Schools
Ames High School Pool Reopened After Electrical Problem
The municipal pool at the high school closed Wednesday due to an electrical problem.
The Ames High School/municipal pool is reopen after an electrical problem caused its closure Wednesday.
Director of Facilities Planning and Management Gerry Peters said, in a release from the Ames Community School District, that the electrical issue was located outside the swimming pool building and isolated Wednesday afternoon.
The pool opened today and will be monitored during and after the repairs.
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The district is currently exploring constructing a new high school pool facility. The district requested design proposals for a 50-meter competition swimming pool facility that could accommodate USA swimming long course meets.
Currently the city and school share the municipal facility on High School grounds and that sharing agreement is set to expire in April 2015.
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