When the Gaunt Park pool opens on May 29, it will look, in many ways, similar to last year. Masks will be required, and the grassy area will be marked to designate socially distanced seating areas.
But there will be some changes. Gone are both the two-hour session limits and locals-only days. And higher prices will be charged across the board in the first pool rate increase since 2009.
Council passed the first reading of an ordinance amending pool rates at its March 15 regular meeting. A second reading and public hearing for the measure is April 5.
The largest cost increases will affect nonresidents. In another change, there are no longer lower rates for Miami Township residents.
After she learned that Young’s Dairy’s annual Easter egg hunt and the annual local hunt at Gaunt Park was canceled this year, villager KellyAnn Tracy stepped in to organize an egg hunt for the community.
The event was at Gaunt Park on Saturday, April 3, and included two egg hunts, for younger and older children, Peter Cottontail, treat bags for adults, live music and more.
Tracy reported that the event was “pure joy,” with 120 children racing across the fields to gather eggs filled with candy. “We literally pulled this together in weeks,” Tracy said. “Truly it took a village and a good time was had by all.”