When Wichita city leaders released their aquatic master plan two years ago, many city pools were scheduled to close. Now, a new plan could keep more pools open.
Cynthia Maxwell and her daughter, Lucinda go swimming at least 4 times a week in the summer. When they heard Minisa pool might be closing, Lucinda braved a city council meeting and told members just how important the pool was to her. City Council member, Cindy Claycomb says push back from the city played a huge role in saving city pools.
“Folks aren’t liking this very well, what else could we do? We came up with this thought of, we’re gonna close some assets that are still viable for the city and why are we doing that?,” says Claycomb.
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