In 2014, there was talk amongst the Hoisington City Council to implement a city sales tax in Hoisington to help fund a new pool. At the time, Hoisington was going through another major leak that was difficult to identify and kept the pool closed for half of the summer. The City Council went away from the extra tax and instead added a charge to utility bills. Any customer using Hoisington utilities has free access to the pool all summer, but a $2 charge each month is assigned to the utility bill. Residents that do not use the pool are still charged the $2 fee, but Mitchell says those residents can take advantage of the guest passes. Mitchell says the pool that opened in 1962 is running fine now, but anticipated the City Council to consider making improvements to the building that houses the showers, restrooms and changing area.
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