ESSEXVILLE, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan community is pulling together to raise money to fix up a high school pool.
The Bay City Times reports (https://bit.ly/20dtWXd ) a swimathon and swim party are Friday to raise money for the Essexville-Hampton Public Schools’ Garber High School pool.
The “Save Garber’s Pool” effort includes online fundraising.
Superintendent Matthew Cortez says it could cost about $600,000 to fix pipes, the pool deck and the structure supporting the pool so it can be used past this year. He says it may cost as much as $1.8 million to completely revamp the 50-year-old pool to modern standards.
Cortez says officials don’t want to close the pool. He plans to present options to the school board in May that include closing it, fixing it up or converting it for another use.
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Information from: The Bay City Times, https://www.mlive.com/bay-city
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