Whitman Recreation Pool Fund Nearly Wiped Out

Other Committee · Meeting of September 17, 2026

Whitman Recreation Commission says pool budget line stayed at zero for a second year running. Recreation Director Kathleen told the commission the pool brought in about $96,000 between pool passes, swim lessons and the park program but paid out $90,000 in payroll plus thousands more in chemicals, opening and closing costs, leaving the program reliant on a revolving account that held roughly $23,000 as of June, before summer expenses. She raised the shortfall and the department's electrical costs with the Select Board at a September 15 chairs' meeting.

One member called the fund "not a viable resource," saying it's "an emergency resource." The commission also set an October 27 Town Hall trick-or-treat event and heard the Community Preservation Committee may fund repairs to the pool's long-broken accessibility lift. The commission approved its June 11 minutes and set its next meeting for October 15.

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Source: the Other Committee meeting of September 17, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.