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Elizabeth Lake pool operations funded by membership; association seeks maintenance funding
Summary
Elizabeth Lake leaders told council the community pool is membership‑funded and lifeguards are paid from membership receipts; association asked that service‑district funds be allowed for pool maintenance (not daily operations) and listed $5,000 as typical annual maintenance budgeting from the district.
Neighborhood leaders clarified that the Elizabeth Lake community pool is operated on membership revenue and that lifeguards are paid from those funds, while service‑district tax revenue can be used for pool maintenance and capital needs. Sandy May, who runs the pool, said, "Yes, our lifeguards are paid," and explained returning guards would be paid $14 an hour to retain staff.
Neubert and other association leaders said they typically budget about $5,000 a year from service‑district receipts for emergent pool maintenance (pumps, plumbing, electrical) but that larger infrastructure items exceed that amount. Council members probed whether city neighborhood grants or other municipal support offset these needs; staff said pools can qualify for operational or infrastructure grants but that capital deficits could still outpace grant funding and be a factor in the association’s service‑district request.
