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Tumwater joins regional conversation on aquatic facility; new law enables second Public Facilities District

Tumwater City Council and Tumwater School Board (joint work session) · April 15, 2026
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Summary

City staff summarized a regional aquatics feasibility study and said new state legislation enables creation of a second Public Facilities District (PFD2) to pursue a regional pool; the study found limited current pool capacity and recommended revisiting design, siting and finance with regional partners.

Paul Simmons, Tumwater’s city administrator, briefed the joint council–board session on a regional aquatics feasibility study and the opportunity to pursue a second Public Facilities District (PFD2) under recent state legislation.

Simmons said the feasibility work — conducted during the COVID period — showed strong community interest but…

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