Overland Park will keep municipal pools closed this summer

Overland Park Pools will not open this summer, the city council has decided. Councilmembers discussed an option of opening just one of its five pools – Tomahawk Ridge Aquatic Center – with a list of attendance and distancing restrictions. But in the end, a majority decided risking the safety of the pool staff and possibly spreading the coronavirus was not worth it. “Unfortunately until we defeat the coronavirus this is one year I think we’ve just got to bite the bullet and go through this, I’m sorry to say,” said Councilmember Faris Farassati. Councilmember Logan Heley agreed, noting the distancing measures in Johnson County have prevented a higher death toll.