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If you would like to make an annoucement or
post information about the pool your team or community uses which
is at risk of closing please submitt the information to the
PNS
Office in a pdf format if
possible or as word document. We will then post the submissions as
links with the heading being the name of the pool that is at
risk.
05/06/2009:
Neighborhood Matching Fund
Applications Submitted In
April, groups of pool supporters in both NE and SE Seattle
submitted applications for neighborhood matching fund (NMF) grants.
These grants would make it possible to begin the planning process
necessary for adding and/or upgrading Seattle’s public pool
facilities. Thanks go to the many pool supporters who helped with
our NMF application by pledging hours of volunteer time as matching
contributions. The grants are now under consideration by the
City.It is important to do planning like this even in lean economic
times because public planning is a slow process. Doing long-term
planning now ensure we have well-thought-out and broadly supported
plans at hand when better economic times return.
City Council Resolution R31073
recommends that the next Park capital levy address unmet swimming
needs, so ready-to-go plans will be needed when that levy is
composed.
Friends of Pools in SE Seattle will hire a professional
urban planner to work with Seattle Parks and the community to make
site recommendations for a new outdoor pool in southeast Seattle,
to assess the service capacity of existing indoor facilities
serving residents in the southeast, and to suggest long-term
financing options.
Friends of Pools in NE Seattle will hire a professional
urban planner to work with Seattle Parks and the community to make
site recommendations for a new outdoor pool in northeast Seattle,
to recommend enhancements to existing indoor facilities serving
residents in the northeast, and to suggest long-term financing
options.
Tight budgets and deferred maintenance have impacted a growing
list of swimming facilities and programs in the past six months.
Recent news:
Carole Ann Wald Memorial Pool (Saint Edward
State Park) has been closed due to budget cuts. Will reopen soon,
but funding is hazy:
Yost Pool (Edmonds) will remain open this
year:
Other pools in danger of
closure:
Seattle-area pools in jeopardy of
closing (King-5 News,
3/12/2009): "The Fircrest swimming pool in Shoreline will end
operations Friday and the Evergreen pool in south Seattle is
expected to lose its King County funding in
June."
UW
swim team eliminated, as part of UW budget cuts:
Highline Swim Programs in
Danger!!
04/23/2009:The highline school district is
proposing to cut all swim teams for the upcoming 2009 / 2010
seasons. These cuts will eliminate the men’s and
women’s programs at the Mt. Rainier, Evergreen and Highline
High Schools. This not only eliminates programs that are
vital part of our community, but also sets a dangerous precedent
for other local aquatic programs. You may show your support
by attending one of the following:
The public and Highline staff are invited to give input on these
options at community budget forums:
Thursday,
April 23, 6:00-8:00 p.m. - Pacific Middle School
Saturday,
April 25, 9:00-11:00 a.m. - Hazel Valley Elementary
Monday, April 27, 6:00-8:00 p.m. - Evergreen High School
campus .Interpreters available. Childcare will be provided
for children ages 3-12. No children in diapers please.For more
information please contact Omar
Crowder .
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