BRATTLEBORO — A large group of bike riders rode from the Common to Gallery Walk on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. The ride was to help create more visibility for the growing number of bike riders in the community. PHOTOS: Biking to Gallery Walk
Gretchen Cowan, of Brattleboro, plays with her 4-year-old son, Wesley, in the pool at Living Memorial Park on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. BRATTLEBORO — With large estimates for updating the Living Memorial Park pool and bathhouse, Select Board members are looking at how to fund a project.
"I think we need to invest in quality of life in this community," Board Chairman Daniel Quipp said at the Oct. 1 board meeting, where the project was discussed. "This is a major investment in quality of life for decades to come."
Quipp suggested the entire community, not just Representative Town Meeting (RTM), participate in a bond vote later this fiscal year. Residents "will vote according to their vision and quality of life but their pocketbook as well," he said.
Carol Lolatte, director of the Department of Recreation and Parks, said the pool was built in 1957 and renovated in the late 1980s. Several repairs have been made over the last few years.
"We’re at the point where the Band-Aid just doesn’t stick anymore," Lolatte said. "The pool has lived its life cycle."
About 850,000 gallons of water was lost over the course of the summer. Lolatte called the number "pretty significant."
She said the bathhouse, a cinder block building, is not welcoming or […]
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