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"Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, January 30, 2001 - 3 Pool still in township plans, Moffatt insists By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Plans for a new public pool have not been aban- doned, says Scugog Mayor Doug Moffatt. In fact, he said last week, township officials will continue to look at options in hopes of open- ing a new pool this year. ~ The issue of a new pool came up Friday afternoon after : council had endorsed a proposal to seek funds for a sec- ond ice pad for the Scugog Arena. Original plans had called for Scugog to seek funding help from the SuperBuild grant pro- gram to build an ice pad and indoor pool complex at the Reach Rd. building. Scugog's share of the costs, even if the grant program picked up two- thirds of the. costs, proved to be too much though, and councillors pulled the pool from the plans. It is estimated by township staff'that a sec- "ond. ice pad will cost $3 million. If a pool is includ- ed in the project, the cost could soar to as much as $7.5 million. But the mayor still wants to build a new out- door pool to replace Birdseye Pool. The aging municipal pool was shut down two summers ago. "A lot of people want that; we've got support from the public for an outdoor pool," said Mayor Moffatt. Last year during the 'after Moffatt later stages of summer, Mayor Moffatt told The Star that a new outdoor pool would be in place here in Scugog in about 18 months He later told The Star last November's municipal election that a new pool would be con- structed by June of this year. While it may be almost impossible to get finances for a pool this summer, Mayor Moffatt still insists that Scugog will have a public pool in the near future. "We still want to get it done. It's something that will have to be put in the budget and planned for," he said, noting that some money may be. found in the township's reserves to help pay for it. During Friday's meet- ing, councillors were given some rough cost estimates for a new.out- door pool. Parks and Recreation director Jay Todd told councillors that it would cost more than $118,000 for an outdoor in-ground pool, similar to Birdseye Pool. It would be a 30-foot by 60-foot rectangular concrete pool with an 84- person capacity. A further $82,000 would be needed for items such as a deck, heater, fencing and per- mits. And, it would cost roughly $42,000 to refur- bish the current pool house, bringing the total Student issues challenge From page 1 Board regulations permit people over the age of 18 to volunteer and help run extracur- ricular programs, including sports, music and clubs. Volunteers must fill out an applica- tion and read a booklet provided by the school board, said Mr. Skinner. They are insured by the board if a mishap occurs. , "This could work ou if people put their hearts into it. There are tonnes of students out there who would get into something if there was something for them to do," said the 18-year-old. Students have shown an interest in a variety of sports pro- grams, as well as a cheerleading squad, but no teachers are available to help out, said Mr. Skinner. Some of these sports teams could see local students compete against their peers from other secondary schools. "I'd be willing to drive students myself if I had to. We need to have a strong effort here from everyone - from our volunteers - if we want to get this done," he said. "This is a way to get around the roadblocks and we have to take advantage of it if we want to have some- thing for the students to do." Anyone over the age of 18 who is interested in helping out at PPHS is asked to contact the school at 985-7337. "Give the school a call if they want to par- ticipate," he said. "We need to do something to get the students off their butts." cost of a new outdoor pool up to the $300,000 mark. Using the last figures (1998) for Birdseye Pool, and adding in a 5 per cent increase, Mr. Todd told council that they could expect to spend about $40,000 in salaries and costs, while bringing in about $23,000 each year in revenues. That would result in the township losing about $17,000 each year to run the pool. It is expected that the pool would be used between six and 10 weeks each year by the public. Mr. Todd also suggest- ed to council that a splash pad could be built at the former Birdseye Pool site as an alternative to a pool. The splash pad would be a setup of sprin- klers that could be acti- vated by users during the summer months. It's expected that design and construction of such a project would cost more than $140,000, plus the cost of refurbish- ing the pool house. In total, it is projected that a splash pad could cost the township as much as $225,000. 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