The City of Red Lake Falls has made a difficult decision to keep the public swimming pool closed for the season. The press release is below –
After going over the MN Department of Health Guidelines for public pools due to COVID-19, the City Council has decided to keep the public swimming pool closed for this season.
Factors that led to this decision include:
• Reduced capacity and distancing rules
• Sanitizing requirements for locker rooms, decking, pool and HVAC system
• Staff training for COVID-19 safety
• Signage requirements
• Continual employee COVID-19 screening
• Continual customer screening
The City Council took into consideration the safety of our community and public places with the information available that predicts our area will peak in mid-summer for the COVID virus.
The City was also unable to hire a full-time pool manager that had a WSI license which is required to offer swimming lessons. We were able to get additional lifeguards and they completed lifeguard training and first aid. Hopefully, they will be available next summer.
We plan to open as usual next summer if all goes as planned.
