Plan includes spending $95,000 on repairs and operations. 10:12 pm, May 3, 2021 ×
The Silver Lake Pool on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, in Rochester. (Andrew Link / alink@postbulletin.com)
Approval of a plan to fund another year of operations at the Silver Lake Park pool came with an added challenge Monday.
The
Rochester City Council unanimously approved spending $45,000 from its contingency funds for operations, while instructing the city’s Park Board to redirect $50,000 in improvement funds for needed repairs for startup.
“I think there’s a way here to use a couple funding options to make this manageable,” said council member Nick Campion.
The council went a step further and asked the Park Board to look at the potential for dropping fees at the city’s outdoor pools, suggesting the cost could be covered by a portion of the $17.5 million the city expects to receive through the federal American Rescue Plan.
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Rochester City Council wants to discuss reopening Silver Lake pool
Covering cost of Silver Lake pool operations could come from contingency fees or through asking the city s Park Board to redirect funds. 8:32 pm, Apr. 26, 2021 ×
A couple paths to reopening Silver Lake Park’s pool might be emerging.
The Rochester City Council unanimously voted Monday to tackle the issue during its May 5 meeting, but members appeared split on what they would support.
Council member Shaun Palmer, who represents the ward that includes the pool, initially asked the council to consider taking the needed funds from its contingency fund, which typically starts the year with $1 million.