Should outdoor public swimming pools be open during the summer? Marty raises a good point, and I wonder how much money was spent to open the Magazine Beach pool from late June thru mid August? If any of you have this info, please share it with us all.
As many of you know, I have advocated for keeping our swimming pools open from Memorial Day thru Labour day, with contingency plans to open pools on weekends, earlier, or later, if hot weather dictates the need. I think that from Mem day through the end of the school year, shortened daytime hours, afternoons, and long weekends would suffice.
It seems unfair and unjust for those who live in the Harvard and MIT community, as well as those who have access to expensive private pool memberships can swim on these hot, humid summer days, while the children of our residents, taxpayers, and so called working poor, are to be denied what seems to me to be a basic service for City residents.
Shall we return to opening the fire hydrants? Please.
Will it cost money to open our pools to our children during the summer? You bet it will cost money! What better way to spend taxpayer's dollars, than to ensure a safe, healthy and fun way for children to expend their energy during hot hazy humid summer days?
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