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Residents and PB Swims urge action on closed Lake County pool; officials say full funding and a unified plan are required
Summary
PB Swims urged commissioners to support fundraising and use local recreation funds to reopen the Lake County Aquatic Center, closed since 2021. County and school officials said the building is school-owned, past feasibility work shows multi‑million-dollar needs, and a voter-backed bond or a major capital stack is likely required.
Jane Harrelson of PB Swims told the Lake County Board of County Commissioners at the April 14 work session that the county’s community pool has been closed since April 21, 2021, and that the community wants the building renovated rather than replaced. “The community wants a pool,” Harrelson said, outlining past surveys, feasibility work and an intergovernmental agreement the county holds with the school district.
Harrelson and PB Swims asked the board to endorse renewed use of recreation replacement funds and targeted conservation trust funds for the aquatic center and to provide institutional support for grant applications…
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