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On Feb. 9, the City Council approved a Columbia Park Pool renovation plan which would fix violations and return the pool and splash pad to a usable condition.
The Turlock City Council earlier this month agreed on a $1.8 million plan to restore the Columbia Park pool and splash pad, but the project’s exact cost and how it will be funded are still to be determined following Tuesday night’s meeting.
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 first built in 1957, it has undergone minor renovations and facility updates. The pool has only been replastered once, in 1999.