Work, funding needed to keep Cheney's aging pool operating
A portion of the Cheney pool's filtration and recirculation tank is shown above. Rick Engel, the city's parks maintenance supervisor, speculates the pump and motor assemble in the upper middle of the picture is likely about 20 years old.
When it comes to Cheney's 1964-era swimming pool, the overriding principal for maintenance and upkeep is pretty simple.
"If the budget allows," Kim Best, Cheney's recreation supervisor, said.
While operating supplies and maintenance to keep the pool full of clean water are essential, upgrades come with a price somewhere in the city's budget. City Administrator Mark Schuller lists those upgrades as "planned" and "unplanned."
Among the planned needs for 2016 was a new chlorinator, essential for keeping the water clean despite hundreds of hot and sometimes not-so-clean kids jumping into it. Parks...
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