Congress Park Pool was selected to be a project on the Elevate Denver Bond list, which was approved by voters in 2017. This pool is one of the city’s oldest and has grown increasingly costly to maintain, requiring extensive upgrades. The Congress Park Pool will be open during summer 2019 with construction beginning 2020. The closure of Congress Park Pool in 2020 will result in new pool and facility to serve the … Continue reading →
Congress Park Neighbors has learned that Councilman New has reached an agreement with Parks & Rec to keep the Congress Park pool open for 2019 by paying for the maintenance work on the pool out of his council budget From: Parks and Rec <parksandrecreation@denvergov.org> Sent: Fri, Nov 2, 2018 1:39 pm Subject: Update on the Congress Park Pool Scheduled Improvements Fri, Nov 2, 2018 1:39 pm As you may know, … Continue reading →
The closure of Congress Park Pool in 2019 and 2020 will result in new pool and facility to serve the community starting in 2021, thanks the Elevate Denver. Built in 1955, Congress Park Pool is one of Denver’s oldest outdoor pools, and after 63 years of operation it has also become one of the city’s most costly pools to maintain. In recent years, Congress Park Pool has seen multiple opening delays due to major leaks. Many of the pool’s components are age-worn and in need of complete replacement, making it cost prohibitive to open in 2019 with construction of the new facility on the horizon
