Mount Pulaski Community Pool still under repair
New problems arise while filling the pool

 

[June 18, 2022] 

The park district is still striving to have the pool open for part of the summer.

Repairs were scheduled since October, to be done earlier this spring, but were pushed back due to weather.

After the initial repair was made, We had the pool mostly filled, clear and blue, when we discovered a break in the water line that pumps the water through the circulation system. This is something that could not have been known till the pool was filled, and could have been a minor undetected leak in years past before breaking.

As of Tuesday of this week, a portion of the concrete deck has been removed and earth is being excavated to repair the broken pipe.

It is believed that the pipe broke due to the South East corner of the pool settling some, and putting stress on the pipe.

Our next step is to complete the repair of the broken circulation pipe, and resume filling the pool. It will not be known till the pool is filled, how much the settling of the corner will affect operations, as it could result in further issues.

Please remember the members of the Park Board are members of the community just like you, and in times like this we have to turn to the experts, and those with experience to help solve the issues as we find them, as none of us are plumbers, commercial plumbers, pool installers or water engineers.

We have been working with Chester Pools, Petersburg Plumbing, Moughan Electrical, Tarter Brothers, Lyle Fout, Conaway Handyman, American Water, MB Heating and Cooling, and The Farnsworth Group.

Moving forward we will provide weekly updates, if not more often, with what the outstanding issues are and the progress.

[City of Mount Pulaski]