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Several Boston Public Pools To Remain Closed Through Summer For Repairs
"By the end of this year, we'll have more pools open than anytime in the last decade in the city of Boston," Mayor Michelle Wu said.
June 30, 2025
At least nine of the 20 public pools in Boston are currently closed, and five will remain closed for repairs through the summer. A majority of the closures are impacting communities of color in Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury.
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Holland Community Center in Dorchester has been closed since the COVID-19 pandemic. The pool area has become dirty and rusty. One employee says they have been getting calls about when the location will reopen.
But Mayor Michelle Wu says the city is working quickly to get the pools back up and running after a heat wave swept through Boston earlier this week. People flocked to public pools across Massachusetts as temperatures reached 100 on Tuesday.
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