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Bridgeport board tables donor-backed pool proposal for Central High after members raise process and use concerns
Summary
District staff proposed adding an $8 million-plus donor-funded outdoor pool at Central High School to the 2026–27 capital plan; board members raised questions about property use, loss of athletic space, operating responsibility and timing and voted to table the amendment for committee review.
Bridgeport — The Bridgeport Board of Education put on hold a proposal to add a donor-funded outdoor pool complex at Central High School after members voiced concern about the project's timing, site impacts, ownership and operations.
District staff described a plan in which the Brandt Foundation would donate roughly $8 million toward a six- to eight-lane outdoor pool and facilities, with the district or city expected to provide a roughly 20% match. "The Brandt Foundation would like to do an endowment long-term to pay the operating costs," said George Garcia, who presented site…
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