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Aquatic center set to close ‘great season’ on Sunday

Thursday, August 3, 2023
By ERIC BERNSEE, Editor Emeritus
Greencastle Aquatic Center

The 68-day summer swim season -- a “great season” by local officials’ standards -- comes to an end Sunday at the Greencastle Aquatic Center.

Assistant Park Director Chrysta Snellenberger listed aquatic center numbers through Tuesday for the Park Board at its August meeting that showed $39,632 in revenues via paid admissions from non-pass holders, $24,980 in concession revenues and $24,350 in pool pass purchases. That totals $88,962 in 2023 revenues with the final weekend still to come.

“It’s been a great year,” Snellenberger said, noting that only two days were lost to weather, while the pool was voluntarily closed three days to deal with a mid-July bacteria concern.

She also reported 364 individual passes were sold with 3,277 people making their way to the pool and paying individual daily admissions this year.

With the pool closing as the start of school begins and teenage lifeguards become preoccupied by classes and athletics, no thought was given Wednesday by the Park Board for attempting to continue the season on an evening or weekend schedule as has often been bandied about in the past. Back when the school calendar was different and school started later, the pool typically ran a Memorial Day-Labor Day schedule.

Meanwhile, no action was taken on the surge tank replacement at the aquatic center, pending a new round of proposals from Spear Corp., Roachdale.

Also, among the Park and Recreation Department claims approved for July was a $5,367 bill from Spear Corp. for chemicals and multi-port repairs.

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  • One question remains, how did the Aquatic Park financially perform this year - surplus at year's end, brake even or deficit (lose money)?

    -- Posted by Lookout on Fri, Aug 4, 2023, at 11:10 AM

  • We live in Brazil & you are all very blessed with such a nice pool

    -- Posted by basketballmom5187 on Fri, Aug 4, 2023, at 3:56 PM

  • expenses?

    -- Posted by beg on Sat, Aug 5, 2023, at 1:22 AM

  • I'm confused, the article says "Assistant Park Director Chrysta Snellenberger listed aquatic center numbers through Tuesday for the Park Board at its August meeting that showed $39,632 in revenues via paid admissions from non-pass holders" and she states there were 3,277 people making their way to the pool and paying individual daily admissions this year. The admission is 5 dollars- 5x3277 = $16385.00. I must be missing something.

    -- Posted by Alfred E. on Sat, Aug 5, 2023, at 10:31 AM

  • The police, fire, and streets department had far less revenues than expenditures. Where’s the outrage there? The parks department, including the pool, is pretty important in maintaining a vibrant community.

    -- Posted by Koios on Sat, Aug 5, 2023, at 8:45 PM

  • I don't see outrage. I see a desire for full disclosure. Transparency. Not sure why that would be an issue.

    I think most know that government runs in the red and those on the far right and the SSSLLC theologists are ok with that.

    I note the endorsement of the concept above.

    -- Posted by beg on Sat, Aug 5, 2023, at 11:34 PM
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