The recent council discussion on the fate of Taylor Pool sounded like the kids arguing over selling the family home because the termites had their way with it.
Taylor Pool has been on life support for decades, but this week Payson Town Manager Troy Smith pulled the plug.
âWe are now in the condition where there are no more Band-Aid fixes,â Smith told the council on Tuesday. âI do not believe opening the pool this year is an option. What I am saying to you, I am making the decision it is not safe and it cannot be opened. That is a decision I feel compelled to make.â
The council accepted the recommendation at the work study session without a vote.
Parks and Tourism Director Courtney Spawn in the meeting presented a list of the health and safety problems of the 36-year-old pool and concluded it would cost more to fix the pool than to build a new one.
The Payson Parks and Recreation Commission came to the Payson Town Council Feb. 11 meeting to ask for help.
Commission Vice Chair BJ Bollier opened with an upbeat presentation on the goals of the council appointed group then asked for the council to consider the parks budget when the next fiscal year budget is discussed.
A recent survey of Payson residents found most put a community center and more parks on the top of their capital improvement priority list for the town.
But Payson has no master plan for parks, confirmed Troy Smith, town manager.
No plan to make sure current parks have the infrastructure necessary to make improvements.