Ever been to the Lake Worth pool at the BEACH? And let’s take a stroll down memory lane.

The pool is closed today (every Friday) but open Saturday and Sunday. Have you been to the pool yet?

Do you remember when the pool was shut down in 2010? Ironically, the very same people who shut it down back then now say the pool has to stay open no matter what the cost! Read more about that below.

The pool heaters are working too so that will please the early swimmers. The regular schedule is Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00–1:00; Saturday and Sunday from 9:00–4:00.

Have any questions? Contact Sally, the pool manager:

• Pool office: 561-585-6858
• Cell: 561-951-7037
• Email: schapela@lakeworth.org

Image from the file, “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” Now for a stroll down memory lane, back to 2010:

Our precious amenity at the BEACH!, the municipal pool, was shut down to save money in 2010. JoAnn Golden was a commissioner in the City then and so was current Commissioner Chris McVoy, PhD. Our precious pool, you see, wasn’t making enough money to stay open!

Ironically, after the new majority was swept into office in 2012 (see image below), the elected’s (including McVoy) who closed the pool back in 2010 then said the pool was so important to the community it had to reopen, and stay open, at any cost.

What changed other than a new City Commission majority taking over in 2012? Which begs the question: If the pool was such a precious amenity why was it closed in 2010?

The majority on the City Commission: Mayor Pam Triolo, Vice Mayor Scott Maxwell, and Commissioner Andy Amoroso.