Villa Park High School’s pool, which speakers said dates to the 1960s.
Consultants from Aquatic Design Group (ADG) and a PBK‑aligned design/construction team presented assessments that laid out repair, retrofit and new‑construction options for Villa Park, Canyon and Orange high‑school pools and described tradeoffs among pool sizes (25–50 meters), program flexibility, code triggers and operating costs.
ADG principal Michelle Gable summarized assessment findings, saying the district’s pools are aging and many items have reached end‑of‑life. "We are in the 4.1 to $4,300,000 range at each of these pools," she…
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