Eileen Wright of Port Townsend takes an early swim in the Port Townsend Municipal Pool this week. The pool will be closed for a total of six months in 2012 for maintenance and major repairs.  -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Eileen Wright of Port Townsend takes an early swim in the Port Townsend Municipal Pool this week. The pool will be closed for a total of six months in 2012 for maintenance and major repairs. -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend public pool to be closed for big hunk of year

PORT TOWNSEND — The municipal pool is expected to be closed for a total of six months this year for maintenance and repairs, with closures planned from late April through the Fourth of July and from Sept. 5 through New Year’s Day.

The pool at Mountain View Commons, 1919 Blaine St., Port Townsend — the only public pool in town — will be closed to replace systems in need of immediate repair, including plumbing, electrical and the pump.

The first phase of repairs will cost $120,000, which has been allocated in the city of Port Townsend’s capital budget, said City Manager David Timmons.

Funding is not now in place for the second phase of the repair, which includes the deck and liner, he added.

The first phase of the repair will be completed by city staff while a bid process will begin soon for the second phase, the city said in a statement.

Many of the systems are in danger of failure, the city said.

When the Port Townsend pool is closed, the nearest swimming facility will be the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center, 610 N. Fifth Ave.

The two-phased closure will leave the pool open to the public in most of July and all of August.

The first phase of work will encompass systems in the pump room, replacing valves and pumps and eliminating leaks, with the second phase replacing overhead lighting and the pool liner and resurfacing the pool deck.

During both phases, repair work will be done to the changing rooms, office and natatorium walls.

Passes purchased for pool use will have their time extended to accommodate the closure times.

Volunteer labor to paint and spruce up the complex will take place during the repair process.

Anyone wishing to volunteer can contact Anji Scalf, pool manager, at 360-385-7665 or ascalf@cityofpt.us.

More information, including the current pool schedule and fees, is available at www.cityofpt.us/pool.htm.

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Jefferson County Reporter Charlie Bermant can be reached at 360-385-2335 or at charlie.bermant@peninsuladailynews.com.

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