If you swim at Yakima's Lions Pool you'll have to take a two week break. The pool will be closed for a little more than two weeks beginning in the middle of August so that needed annual maintenance on the pool can be performed. Lions Pool will be closed from 1:00 pm on Friday, August 14th until 6:00 am on Monday, August 31st. Yakima Parks & Recreation crews will perfomr a lot of work to improve the pool area. The pool itself will be drained and repainted. Filters that ensure water in the pool is clean will also be replaced. A rack that is part of the filtration system will also be rebuilt. And, new coats of paint will be applied to the pool’s restrooms and lobby. “We ask the users of Lions Pool to be patient while we get the needed annual maintenance
taken care of,” said Yakima Parks & Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson. “There is never a perfect time to close the pool for annual maintenance, but this time of year tends to be the slowest at Lions. So now is a good time to get the work done,” said Wilkinson. “When we reopen Lions Pool, it will be fresh and clean and ready to go for another year.”

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