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Legislators approve $800,000 bond to rehabilitate Tibbetts Brook Park pool
Summary
The Board authorized $800,000 in bonds to fund design and rehabilitation of Tibbetts Brook Park pool to address aging infrastructure and make upgrades to filtration, slides, accessibility and safety systems.
The Board approved a bond act authorizing issuance of $800,000 to finance capital project RTB11: Tibbetts Brook Park pool rehabilitation. Legislator Woodson Samuels and Majority Whip Williams described the funding as being allocated for design work and comprehensive upgrades including resurfacing, pool deck and wall repairs, filtration and water-treatment systems, water-play equipment and accessibility improvements.
Legislators framed the investment as preserving a historical county recreational asset and ensuring safe, modern facilities for residents; the item passed on a prior long roll call vote 14-0. The transcript identifies the bond as funding the design phase and lists potential improvements; no construction timeline or detailed cost breakdown beyond the $800,000 authorization was provided in the July 20 record.
