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Article: Some pools may close in favor of water parks
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 31, 2001
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Some pools may close in favor of water parks
Parks officials seek $33.5 million for new, remodeled recreation
spots
By LINDA SPICE AND NAHAL TOOSI
of the Journal Sentinel staff
Tuesday, July 31, 2001
Milwaukee County officials want to shut down as many as eight
under-utilized swimming pools to save money, but long-term plans to
replace them with other kinds of facilities and renovate other pools
would cost about $33.5 million.
The plan calls for large new water parks, at Noyes Park on
Milwaukee's northwest side and Maitland Park on Milwaukee's far south
side, at a cost of $9.7 million each, and medium-sized water parks at
Washington and Hoyt parks, at a cost of $4.75 million each.
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