Saving William Shore Memorial Pool

There'll be a meeting this Friday, October 3rd, at Vern Burton Memorial Center, 308 East Fourth Street, P.A. at 5:30 p.m. It’s a brainstorming session for coming up with ways to save the pool.

Mark Houseman, recreation coordinator for the pool, said: “Mainly, this meeting is a chance for people to make suggestions because they weren’t able to talk at the City Council’s budget work session.”

There's also a petition being circulated. Port Book and News, among other places, has the petition at their premises.

If additional funding isn't provided, the pool will probably close on December 31st of this year. And if some of the pool staff quit their jobs before that date, the pool might close even earlier, since they're required to maintain certain staffing levels for liability purposes.