Pro Pool Levy

Here’s why I’m voting for the Park and Pool Rec No. 4 levy. No, we didn’t get to enjoy the swimming pool this past summer: no adult swim, no aerobics, no swimming lessons, and no visitors to Ritzville to share our State-of-the-Art Pool. However, here are the reasons I’m voting FOR the levy.

It’s been twenty years since our pool has been built and it’s in need of repairs, unfortunately expensive repairs. Maintenance requires keeping the boiler going, replacing pipes, fixing breaks, heaters, replacing the water and blowing out the pipes, patching the concrete, scrubbing the bottom and sides, pai...