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Residents urge San Dimas to keep recreation center and pool open as council schedules study session

San Dimas City Council · March 26, 2025
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Summary

Dozens of residents and program partners told the San Dimas City Council the Recreation Center and pool are essential for health and community life, while staff said the facility runs an estimated $600,000 annual deficit and a study session will be scheduled; no decision was made.

Dozens of residents urged the San Dimas City Council March 25 to keep the city’s Recreation Center and pool open and to seek alternatives to closure.

Aaron Renans, a frequent user, told the council, “I am still here to ask you not to close it and to think about creatively about how to fund it,” describing the center as more than a pool: “It is definitely more than a swimming pool. It is a community center.” Several speakers who travel from neighboring cities said the center offers affordable swim lanes, fitness classes, after-school programs…

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