10 City Pools Not Opening Next Week, One Councilmember Blames Low Pay For Lifeguards

Pittsburgh PA

11 June, 2021

9:25 AM

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By Paul Martino, CBS Pittsburgh June 11, 2021 It may be hot and humid outside, but Pittsburgh is only opening eight of its eighteen pools next week. The reason: they don't have enough lifeguards. It may be because the pay is too low. Now City Council is trying to find more money to pay their lifeguards. The Sue Murray Pool in Allegheny Commons is one of the pools that will be opening next week, but ten others will not. And it's not just a shortage of lifeguards. The city is having trouble hiring maintenance people too. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.