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Cooleemee commissioners vote 2-1 to dismantle pool bathhouse
Summary
After a brief debate about preservation and re-use, Cooleemee commissioners voted 2-1 to dismantle the pool bathhouse (referred to in the transcript as "option #2"). Commissioner Ferrell voted no; Commissioners Reavis and Almond voted yes.
The Town of Cooleemee on Aug. 28 voted to dismantle the pool bathhouse and remove the pool under a motion described in the record as "option #2" from an earlier bid packet. Commissioner Reavis moved to dismantle the bathhouse along with the pool; Commissioner Almond seconded. The motion carried 2-1, with Commissioner Ferrell opposed.
Mayor Jeff Smith observed that the council had given a 60-day window to develop further ideas and cost estimates for the Bathhouse and that the window had passed by more than a week, prompting the board to decide. Commissioner Ferrell said he "would like to see the building stay if at all possible." Commissioner Reavis said he did "not see a real purpose for keeping the building" and would "rather spend the extra funds that this building would require on the Community Center." Commissioner Almond said he had seen "no real idea that stuck" and that he had not heard an estimated cost for repurposing the building.
The transcript records the motion and the vote but does not include the text of "option #2" from the referenced bid packet or any cost estimates for repurposing the Bathhouse. The decision therefore implements removal as described in the earlier bid materials but the precise scope and schedule of demolition were not recorded in the provided segments.
