‘We’re Not Going to Tolerate It’: Incidents at Pools, Short Staffing Lead To Conundrum

Vandalism and violence in the days after the joyful June 6 opening of the new Washington Park pool frustrate city leaders and may prompt added security at taxpayer cost.

City Parks and Recreation workers walked and searched the water and floor of the new Washington Park pool for hours looking for broken glass about a week after it opened, according to Councilman Phazhon Nash.

Nash this week detailed more about that publicized incident, which raised questions — and generated rumors — in the community, he said…

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