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Today is the final day to request a mail-in or absentee ballot for the May 16 primary, although elections officials in the area are urging voters to come in-person to
Carmichaels Pool in Wana B Park may have a delayed opening this year because of a leak.
The Greene County-owned pool was set to open Saturday, but according to a Wednesday news release, the countyâs Department of Parks and Recreation discovered âa significant loss of waterâ near the pool.
Bret Moore, the countyâs director of recreation, said the pool had repairs done in 2018, but they âdidnât hold.â He said leaks were patched at the bottom of the pool, but officials want to investigate other potential problems.
âThis afternoon, weâre running a camera through the pipes to see if there are additional leaks,â he said Wednesday. âIt could be a relatively easy fix, but Iâll know more this afternoon. Weâre not really sure how long it will be closed.â
With Memorial Day just a few weeks off, area residents are looking forward to spending some leisure time at their favorite community swimming pools.
In Fayette County, the Flatwoods Community Pool in Franklin Township will open Memorial Day weekend, operating from noon to 8 p.m. on weekends and 4 to 8 p.m. weekdays until schools adjourn classes for the summer. They will be following any mask mandates or CDC recommendations from the state.
Township Supervisor Tim Kelley said that even though the pool didnât open until July 1 last year, the weather allowed them to have a good season.
âLast year we had a good year, even though we were only open two months,â he said. âHopefully weâll have a successful year, but it all depends on the weather.â
WAYNESBURG Greene County is going broke. Despite receiving millions in payouts from the natural gas industry to compensate such counties as Greene that host natural gas wells, it is struggling to balance its more than $40 million budget. This year, amid a pandemic, commissioners raised property taxes for the first time since 2010. Without major changes, county budget office projections show that Greene may not have the revenue or reserves to cover its costs by 2023. It’s a financial predicament that seemed all but guaranteed as the coal mining industry here has nearly disappeared, hollowing out the backbone of the local economy. That was, until the natural gas boom and a massive influx of money that came with it offered a different path.