Koons Pool seeks help from township

A member of the Koons Park Pool board asked the Lower Paxton Township supervisors Tuesday for financial assistance to help offset the cost to open the pool on Memorial Day weekend.

He said the pool and filtration systems are in good shape, but the pool faces about a $10,000 bill to have a contractor paint the pool and service its filtration system.

The supervisors briefly discussed giving the pool a $4,000 grant but did not make a firm commitment. Instead, they asked the pool representative to submit a formal request to township’s parks & rec director.

Last year the township gave the pool about $14,000, which included $7,000 to replace a well pump that went belly up just prior to last year’s Memorial Day weekend.

In December, an annual grant for the pool was among budget cuts made by the township to address decreasing tax revenue and increased fees from vendors in 2008.

Bill Hawk, chairman of the Board of Supervisors, urged the pool to aggressively seek new members as a way to sure up the pool’s financial situation.
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