DAVIS ISLANDS, Fla., (WFLA) – After 9 months of repairs, the historic Roy Jenkins Pool on Davis Islands is reopening to the neighborhood.
Town spent lots of of hundreds of {dollars} to restore the power after final 12 months’s hurricanes.
The reopening is particularly joyful information to regulars like Laurie Benson, who has been coming to the pool for many years.
“I have been coming to this pool since I used to be 5,” Benson mentioned.
Benson comes for health lessons along with her pals and calls this practically 100-year-old gem in Tampa, irreplaceable.
“When it was closed down after the flood, we went to a number of different metropolis swimming pools, and I am glad they’re there, however this pool is simply very, very completely different and really, very stunning,” Benson mentioned.
Extreme harm from final 12 months’s storms compelled the historic pool to shut for practically a 12 months.
Repairs price greater than $600,000, and officers mentioned there have been many steps and a few setbacks to getting the power reopened.
“All the distributors, specialty gear, however what we did discover out, one other layer to that was even issues we thought had been useful, we discover that after we put that pump in, one thing else broke. So, there was a sequence response to this that did trigger a number of the delays,” mentioned Heather Erickson, Athletics and Particular Services Supervisor.
This pool was in-built 1929, and the hope is that with these new repairs, it could serve the neighborhood for one more century.
“This amenity is so essential to the residents who depend on the pool for health, for aquatic security by way of our ‘Study to Swim’ classes, and only a area to chill off on a sizzling summer season day,” mentioned Tony Mulkey, Parks and Recreation Director.
For regulars like Benson, it’s all of that, and extra.
“At 70 years outdated, you wish to get out, be bodily, be social, have a life, and this facility provides me that. I am simply so, so grateful that it is right here,” Benson mentioned.
With the pool reopening, it’s open at completely different hours relying on the day.
- Monday, closed.
- Tuesday – Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and a pair of:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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