Council votes to close Southwest Pool permanently and Southeast Pool temporarily
The council voted to permanently close Southwest Pool and to close Southeast Pool for the coming season pending an engineering study. The resolution said both pools had exceeded their useful life and that inspections found structural voids and cracking.[1][2][3]
On Jan. 13, 2026 the council voted unanimously to permanently close Southwest Pool and to close Southeast Pool for the coming season pending an engineering study; KVII reported it was the first reading of the resolution.[1][2][3]
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The resolution said both pools had exceeded their useful life and that "Inspections revealed structural voids, cracking, and other deteriorating conditions"; KVII reported minimum Southeast repairs at nearly $1 million (an estimate), excluding underlying problems such as erosion beneath the pool, with Southwest similar.[1]
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Councilmembers Tim Reid and David Prescott: Councilmember Tim Reid said: "Closing anything that's a quality-of-life issue is never good." Councilmember David Prescott said that if the study showed Southeast Pool could be fixed at relatively minor expense the City should consider keeping it, and otherwise suggested a complex like Thompson Park's on the southeast side.[2]
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Councilmember Les Simpson: Councilmember Les Simpson said the engineering study would assess the pool's condition, including areas not visible, safety risks and repair costs, and asked whether the City could invest in amenities popular at Thompson Park while making a prudent financial investment.[3]
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For summer 2026 the City's open public pools were the outdoor Thompson Park Pool and the indoor pool at the Warford Activity Center.[1][4]