Norwich city schools keep pool open
NORWICH – Despite Kurt Beyer pool being closed due to recent flood damage, citizens of Norwich will not go without public swimming facilities this summer.
City Youth Bureau Director Bob Mason said a generous gift from the Norwich City School District has enabled the normal pool operation to be moved to the Echentile pool, located at the high school on Midland Drive.
“The school administration’s can-do attitude has been more than good,” Mason said. “They’ve really helped out in a team effort to provide this service to the community and the surrounding area.”
Norwich City Schools Superintendent Gerard O’Sullivan said the district is simply glad they could be of service.
“They’re good to go,” O’Sullivan said. “We’re just happy to help out and make sure kids have a place to swim this summer.”
During the early morning hours of the flooding, the district also provided school buses, drivers and access to the Stanford J. Gibson school.
Mason said that pool is still free and open to the public, with nearly the same schedule and rules. He explained that the only real significant alteration other than the physical location is the decrease in swimmer capacity; only 67 swimmers are allowed at one time in Echentile, where Kurt Beyer can hold up to 240.
“We will have to ask the community to be patient,” Mason said. “They may be asked to wait until somebody leaves.”
Starting today, the pool will be open weekdays from noon to 4:30 p.m., and then again with family swim from 6-8 p.m. During the day children ten and under need to be accompanied by a person who’s at least 15 years-old or older. During family swim hours all children need to be accompanied by an adult 18 years-old or older. On the weekends the pool will be open noon to 8 p.m.
The temporary municipal pool will continue to be manned by city-hired lifeguards and supervisors.
Mason believes Kurt Beyer pool will be closed for at least one month while officials examine it for any possible structural damage and await repairs on the pool’s main pump and filtration system, which had to be sent away. Clean-up crews are currently working on removing mud and debris that filled the pool when the neighboring Canasawacta Creek flooded on June 27 and 28. He added that no physical damage was inflicted on Kurt Beyer’s pool house.
While the pool is closed, the Kurt Beyer Park is still open to the public. All picnic areas and play equipment are intact, but the volleyball set-up was washed away.
The Echentile pool entrance is located at the southeast corner of the high school, at the end of the breezeway that adjoins the Norwich Middle School.
City Youth Bureau Director Bob Mason said a generous gift from the Norwich City School District has enabled the normal pool operation to be moved to the Echentile pool, located at the high school on Midland Drive.
“The school administration’s can-do attitude has been more than good,” Mason said. “They’ve really helped out in a team effort to provide this service to the community and the surrounding area.”
Norwich City Schools Superintendent Gerard O’Sullivan said the district is simply glad they could be of service.
“They’re good to go,” O’Sullivan said. “We’re just happy to help out and make sure kids have a place to swim this summer.”
During the early morning hours of the flooding, the district also provided school buses, drivers and access to the Stanford J. Gibson school.
Mason said that pool is still free and open to the public, with nearly the same schedule and rules. He explained that the only real significant alteration other than the physical location is the decrease in swimmer capacity; only 67 swimmers are allowed at one time in Echentile, where Kurt Beyer can hold up to 240.
“We will have to ask the community to be patient,” Mason said. “They may be asked to wait until somebody leaves.”
Starting today, the pool will be open weekdays from noon to 4:30 p.m., and then again with family swim from 6-8 p.m. During the day children ten and under need to be accompanied by a person who’s at least 15 years-old or older. During family swim hours all children need to be accompanied by an adult 18 years-old or older. On the weekends the pool will be open noon to 8 p.m.
The temporary municipal pool will continue to be manned by city-hired lifeguards and supervisors.
Mason believes Kurt Beyer pool will be closed for at least one month while officials examine it for any possible structural damage and await repairs on the pool’s main pump and filtration system, which had to be sent away. Clean-up crews are currently working on removing mud and debris that filled the pool when the neighboring Canasawacta Creek flooded on June 27 and 28. He added that no physical damage was inflicted on Kurt Beyer’s pool house.
While the pool is closed, the Kurt Beyer Park is still open to the public. All picnic areas and play equipment are intact, but the volleyball set-up was washed away.
The Echentile pool entrance is located at the southeast corner of the high school, at the end of the breezeway that adjoins the Norwich Middle School.
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