Northampton Borough residents, council members and staff are fighting to save the Northampton municipal pool from closure. The pool, built in 1949, is one of the few remaining pools open in the Lehigh Valley following the closure of pools in nearby Catasauqua, Cementon and Fullerton. However, in order for the pool to open in 2026, nearly $95,000 in upgrades need to be made.
“There comes a time where the big-ticket items come up,” said Assistant Borough Manager Jerry Serensits during a presentation to council on Nov. 6.
Those big-ticket items include a total remodel of the pool’s filter room, including the installation of a new roof, pump (last installed in 2013), filter (from 1975), and pump control system. Serensits estimated the costs of labor and materials at $94,399.45…