Burnaby staff are recommending council abandon the plan to cover Central Park Outdoor Pool, citing community feedback and costs.
Residents have had their say on whether Burnaby should cover Central Park Outdoor Pool, and the results are in: people "hate" the idea.It comes after councillors expressed dissatisfaction with two options presented by staff last month for covering or fully enclosing the pool.
As part of a public engagement process, parks and rec staff attended each outdoor pool at least once between July 31 and Aug. 3 to ask for feedback on the two proposed options and held a public survey.Almost 120 people answered "I hate it" when asked to provide their overall reaction to the first option to cover Central Park Pool. Another 50 people said, "I don't like it."
Burnaby pools in troubled waters Mayor Mike Hurley originally asked staff to cover Central Park Pool last December. The Kensington deck cover allowed swim clubs, including artistic swimming and water polo groups, to use the pool from October to May. But Burnaby staff are now shuffling back to that Kensington deck cover option to make up for the significant lack of pool space in Metro Vancouver.
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