Othello to close community pool over safety concerns
Othello residents enjoy the Othello Community Pool, which opened in 2007. The city of Othello Public Works Department recently investigated water damage and leaking pipes at the pool, revealing extensive damage and incorrectly installed piping dating back to the original 2007 construction.
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A photo from during the Othello Community Pool’s construction in 2007 shows pipes that were installed incorrectly, without bedding beneath or between the pipes, according to Othello Public Works Director Curt Carpenter.
A picture taken recently by the Othello Public Works Department demonstrates the wall of the Othello Community Pool’s deep end bulging out due to water damage from leaking pipes since the pool’s construction in 2007.
Exterior of the Othello Community Pool, which will be closing indefinitely due to safety concerns with the pool’s piping and foundation after an announcement by Mayor Shawn Logan during Monday’s Othello City Council meeting.
Othello Public Works Director Curt Carpenter, right, discusses his recent investigation into damage caused by leaking pipes at the Othello Community Pool during Monday’s regular Othello City Council meeting.
OTHELLO — Mayor Shawn Logan announced during Monday’s Othello City Council meeting that the Othello Community Pool will have to be closed indefinitely and eventually replaced due to safety concerns.
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