Swimming pool closures

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.