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0n 'l‘hesday muming. Ml’. Ray- (mfl pre'fiemed council with thm‘ upiiuns mgarding thl- mndom pool, the first bring m hoop the current facility open. “We're will lat ahead when n (0mm tn the financing because of 1va grant." Mr. l’t‘mrva'htdi said. “We'nf still on lhv hook (or devel- opment charges and taxes, but il's still better than what we had in the budget." Last fall. thefi pool's recircula- tion system failed. which islocated under the poul's concrete deck and month. Man: l’ourvamdi.uw1wn's masurer and dimctor of finance. is confident Whitchurch-Stouffidllc will get the money. “In York Region. there were only two applications put forward because of the lack of time.” Mr. Pourvahidi said. noting the gram information was not received by the munic' 'Iy until [)ecembeg. “Because 0 that. we are very opti- mistic and hopeful,” TheTmm dfGeorgina is member York Region applicant. according In Mr. PDurvahidi. Providing the gram is received. the municipality plans on appiy~ ing for an amendment that would bring the Kola! amount of funding I0 83 million. which is the maxi. mum allmvablc. to help omset the cost of the tank pool. according to Mr. Pourvahidi. . “1112 resulting addition would complement the current design to provide a complete and compreâ€" hensive fully accesfiible water fea- ture and park,” according to the Feb. 22 report to council by Rob Raycmft. director of leisure and community services for the Town of \WlilchuthtouflVine. By incorporating the tank pool into the water featum. it is saving the «M11 about $2.2’milli0n in capi- tal costs. according to Mr. Raycmfl. If the grant is received. the town will be responsible for S] 7 mil- lum. In the 2010 budget; council approved $4.3 million for phase two of Memorial Park‘s rcdwclop- mom. with about $3.6 million for the 'watcr feature. ‘lhc town was going to be on the hook for 80 per cent of the project's’cost. with the remaining 20 per cent coming from development charges. The pool being proposed would hm be as deep as tho: cunt-m facilâ€" ity. Nicol. but it would still provide recreational and lane swimming. New pool disappoints group It was a five to one rule m fiwour of adding the pool into the watcr feature. Councillor Rob Hargravr was the only nay vote. ‘lfiditmudwfllhfifl mbflhmhfll pottuhmit’simpmlh'fln andinnow timtomcLWhmcoincil mutqu wmnwmmm amnmm,mn "Staff would caution council that the Ajax pool tenders wcm all highcr than the mmtntction ostlmatcs and market conditions could impact the overall tender prices. cilhrr higher or rlqwcr." Mr. Rayrmft wrote in lth report. “Staff expect to incur demtering expenditures and specific design parameters related to the (Toronto and Region Conservation Author- 11w pool is 3'} years old and the typical lifespan is 20 to 25 years. accqrding to Mr. Raycroft. ' Stage one of ihis option did not accessibility upgrades to the facility. which have to be com- plete. by 20”. as all town facilities are required to be accessible by then. - "It will also require another complete shutdown of the pool facility to accommodate the stage two works.” Mro Raycmft wrote. . The enscond option council con- sidered was creating a fully acces~ sible outdoor pool facility in “its (‘urrenl location. If council opted to re-open the pool. it would have no! have been operational until mid to lane Sep (ember. at the eariiest; The outdoor swimming season ends Labour- Day. last July. tenders for the pmj- en. which included making the facility accessible. came in at mom than $3 million. according In Mr. Ravcmft. staff decided. based on its current condition. the pool could. not open this summer. ~ . The pool does no: meet current health code regulations when it comes to water: tumover rates, but it has been able to upera'le as such because‘of a- grandfathering clause, acconding to. Mr. Raycmft. However. if any repairs were to be made to the pool. the clause will be voided and the pool would have to be hmught up to code. l'heTown anjax is redeveloping its outdoor pool. which is similar in (we to Whitthurlth~5muffvillc's and fiWears old. I'mmitcwldhmhouu Saw thc ()uldoor Phol cmmhimr AJAX: MD EXAM?“ Kilan Dynes, a member of the commit-tee. arrived in council chambers a few hours later and once informed by The Sun-Tri- bune of the decision. said: “They're relying on a grant they don‘t know they're going to get," she said. “I'm very disappointh that pool is being demolished:" "When council knew in 2007. those problems axis-tut. It was never evvn made an issue an election time. when I‘m sure it could have becna deciding factor." she said. . ity) requirements for renovations within the regulated area. These conditions were not present on the Ajax project.” No one from the Save the Out- door Pool committee. which just a week before requested council repair the current pool. was present during Mr. Raycroft's presentation or when council made its final deci- sion 'ltresday momlng. “I find it very sad (hat this gift was left to deteriorate to rhr point where it's irreparable. The pub- lic was not given cnuugh time to react. It was a five to one vote in favour of adding the "pool into the water feature. Councillor Rob Hargrave was the only nay vote. During the Feb. 15 coqu meet ing, the delegation presented coun~ Ci] a petition with 1.200 signatures in favour of saving the pool. “That concerns me." said Coun- cillnr Phil Bannon. in reference to no one from the group being a! the meeting. No one in the‘ganery spoke to the item. AngumeumsongmsmnMum may Dh'isiomtl9862002),40ifl [hisionsu986-2m2) 4(X)-EDDivisiom(2003-21X)6) EARLY REGISTRATION Sunday. February 27 10 am - 2 pm Crosby Arena Angus Glen C.C. Centennial C.C. Amnbuagencyot UmdeIyolYork counselling ¢ Find out about beat sowices Call 905.201 0432 Mental Health Assocuation. 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