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Show Editorial Recreation officials, swim team parents, and the city of Pleasant Grove have been desirous for many years to cover the city swimming pool so that it could be used year-round. The problem has been getting financing. No funds are available from the city budget to pay for such an undertaking. Councilman Frank Mills has brought company representatives in to give estimates on the cost to cover the pool with a "bubble" type which is being used more and more throughout the area for pools. Still no funds were available for even this method of making the pool usable twelve months of the year. Swim-team parents have been raising money over the years for swim team activities and are anxious to help to get the pool covered. A committee headed by Heber Baker has been organized to make a community effort to see that the project is ac-, complished. The city swimming pool is one of the most popular places for recreation in the summertime. There is no reason why it couldn't be used in the winter months as well. The Pleasant Grove High School swim team needs a place to practice so that they can adequately compete with other schools. In addition, the city swim team, one of the best in the Utah Valley Swim League, needs to practice year-round as do the teams from the other communities who have indoor swimming pools. Pleasant Grove swimmers begin the summer league season at a severe disadvantage since they cannot begin to practice until the pool opens in late May or early June. Swimming instructors have pushed for indoor facilities to be made available to these deserving youth. The community has an excellent opportunity now to rally round Mr. Baker and his committee as well as the swim team parents' organization to see that a project of this magnitude is realized. Organizations and clubs, school groups, church groups, businessmen and individuals can contribute to the cause and this dream can become reality. If other communities can do it, so can Pleasant Grove. Right? |