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Albany and district officials flag $6 million in needed repairs to community pool; city weighs funding options

Joint meeting of the Albany School Board and Albany City Council · December 9, 2025
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Parks and Recreation director Kim Ladain said a facility assessment identified about $6 million in repairs for the city-operated, district-owned Albany Community Pool; the city subsidized aquatics roughly $700,000 last year and identified grants and a potential bond/levy alignment as funding paths.

Kim Ladain, Albany's director of parks and recreation, told the joint meeting the Albany Community Pool is a district-owned facility operated under an intergovernmental agreement by the city since 1996. Ladain said the pool — an Olympic-size, 50-meter facility — will turn 47 years old in 2026 and that city staff currently operate on five-year leases, the current one running through 2029.

On condition and cost, Ladain said a recent facility assessment…

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