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YMCA to operate county pool; assessor urged turning off heat, says commissioner
Summary
A commissioner said the YMCA will take over operation of the 23-year-old Great Mills pool, reported an outside assessor found issues including overheated water and rusted lockers, and said the YMCA plans to open the pool for Memorial Day weekend while the new YMCA facility opens in late June.
A St. Mary's County commissioner announced that the YMCA, which is building a new facility on Great Mills Road, will take over operation of the county’s 23-year-old Great Mills pool. The commissioner said the YMCA brought a pool-builder from Philadelphia who assessed the existing pool and recommended operational changes.
According to the commissioner, the assessor’s first recommendation was to turn off the pool’s heating: "The 1st thing the YMCA said was turn the heat off," he recounted. The commissioner said the pool had been kept heated even after the protective bubble had been removed, and that the YMCA had reported the water was "too hot"—in the eighties—making it less suitable for lap swimming.
The commissioner said the new YMCA facility on Great Mills Road is expected to open in late June, and added that the YMCA will open the county pool for Memorial Day weekend. He noted minor wear such as rusted lockers but said the assessor’s report did not indicate major structural problems.
No contractual documents, timelines, or specific operating agreements were presented in these remarks; the commissioner described the arrangement as the YMCA having "agreed to operate" the pool. County staff or YMCA officials did not speak in the recorded segment, and no vote or formal contract language was read into the record during the remarks.
