Save Our Poolz - A Year in ReviewWith the growing possibility that City Manager O'Brien will replace Worcester's nine neighborhood pools with three $2.3M pools, community members continue to look for ways to help save our pools. The following reviews events concerning pools that have taken place over the last year, and the work that Save Our Poolz has done in defense of Worcester's pools. For more information, email saveourpoolz@gmail.com. 
City Manager to Worcester residents: "City pools not to be opened" this summerAfter many months of putting road block after road block in the way of hundreds of Worcester residents trying to open some number of neighborhood swimming pools this summer, City Manager Michael V. O'Brien and Commissioner of Public Works and Parks Robert L. Moylan released two reports at the last City Council meeting saying that NONE of the neighborhood pools are safe to open this summer. 
Worcester City Councilors Voice Opinions on PoolsWorcester City Councilors weighed in with their latest position on Worcester's pools this past week which ran from Councilor Rushton's belief that at least 5 pools could be open to City Councilor Haller's belief that, "It may well be there are no safe pools". Meanwhile, District 3 City Councilor Paul Clancy took the position that, "waste of time to even think about opening pools". [Pools discussion starts 2 minutes in, and unfortunately cuts out part of Councilor Rushton] Green Island Celebrates Organizing and Effort to Save Crompton Park PoolGroups organizing in the Green Island Neighborhood recently came together to celebrate a year of accomplishments and to collectively call on City leadership to keep the Crompton Park Pool open. Green Island Together, East Coast Autowerks and Pernet Family Health all joined together in the organizing effort. 
Cast your vote to save Worcester's pools NOW!The Save Our Poolz Coalition is asking for community residents to help them remind Worcester City Councilors of their campaign pledges and commitments to Worcester's nine municipal pools. Commissioner Bob Moylan announced this past week that the proposal he has submitted to the City Manager calls for the closing of 5 Worcester pools! Automated e-mails can be sent via this link: Send e-mail More: Save Our Poolz Press ConferenceSave Our Poolz Coalition Press Conference 
Worcester’s Pools and Beaches Still LastPublic Works and Parks Commissioner Robert Moylan organized a tour of two city pools for City Councilors the day before this year’s pool season kicked off. Members of Save Our Poolz found out about the tour and joined in, lucky enough to end up crashing a planned media photo-op. The tour of Tacoma Pool just knocked everyone over. Although Great Brook Valley residents had asked, probably even pleaded that bathroom doors be re-installed in the bathrooms, there wasn’t a single door in either the Boys or Girls rooms. 
City Manager's Plan to Close Worcester PoolsCity Manager O'Brien and Commissioner Moylan's July 8th, 2008 plan to close Worcester pools. [This is the City Manager's initial proposed plan] FULL REPORT (pdf) with charts and shiny photos 
Save Our PoolzThe Save Our Poolz Coalition is asking for community residents to help them remind Worcester City Councilors of their campaign pledges and commitments to Worcester's nine municipal pools. Commissioner Bob Moylan announced this past week that the proposal he has submitted to the City Manager calls for the closing of 5 Worcester pools! Automated e-mails can be sent via this link: Send e-mail More: 
WCCA's Young Views reports on Save Our Poolz rallyWCCA's Young Views' lead story about the Save Our Poolz rally to save the city's swimming pools. |
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