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Article: Swim club tests the water with $6 million pool plan <> Members question if this is the right time for a large fund-raising drive
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 25, 2008
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Brookfield -- The Elmbrook Swim Club wants to build a new
competition pool as an addition to Brookfield Central High School
that could host major tournaments and expand community swim
programs.
But the estimated cost ranging from $6 million to $8 million or
more has club members weighing if it's the right time to launch a
challenging fund-raising drive.
Elmbrook Schools Superintendent Matt Gibson said the pool would
be a great facility, but it's not a district priority and a public-
private partnership is unlikely.
"The district doesn't have any money to partner with the group,
at least at this juncture," Gibson said.
The existing six-lane pools at Brookfield Central and East high
schools ...