Grace Kirchner, Leader Correspondent
It appears Clintonville’s outdoor swimming pool will not open this summer due to a fire in December that caused an estimated $60,000 in damages.
City Administrator Chuck Kell told the Common Council on Tuesday that the city’s insurance company has offered $47,000 to repair the pool house.
Parks and Recreation Director Justin McAuly, meanwhile, has submitted a bill for $25,000 for the equipment damaged by the fire, and the insurance company has authorized $5,700, Kell noted.
The city still doesn’t know how much it will cost to repair the roof. Four of the structural concrete beams in the roof need to be replaced, officials said.
A Green Bay firm indicated last week it will do the roof work, but with so many other concerns “it is impossible to get the work done in order to open the pool this year,” Kell said.
Meanwhile, an ad hoc committee will continue its work on a study of the pool’s long-term future and related fundraising.
The Common Council approved spending $10,000 on the study, which will include replacing the pool and bathhouse.
Water Technology Inc., based in Beaver Dam, will provide a proposed design of a new pool with aquatic features, and will consult on the engineering for the mechanical and water treatment systems.
The Common Council has debated the future of the pool several times over the last few years. It decided last year to keep the pool open at least one more season if there were no major problems or repairs needed.
The cause of December’s fire remains unknown.