Whilst the pool at the beach in Lake Worth Beach remains an item in limbo. . .

Many former swimmers and water exercisers from the pool at the beach in LWB now use the pool at Lake Lytal, including Yours Truly. Some pool refugees from LWB use the County pool in Delray Beach. Below is an update on both public pools.

The Lake Lytal pool facility, a short distance from LWB, has FREE parking and an exceptional staff but the pool is an older one with a multitude of maintenance issues.

While the existing Lake Lytal pool remains open to the public the County is moving forward with plans for a new pool at Lake Lytal in partnership with the YMCA, one of the projects made possible by the ¢1 increase in sales tax which the voters in Palm Beach County approved in November 2016. The pool complex Aqua Crest in Delray Beach, also a County facility, is slated for a major renovation as well.

Without further ado, here is information from the County’s office of Facilities Development and Operations:


Lake Lytal – With truth in concept for a joint collaboration having been verified, the Development Agreement between the YMCA and County (documenting all of the improvements, assignments, responsibilities, timing, commitments and distinguishing between individual and shared obligations) has largely been negotiated and is nearing final completion. While the end product is a greater scope of improvements than would result if the County proceeded alone, it is a complicated transaction to coordinate and reduce to writing. In the interim the existing pool is being maintained to uphold continuous operations, and hence the scope of work you have seen in action. Upon completion the Agreement will be the subject of a BCC [Board of County Commissioners] agenda item. Contingent upon approval, the attention of both parties will then turn to design of their respective improvements and coordination on delivery.

Aqua Crest – Final selection of a professional design team occurred on December 11. The recent completion of that milestone could be why you were giving the impression that priorities had changed, while in fact both are priorities as funded projects, are being given attention, and are coming into alignment on timing/schedule only because of the negotiated nature of the Lake Lytal improvements (which otherwise would likely be tracking ahead). The agreement for design services is being negotiated and will be the subject of a BCC agenda item once in final proposed form.


This is good news for everyone who uses the public pools in Palm Beach County. Stay tuned for more information.