City Of Fort Worth To Keep Olympic-Sized Pool

Arlington TX

01 December, 2021

7:22 PM

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By Jessica Priest, Fort Worth Report December 1, 2021 The city is changing its 2022 bond proposal to keep Forest Park Pool Olympic-sized, Fort Worth District 9 City Councilwoman Elizabeth Beck confirmed Wednesday. "It was very clear when it came to Forest Park Pool that the community wanted a facility that had eight 50-meter lap lanes, so we listened," Beck said. City staff will present an updated bond proposal to council on Dec. 7, she said, but the change to Forest Park Pool will add about $3 million to the initial proposal of $7.5 million. The pool is one of dozens of infrastructure projects included in a $500 million bond the city will ask voters to approve in May of 2022. It's unclear how this change to Forest Park Pool will affect other projects and the overall amount of the proposed bond, which must be finalized by council in February. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.