As pools remain closed, Milwaukee County Parks look for alternatives

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Due to low staffing and funding issues, several pools in Milwaukee County are remaining closed this summer.

“We are running a deferred maintenance back log of over $500 million,” Milwaukee County Parks Director of Planning Sarah Toomsen said. “We open what we can operate with the money that we have and the staffing limits that we have.”

The Washington Park pool closed in 2019 and has not opened back up since…

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