City, school district renew pool talks

Financing at heart of matter

Moorparks first public swimming pool might become a reality if the City Council and the Moorpark Unified School District can agree on how to share the $4 million cost.

Currently the school district pays about $100,000 a year for Moorpark Highs use of the pool at Body Xchange Sports Club on Los Angeles Avenue.

The council voted 4-0 on Wednesday to appoint Mayor Janice Parvin and Councilmember Keith Millhouse to an ad hoc committee to review the pool project with the school district.

Steve Kueny, Moorpark city manager, said 13 years ago the school district and the city could not agree on ways to pay for the project, much less the cost of maintenance.

A 2002 feasibility study estimated it would cost about $250,000 to maintain a pool at Arroyo Vista Park.

The plan was scrapped when the school district and the city decided the maintenance costs were too high, Kueny said.

Kueny said the two entities will discuss sharing those expenses with the money available now.

Funds needed to finish the project would have to come from a tax assessment fee or something similar to a parks assessment fee requiring a two-thirds vote by residents, Kueny said.

He said the city wants a recreational pool that can accommodate high school aquatic sports.

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