Four years after it was initially closed due to an electrical problem, a new-and-improved Caldwell municipal pool is slated to open next May, Recreation Superintendent Denise Milburn and City Engineer Hallie Hart told the city council on Wednesday.
The tile work and waterproofing on the pool itself is complete, Hart said, while the pool will be plastered, filled and tested next spring. The existing bathhouse will likely be demolished by the end of the month, and construction on the new one will begin in October.
The old bathhouse measured about 4,000 square feet, a quarter of which was mechanical space, while the new will have about 5,000 square feet of usable space, and mechanical lines will be in a separate structure.
“I want to do a big grand opening for the community, before we actually open for swim,” Milburn said. “May 1 is the goal date to have it all completed.”
Renovation and restructuring are also in the cards for the Caldwell Fire Department, which intends to move Fire Station One under the $17.3 million bond that was passed last fall. At Fire Chief Richard Frawley’s recommendation, the council voted to begin preparing documents for the station’s relocation to the old City Hall site.