Townsend city pool to remain closed over summer
Alexie Aguayo
and last updated 2021-06-03 18:03:48-04
TOWNSEND â The Townsend City Council voted to not open their swimming pool for the summer season.
The City of Townsend has spent months advertising for lifeguards for the swimming pool. They say staff shortages are the reason for the pool closure.
âWe ve been working on getting the pool staffed and we ve received two applicants. One, we actually received after the deadline, says Coleen Ward, the Townsend City Clerk.
The city says they need at least four workers to manage the pool. They even raised the hourly wage to $10 an hour but believe applicants are hard to come by because of the same, tight labor market that is impacting other businesses looking for workers.