Grosse Pointe Farms council approves contracts, outlines summer plan while new pool is built

The Grosse Pointe Farms City Council on Feb. 23 approved two major contracts and a summer operations plan tied to construction of a new aquatic facility, and voted to enter a brief closed session on a separate real‑estate matter.

City Manager Shane Reeside and project partners presented revised plans and a construction schedule for the new pool complex. Reeside said the design removes an entrance splash deck and widens the top pool to expand a zero‑depth entry area for small children. He told the council demolition is scheduled to begin March 15 and showed staging plans that will use the south parking lot as the primary contractor laydown area while keeping a public path to the beach open.

"This has truly been a collaborative effort," Mayor Mary Looie said, thanking staff, the pool committee and contractors. Reeside described site work, the pools, a bathhouse and a separate mechanical building as the largest budget items and said…