Humble residents eager to cool down at the city's community pool this summer may be disappointed, as Humble City Manager Jason Stuebe announced at the Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce's Humble BizCom event May 21 that the city would not open the swimming pool at Hirsch Memorial Park this summer.
Stuebe said the city made the decision to not reopen the pool mainly from challenges associated with hiring and training lifeguards. Last summer, the Humble pool opened May 11 and remained open through the beginning of September, according to the city's website.
"It's just too much of a burden at this point in time," he said.
In an early May interview, Stuebe said city officials were considering cutting expenditures to make up for sales tax revenue losses caused by the coronavirus outbreak. However, Stuebe said via email on May 27 that although keeping the pool closed will save the city roughly $65,000-$70,000, the decision was based mostly on the availability of lifeguards.
