Pool closures

Thanked the council for pool access, attended the Honeybee open house, and asked what happened to alternatives discussed when the winter pool closure was decided.

Presented petitions with nearly 300 signatures to keep the pool open, questioned $45,500 in overtime allocations versus the claimed deficit, and alleged lifeguards are being retained for other duties during closure.

Written comment: a ~40-year winter lap swimmer asked the council to publish verified pool cost and attendance figures, explain why closure was decided before the analysis, and report on restoring winter lap swimming.

Written comment: a resident who has logged 796 swims since 2016 thanked city staff and asked the council to find a way to preserve pool access.

A 25-year pool user asked the city to find a way to keep pools open year-round, noting many older swimmers rely on them for affordable exercise and physical therapy for back, hip, and other conditions.

A 71-year-old resident whose main exercise is swimming asked the council to keep pools open part of the winter with mid-day hours for older swimmers, suggesting reduced lifeguard staffing and shifting gym supervision hours to cover the pools.

A ten-year resident in his mid-sixties whose hip problems pushed him from basketball to swimming asked the council to reconsider the winter pool closure, crediting swimming with improving his health.

A 30-year resident, said she is extremely unhappy with the three-month pool closure and asked the city to keep Honey Bee Pool open part-time in winter, even with higher fees.

A 43-year resident, said the lap swim community is bearing the brunt of budget cuts and asked for a few lifeguard hours at one pool over the winter months.