The City of Wichita is re-examining how many of its public pools to keep open, and how much it’s willing to spend to do so.
Wichita City Council members are looking at three proposals for the future of city pools, two of which would keep more pools open. In all of the plans, the city recommended pools stay open longer — and later into the year.
Currently, the city’s pools are open from 1-6 p.m. six days a week. Under any of the new plans, pools would be open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon-6 p.m. on weekends.
The new proposals suggest pools stay open regular hours through the start of school, then transition to weekends only through Labor Day. That’s nearly a month longer than usual, as Wichita pools have typically closed the first weekend of August at most locations.
(Read more: Wichita Eagle)