PRATT, Kan. — The grand opening of the new Pratt pool is Saturday July 22 at 11 a.m.
The new pool has big waterslides, a small frog slide, a therapy channel and tumbling buckets.
A formal dedication will be held where the donor family will be announced that allowed for the pool to be built without using taxpayer money.
The Pratt Pool Project began in 2007 when the City was made aware of the failing pool situation. The City was informed then that the pool needed to be replaced in the next few years.
The issue was deferred through the years because of the perceived cost of a new pool and the burden it would put on the citizens. In 2019 the commission was made aware that deferring any longer would be a tremendous cost to the City, as well as a liability. A project began in earnest and a public input survey was conducted and a pool committee was appointed.
In early 2022, a team of advisers including structural engineers, bond and finance counselors, and City department heads stated then that it was the critical time to replace the City Pool in accordance with the public input.
The donation was estimated at the time it was given as $6 million over four years.
Pratt Regional Medical Center will be sponsoring pool admissions on Saturday, July 22nd and Baymont by Wyndham will be sponsoring the first 100 kids on Sunday, July 23rd. AR Detailing by Annissa Rea will sponsor the first 100 kids on Monday, July 24th. The Chapeau will sponsor the first 100 kids on Tuesday, July 25th. Cathy's Closet will sponsor the first 100 kids on Wednesday, July 26th. Mid Kansas Auto Sales will be sponsoring the first 100 kids on Thursday, July 27th.
If you would like to add to the list of businesses helping get kids into the Pratt pool, give them a call at (620) 672-5571.
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