Groups weigh uses for city pool site
By RODNEY MINOR, The Leader-HeraldArticle Photos
GLOVERSVILLE - The Recreation Commission and the new recreation committee formed by the Common Council will develop a vision for the Littauer Pool site on West Street.
At the commission meeting Monday, 1st Ward Councilwoman Robin Wentworth said members of both groups should share ideas at the next Recreation Commission meeting in August.
"There is a lot of work to do," she said. "But we need to start with some ideas and reach a consensus on what we want to do [with the area]."
At its last meeting, the Common Council agreed to form the committee to help the Recreation Commission. Committee members include Wentworth, 2nd Ward Councilman John V. Castiglione and 4th Ward Councilwoman Ellen Anadio.
Anadio said School House Pools of Amsterdam is determining the cost of repairing Littauer Pool and comparing it to the cost of installing a new pool. She said the information should be available at the next commission meeting.
Previously, the commission estimated the cost of repairing the pool at $10,000. The cost of operating the pool for six weeks was estimated at $30,000.
The Recreation Commission received a $25,000 donation last year from the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation when the commission was planning to restore the pool.
Commission Chairwoman Catherine Mueller said it will be important for the two groups to determine how to use the money.
Members of the commission and committee agreed Monday they first must determine what should be done with the pool and its pool house.
Wentworth said if the pool is not used, much of the pool house would not be functional. Most of the space in the pool house is a dressing and showering area for the pool, she said.
A number of ideas for the pool site have been considered over the past year. One idea was a skate park, but that plan was put on hold.
The groups also agreed Monday to determine what to do about a recreation director.
At least two ideas to restructure the Recreation Commission have been suggested. Both involve hiring a part-time recreation director. City officials said the commission would function more efficiently with one person in charge.
The city had planned to hire a director since July 2007, when it approved setting aside more than $8,000 for a part-time director's salary. Around $4,000 would come from the Fulton County Youth Bureau.
However, a few months ago, the city decided not to post the civil-service job because the city was considering finding another way to have someone run recreation.
The other idea involved having the Gloversville Enlarged School District's director of health, physical education and athletics, Mike DeMagistris, serve as the part-time city recreation director.
City officials recently said they are waiting to hear back from the school district about a recreation program involving the school district.
Also Monday, both groups said they want to conduct meetings with city council members and residents to determine what should be done with city parks.
Rodney Minor covers Gloversville. He can be reached at gloversville@leaderherald.com.
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IKnooow
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07-15-08 1:40 PM
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How much does it cost to ride the bus?
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LoyalSocialist
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07-15-08 1:36 PM
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Whoops...Look...who rides the city bus? Not many people.
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LoyalSocialist
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07-15-08 1:34 PM
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What kid is going to take a bus? Think about it. Look who rides the bus? Its not like its a cool way to ride to places, especially the city pool. Look at how many people have pools, everyone knows someone with one so most kids go to their friends or relatives to swim.
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RageoftheDay
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07-15-08 1:25 PM
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Maybe Freedom will step up and volunteer to drive kids to the pool. I hear ya about what it used to be like...I used to walk 10 miles up hill both ways bafefoot in January to go to my town pool.
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FREEDOM
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07-15-08 1:16 PM
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I didnt realize there was a free bus ride. So where are the kids? This is really unbelievable it's going tobe in the 90's the rest of the week maybe attendance will pick up if not maybe we should save the money.
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rsoxfan33
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07-15-08 1:07 PM
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there is a free bus ride up to the pool on the GTS..most kids today would rather play sports on their vidio game then to accually put in the physical effort...
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IKnooow
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07-15-08 1:02 PM
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When we were kids we used to ride our bikes from Johnstown to the pool in G'ville to hang out with our friends. Are today's kids really too lazy to find their way to the school pool? I would be there now if I had a whole summer of free time.
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IKnooow
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07-15-08 1:01 PM
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When we were kids we used to ride our bikes from Johnstown to the pool in G'ville to hang out with our friends. Are today's kids really too lazy to find their way to the school pool? I would be there now if I had a whole summer of free time.
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FREEDOM
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07-15-08 12:54 PM
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Cirrus you work for the city? Get back to work and quite wasting our money.
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DRIZELLA
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07-15-08 12:40 PM
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Ya CIRRUS! You must be the"INFERIOR POTATO" himself! Should'nt you be on the job? If so, isn't posting "ANYTHING" on the internet at 11:30 in the morning (or anytime) using tax payers money especially on the citys computer?
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FREEDOM
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07-15-08 12:39 PM
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Abruzzi I think the lack of attendance is do to the location there is no bus going there and kids today dont know how to walk. It's to faaaar.
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abruzzi
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07-15-08 12:30 PM
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the pool at the school is getting 10 to 15 children a day-that's it-i don't know why.5 lifeguards on duty at all times.i see it everyday.
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FREEDOM
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07-15-08 12:10 PM
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cirrus if you read the article they put the skate park idea on hold. for how long?No Im not Mr Kinzie, who irratates you for being straight forward and truthful and Ron Mcclain, who may be a little rough around the edges but has good ideas and wants what is best for the tax payers. You must beone of the people who like to take advantage of the taxpayers.
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LoyalSocialist
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07-15-08 11:40 AM
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I wish it was in a better locale...its a little out of the way and its not in a place where the police patrol. After basically running the old skate park for a couple years, i know how hard it is to keep the place up if there isn't enough police and city workers prescence. Im glad to see someone finally doing something about recognizing the benefits of a skatepark.
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Cirrus422
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07-15-08 11:32 AM
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I commend Mrs. Wentworth , Mr Castoligne and Mrs. Anadio for rolling up their sleeves and tackling this issue and doing it with a positive attitude. Instead of listening to the whiners, they took action, I applaud your efforts. I don't know what freedom is talking about, but these council people are taking action, I'd be shocked if freedom had anything positive to say, but he was commending ron mcclain(zeus) for making another futile attempt to get elected. Huh maybe freedom is really jack kinzie, the smithtown sage??
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countrygirl
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07-15-08 11:15 AM
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Isn't that the truth!! Talk is cheap, it's the action that counts.
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FREEDOM
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07-15-08 10:58 AM
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A skate park was requested over 10yrs ago stop talking and start doing.By the time they stop talking about it there might not be anyone left here to use it.
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