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Residents press council for transparency after Saint Marys pool closure; city says manager makes operational decisions
Summary
Residents criticized the process behind the closure and proposed demolition of the Saint Marys community pool, saying no stamped engineering report, Department of Health closure order, or audited financial impairment entry has been shown; city staff said a health inspection was performed and that the city manager is responsible for operational decisions.
Residents filled the public-comment period to press council for answers about the future of the Saint Marys community pool and to urge alternatives to demolition.
Molly Redinger told the council she had reviewed the feasibility study conducted by Councilman Hunsaker and said the scope did not include a stamped structural engineering report or the tests required to declare a facility unsafe. "If that was true, then where is the stamped engineering report stating so? Where is the Department of Health order to close it?" she asked, adding that the last available public audited financial statement she found (2022)…
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