The City of Garnett is taking the plunge for major repairs of and possible replacement of the municipal swimming pool. The commission plans to repair the current pool with a new filter system with a cost between $30,000 and $50,000 and check into a new city sales tax to pay off a bond issue for a major pool improvement or possibly a brand new swimming pool. City Manager Travis Wilson told the commission there were three options… either doing nothing with the facility and not reopening it for the summer of 2025, purchasing the filtration system and making no additional plan, or purchasing the system to open the pool this summer and begin investigating bond financing for a major project there.
The condition of the city swimming pool has been an issue the past several years, due to various problems associated with its 80 years of service. Commissioner Mark Locke made the motion to fund the immediate repair and begin a study of a sales tax bond to fund a new investment there. He says he understands the pool’s importance among the city’s recreational offerings.
