Parks Commission approves $6.3 million remodel for Columbia Pool The Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission is recommending the City Council move forward with renovating Columbia Pool so that future generations of Turlock youth can receive swim lessons at the westside aquatic park.
The revitalization of Columbia Pool took another step forward Wednesday night as the Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission voted to recommend one of three different renovation options to the Turlock City Council.
In July, the PARC 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 last fall 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 rep