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Originally Posted by M1EK
At the same time our city can't maintain our own pools or staff them, I am told Mueller is great because I can use their pool, but their pool, nothing special, typical neighborhood pool - it requires that you pay unless you're a resident - cash only, and I didn't have cash.
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I hope I'm not going too off-topic by responding to the pool issue alone but... I just returned from a very extensive car trip around the northwest and I made a habit of swimming in every city I visited. Nearly every city of every size above about 10K residents has a pool and ALL of them charge admission. In addition, nearly all of them far surpass Austin's pools on every measure of quality, with the possible exception of ambiance. Most city pools feature a large slide or two, diving boards, and splash pads. And I'm even talking about small towns in Idaho where it's only hot enough to have the pools open for a couple months!
So I think the first thing Austin needs to do with respect to pools is to charge admission so that they can be properly staffed and maintained. And then it would be nice to see some creativity to provide better amenities at said pools. But the "never change anything" sentiment in Austin is suffocating, so I'm pretty sure that these ideas would be violently opposed by most pool regulars. I hope I'm wrong about that.
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