Troy city pools will be closed for second year
TROY, N.Y. » The city’s pools will be closed again this summer.
City Hall Spokesman John Salka said Thursday the pools were closed last year because of maintenance issues, and were expected to be closed again this year, since fixing them would cost at least $2.4 million.
Troy has two public swimming pools, one in South Troy, the other in Knickerbacker Park. An engineering firm was hired in 2017 to take stock of the facilities. The report concluded that there was “... significant structural and mechanical deficiencies at both municipal swimming pools and support facilities.” It also “...provided detailed recommendations for the repair or replacement of components and systems for each location, including: repairs to the concrete pool decks;, replacement of underground piping, repairs to pool gutters, stair railing replacements, repairs to corroded portions of the steel pool shell at the Knickerbacker location, and repairs to sections of amenities buildings.”
Repairing the pools would cost between $2.4 million and $4.2 million, according to Mayor Patrick Madden’s office. Replacing them would cost $3.4 million each.
The city is working with Capital District YMCA and the Troy and Lansingburgh Boys & Girls Clubs to provide six weeks of summer programing for children. Those interested should contact those
organizations.
Salka said the city has applied for grant funding to create a master
plan for its parks and recreation system. The plan would take a full inventory of what the city has, what condition it’s all in, and plan for what to do with it. Troy wasn’t chosen for the latest round of funding, but will apply again.