FOX VALLEY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Appleton’s city pools aren’t reopening this summer, but others in the Fox Valley are.
Neenah just announced swimmers will be welcome at its city pool.
Little Chute also plans to let people swim. The village’s pool set to open on Sunday.
“We follow all CDC guidelines,” said Little Chute director of parks, recreation and forestry, Adam Breest.
“CDC guidelines do allow for outdoor pools to be open in a safe manner, so our pool, as you can imagine, is chlorinated.”
He tells FOX 11 open, with some restrictions, to better protect families from COVID-19.
“We’re only allowing 100 people in the pool at a time. As you can see, the deck chairs are six feet apart, we have extra handwashing stations, extra hand sanitizer.”
Appleton decided to keep city pools dry this summer. But residents hoping to dip their toes in Little Chute’s pool won’t be able to, at least not yet.
The pool is open but only to Little Chute residents. After proving you are one, Breest says a wristband will get you in.
“Starting today, with swim lessons signups, you come to the pool, and you show your proof of residency, whether it’s a water bill, or mailing that’s addressed to your name we also have the water bill list that the village use.”
Wristbands are good for the whole summer.
Neenah’s city pool opens with a similar system later this month.
“We wanted to offer something for our community, for the kids, but do it safely,” said Jim Kluge, Neenah’s superintendent of recreation.
“We feel that we can do that with our youth programs, and also here at the Neenah Pool.”
Neenah residents can buy a $20 punch-pass starting Monday. It’s good for 12 visits.
The pool opens June 12.
Kluge tells FOX 11 a $40 pass is available to some people who don’t live in Neenah the week after that.
“Non-residents that have the 54956-zip code. We’ll ask for proof of residency, and we feel that will be our safest to keep our community safe.”
Open swim will be limited to three two-hour sessions.
And even though Neenah’s pool can hold 700, the city won’t let it get that packed.
“In the beginning, we’re gonna offer it to the fist 170 that come to the pool and, as things may loosen-up or tighten-up, we’ll make adjustments, you know, as far as more or less,” Kluge said.
Neenah city leaders say you should bring your own chair to the pool, because its deck chairs won’t be available.
