Pool Advocates Tell Willits Council: 'The Pool Cannot Wait' — Request $2.5M CDBG Project
A longtime coach said pool infrastructure has deteriorated and urged the council to include the municipal pool in the Community Development Block Grant this cycle; coach gave a project estimate of $2,500,000 and warned programs and seniors would lose services if the pool failed.
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Mary Kolbigg, head coach for the Willits Otters, urged the council to prioritize immediate repairs to the Willits pool and not delay work until another Community Development Block Grant cycle. Kolbigg said the pool serves swimmers and seniors and estimated a project cost of $2,500,000; she warned that "delaying maintenance does not save money. It invites failure," and stressed that lessons, lap swim and senior classes would vanish if the pool failed mid-season.
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