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City staff recommends closing Lucy Park Pool for 2026 season; council praises alternative access plan
Summary
Parks staff told the Wichita Falls City Council that Lucy Park Pool is structurally and operationally unsafe for the 2026 season, estimating repairs of $150,000–$250,000 to reopen; staff proposed reallocating resources and partnering with local pools and nonprofits to preserve community swim access this summer.
City parks staff on May 5 told the Wichita Falls City Council that Lucy Park Pool, built in the 1960s, faces multiple failures and does not meet modern health and safety requirements, and recommended ceasing operation for the 2026 season while arranging alternative swim access.
Kaylee, the parks presenter, told the council the pool had filtration failures and structural surface and coping issues that together would require an immediate investment estimated between $150,000 and $250,000 just to reopen. She said last season’s average daily attendance was about 33 patrons and total season revenue was just under $20,000, figures that staff used…
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