Blogs » Latest News

Rockport pools open this week

By BETH WHEELOCK Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 5:17 a.m.

From the WCLO newsroom:

Janesville's city pools are starting to open for the summer.

Swimmers can first take the plunge into Rockport Pool. Recreation Director Bonnie Davis says Rockport's main pool opened Monday and the wading pool is scheduled to open Tuesday. She anticipates Palmer and Riverside wading pools will open next week.

The opening has been delayed as Janesville works to be in compliance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Act, a safety measure designed to prevent accidents caused by strong suction from a pool's drain. Davis says Janesville is one of the only cities in Wisconsin to be in compliance with the law now. She says fewer than 50 pools--which include hotels, schools and waterpark pools--are in compliance in Wisconsin. Pools must be in compliance by the end of the year.

Davis says the designs from an aquatic engineer needed to be approved by the state. Some of the grates to be used on the pool drains aren't manufactured yet, since the law is so new.

Davis says she couldn't fill the pools without approval from the state, and that also made opening a challenge.

reader COMMENTS

Click here to view reader comments

(5)

Bigmike
Jun 16, 2009 at 10:12 a.m.
Suggest removal

Anyone know the water temp at Rockport?

localmatters
Jun 16, 2009 at 9:21 a.m.
Suggest removal

We were at Peace Park yesterday and the pool was packed. Great to see!

www.spend-local.com

ame8736
Jun 16, 2009 at 8:24 a.m.
Suggest removal

wish they would get their story straight. yesterday we called rockport to see if they were open they said yes. we also asked if palmer was open. again they sid yes. since we had younger kids we decided to drive across town to palmer only to find out it did not have a drop of water in it much less being open so we had to trek back across town and find out the kiddie pool was not open at rockport. kids disappointed.

h0rselvngrl
Jun 16, 2009 at 8:13 a.m.
Suggest removal

I honestly cannot remember the last time I was even at this pool, possibly 11-12 years ago, wow I'm getting ancient ;)

Before you post a comment, consider this:

Note: GazetteXtra.com does not condone or review every comment. Read more in our User Policy Agreement

Keep it clean. Comments that are obscene, vulgar or sexually oriented will be removed. Creative spelling of such terms or implied use of such language is banned, also.
Don't threaten to hurt or kill anyone.
Be nice. No racism, sexism or any other sort of -ism that degrades another person.
Harassing comments. If you are the subject of a harassing comment or personal attack by another user, do not respond in-kind. Hit the "Suggest Removal" button on offensive comments.
Share what you know. Give us your eyewitness accounts, background, observations and history.
Do not libel anyone. Libel is writing something false about someone that damages that person's reputation.
Ask questions. What more do you want to know about the story?
Stay focused. Keep on the story's topic.
Help us get it right. If you spot a factual error or misspelling, email newsroom@gazettextra.com or call 1-800-362-6712.
Remember, this is our site. We set the rules, and we reserve the right to remove any comments that we deem inappropriate.

Post Comment

Commenting requires registration.

News:

Opinion:

Blogs | Columns | Political Cartoons | Polls

Sports:

Multimedia:

Community:

Births | Couples | Obituaries | Death Notices

Blogs

Blog List | Latest Blog Entries

Services:

Reader Rewards | Retail Locations

Copyright ©2007 Bliss Communications Inc. All rights reserved. Use of this material and this site are subject to the GazetteExtra Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Content may not be published, broadcast, re-distributed or re-written.