City Council approves smaller Columbia Pool renovation
Recommended $6.3 million plan rejected
The approved renovation plan will see the repair of the existing pool and spray park to correct the violations currently keeping the pool from being used, but not provide any additional amenities.
The Turlock City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a $1.8 million plan to restore the Columbia Park pool and splash pad, forgoing a previously-recommended construction project which would have cost millions more.
In July 2020, the Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission and the Council held a special joint meeting where they were presented with several options for a remodel of Columbia Pool. While the pool is currently closed due to COVID, a facility evaluation study conducted in 2019 found a total of 18 violations which would keep the pool shut down even without a pandemic. Since the swimming pool was built in 1957, it has undergone minor renovations and facility updates. The pool has only been replastered once, in 1999.