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Summer is over, but Graydon Pool hours are on Ridgewood Council agenda
TUESDAY OCTOBER 23, 2012, 11:07 AM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
The Ridgewood Council will discuss Graydon Pool’s hours of operation, specifically focusing on the facility’s start time for the first and last three weeks of the swimming season.
During Wednesday’s public work session, council members are expected to weigh the pros and cons of opening the pool at 10 a.m. during the first three weeks of June, while village schools are still in progress. They will also evaluate a 10 a.m. start time for the closing weeks of August.
Prior to the 2012 swim season, council members opted to open the pool at 10 a.m. instead of the usual noon for the first three weeks of June. Because attendance during that time was deemed adequate, officials voted to keep the 10 a.m. start time for the final three weeks of the season.
Village officials deemed this past season as a test run, and council members plan to open the discussion for 2013 this week.
“We want to get this done early so we can have it on the [village] calendar,” Mayor Paul Aronsohn said earlier this month. “My personal view is that [the 10 a.m. start] is money well spent.”
Tim Cronin, director of the Parks and Recreation Department, said final head counts and financial reports would be ready for the work session on Wednesday. He previously indicated to the council that the head count ranged between zero to 19 pool patrons from 10 a.m. to noon during the first three weeks of June.
