Horowitz Pool Nears Completion, But Will Not Open for Swimming this Season
Reconstruction of Horowitz Pool at Henry Park is ongoing and is expected to be completed shortly, but the pool will not open to the public for swimming this season.
“We had hoped to have the pool open this summer for our residents to use and enjoy, but a variety of construction challenges prevented that,” Vernon Mayor Dan Champagne said. “The pool and the reconstructed bath house are beautiful and will serve Vernon residents for generations to come, and we are looking forward to a full season of swimming next summer.”
Mayor Champagne held out hope that the pool could open for Labor Day weekend, but that will not be possible because the town’s lifeguards have returned to school and are not available.
The construction challenges that slowed the project included broken pipes, the need to rewire the pool house, installation of new support columns in the pool house basement, changes to the curtain drain system designed to protect the pool from groundwater pressure, and a lightning strike that destroyed a $20,000 pump installed with the new pool.
“When you are dealing with a structure built in 1952, you never know what problems may crop up,” Mayor Champagne said.
The pool contractor and others continue to work on punch list items. An open house is planned in September.