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Park board approves up to $300,000 to demolish Shanklin Pool
Summary
The Goshen City Park and Recreation Board unanimously authorized staff to proceed with an in-house demolition of Shanklin Pool, capping the cost at $300,000 and directing staff to return if additional work is needed.
The Goshen City Park and Recreation Board voted unanimously Aug. 3 to authorize staff to complete an in-house demolition of Shanklin Pool with a funding limit of $300,000.
Tanya (staff) told the board the utilities and engineering teams prepared a demolition schedule and cost estimate “that came back at just under, $300,000 or thereabout,” and noted an outside estimate was roughly twice that amount. She said the work will include removal or capping of plumbing and gas and that the area will be returned to grass: “It is a complete demo of all the structures as well as the pool. It will be restored, to, grass.”
Board members acknowledged the pool’s long history and the facility’s degraded condition. One board member said some residents had misunderstood that the demolition would follow regardless of previous plans; other members agreed the pool had reached the end of its serviceable life. The chair moved the authorization and the board approved the funding cap on a unanimous roll-call vote.
Mayor Gina later reminded the group that the city council attached a separate condition to any rehearing of a pool replacement project: a private fundraising initiative of at least $2,000,000 would be required before the council would consider reopening the issue. “There would have to be a community fundraising initiative of at least $2,000,000 before the council was willing to rehear that,” she said.
The board directed staff to proceed with demolition within the stated cap and to return to the board if costs or work orders exceed that amount.
