Peabody city councilmen were unsure at Monday’s regular meeting if the city’s pool would open this year, but agreed they needed to hire enough lifeguards just in case. “Even if we can open it in the future, we have to have staff to be able to open the pool,” councilman Jay Gfeller said. “I don’t know how much thought has gone into that so far.” Last year’s pool manager, Rachel Wattson, was unsure if the pool’s most experienced lifeguards would be returning, councilman Lindsay Hutchison said.
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