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Mister King proposes distributing about 1,800 free one‑day pool passes to K–8 students
Summary
A Parks and Rec staff member, identified in the transcript as Mister King, told the commission the East Grand Forks PTO seeks to distribute about 1,800 one‑day pool passes to K–8 students to encourage family pool use; staff said budget impact is uncertain and front‑desk staff would regulate passes.
Mister King told the Parks and Rec Commission that the East Grand Forks PTO requested distributing roughly 1,800 one‑day pool passes to students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
"This request comes from the East Grand Forks PTO," King said, adding the distribution started at New Heights Elementary and expanded across the district. He said the passes would be valid for a single day to encourage families to visit the pool and that the daily admission currently is $6.
The proposal would make one‑time, one‑day passes available to students at public and private schools in the district, including Sacred Heart and Riverside Christian, with front‑desk staff at the pool regulating use. King said staff did not have a firm estimate of how the giveaways would affect Parks and Rec revenues but expected that families who already buy family or multi‑visit passes would continue to do so.
Commission discussion in the transcript did not record a formal vote or other action on the request. The item was presented and then closed with no questions recorded; the commission moved on to other business.
If implemented, the program would aim to increase pool attendance among children and their families while using PTO‑distributed passes as the delivery method. Funding and the final operational details (such as how passes would be tracked at the front desk) were not specified in the meeting record.
