Politics & Government
Pool Rates May Double for Some Guests at Aquatic Center
Rates could double for children guests; seniors will no longer attend for free.
City Council is considering raising the fees for guests who attend the new aquatic center in 2011.
Council members will continue discussions on Feb. 14 to determine if fees for non-resident children who attend the Ellen Trivanovich Aquatic Center in should increase from $2 a day to $4, and from $3 to $5 for adults. Also being considered: charging senior citizens, who previously attended for free, $2 to use the pool for the day.
At the Feb. 7 meeting, Councilman Martin O’Donnell, who heads the city’s Public Service Committee, said he felt the increase was “reasonable.
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“We’ve had an increase in staffing costs due to increase in minimal wage and we felt this increase was reasonable,” he said.
O'Donnell said the increase was the recommendation of the city's recreation director.
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O’Donnell said Bay Village and Rocky River both charge $7 a day for guests, Lakewood and North Olmsted charges between $4.50 and $6 depending on age and Fairview Park charges $5.
A first reading on the ordinance to set new fees is scheduled for the Feb. 14 council meeting which begins at 7:30 p.m. in
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