LITTLE ROCK — Little Rock’s two public swimming pools will stay open until Aug. 1, Assistant City Manager Bryan Day said Friday.
The Southwest Little Rock Community Center Swimming Pools and the Jim Daily Aquatic Center had originally been set to close in mid-July because of budget cuts.
The Southwest Community Center cut its hours after it had its budget reduced by $5,336. The pool was initially scheduled to be open for seven weeks until July 24.
The city cut $54,934 from the Jim Dailey Aquatic Center by closing it on Sundays in the spring and having it open from June 5 to July 18, half of the typical 12 weeks of pool time in the summer.
“As of yesterday, we have found a way to keep the pools open for two more weeks to first of August,” Day said.
Day did not disclose how the city will finance an additional two weeks of the summer, and Parks and Recreation Director TrumanTolefree was unavailable for comment.
Arkansas, Pages 13 on 06/26/2010