You Say "Yes" On Pool Remodeling

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We asked you to vote on whether you felt that the town should move forward with a $3.4 million renovation of the Town pool. This pool is located a Kreigh Park.  Your vote was split:

• 42% For
• 40% Nay
• 16% did not know that Oro Valley had a town pool.

The Oro Valley town council approved this renovation unanimously on December 7th.   Click here to read Andrea Rivera's report on this in the December 15th issue of the Arizona Daily Star.

Funding for the remodeling will be from three sources:

• $400,000 in parks and recreation impact fees
• $500,000 in bed-tax fund cash reserve
• $2.55 million in bond proceeds

I've seen the town pool.  The facility, which Oro Valley received when Kreig Park, then Dennis Weaver Park, was given the town by Pima County really does need work.

Being a world-class town means that sometimes we need to spend a buck on important recreational facilities.  This pool is important as it can be a centerpiece for swimming athletics in the north part of the county.

Your vote was close, but the Council was not.  It was unanimously in favor.
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