The Smith Aquatic and Fitness Center opened in 2010 at the campus of what is now called Charlottesville Middle School at the same site where a previous municipal indoor pool had operated.
Since then, the facility has experienced several mechanical mishaps that have led to it being closed for periods of time. Repairs came with a cost, too, such as a shut-down announced shortly before the pandemic to repair heating, cooling, and ventilation systems.
The facility didn’t reopen for over two years and when it did, NBC29 reported the bill was $2.23 million…