The Plano Parks and Recreation Department is looking to revitalize Jack Carter Park and Pool to make facilities more efficient and useful for all generations, said Amy Fortenberry, department director.
The current outdoor pool, built in 1981, has a number of deficiencies including corroded pipes and valves, rust, cracked tile and stained plaster, said George Deines, project manager with Counsilman-Hunsaker design firm.
In order to get the aging pool into city code compliance, he said the project would cost $1.2 million, not including the cost of addressing other issues that could arise. While the pool would be new, in essence, he said the pool shell and structure would remain more than 30 years old.
Rather than putting forth the money to fix the pool, Fortenberry said the department decided to replace it. She also said the existing pool sits on a floodplain and due to city codes, the new pool must be placed elsewhere.
