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The '''Crow Indoor Pool''' is an aquatic center operated by the [[Charlottesville Parks and Recreation Department]] that is co-located at [[Walker Upper Elementary School]]. The pool was closed in October 2010 when the new [[Smith Aquatic & Fitness Center]] opened. <ref name="reopen">{{cite web|title=Rugby, Barracks citizens call for city to reopen Crow Pool|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/10/crow-pool-update.html|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=October 14, 2011|publishdate=October 14, 2011|accessdate=October 14, 2011}}</ref>
The '''Crow Indoor Pool''' is an aquatic center operated by the [[Charlottesville Parks and Recreation Department]] that is co-located at [[Walker Upper Elementary School]]. The pool remains open in [[2022]] despite an earlier decision by Council in the late 2000's to close it.  


Despite being closed to the public, Crow can still be rented by groups at a rate of $16.50 per lane-hour.  <ref>{{cite web|title=Aquatic Facility Rental Revenue – Crow Indoor Pool - $41,884.67|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/20110418-YMCA-Rental-Fees-For-Crow.pdf|author=Brian Daly|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 18, 2011}}</ref> That has prompted members of the community to ask if the pool can be reopened because the [[Piedmont Family YMCA]] has not yet opened a new facility in [[McIntire Park]]. <ref name="reopen" /> Parks director [[Brian Daly]] will prepare a cost estimate to help the [[City Council]] make a decision during the development of the budget for FY2013.
The pool is named after [[Nan Crow]], a director of the city recreation department. {{fact}}


The pool is named after [[Nan Crow]], a director of the city recreation department. {{fact}}
 
==Closure and reopening==
The pool was closed in October 2010 when the new [[Smith Aquatic & Fitness Center]] opened. <ref name="reopen">{{cite web|title=Rugby, Barracks citizens call for city to reopen Crow Pool|url=https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/crow-pool-update|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=October 14, 2011|publishdate=October 14, 2011|accessdate=January 4, 2022}}</ref>
 
Despite being closed to the public, Crow was initially reopened to be be rented by groups at a rate of $16.50 per lane-hour.  <ref>{{cite web|title=Aquatic Facility Rental Revenue – Crow Indoor Pool - $41,884.67|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/20110418-YMCA-Rental-Fees-For-Crow.pdf|author=Brian Daly|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 18, 2011}}</ref> {{deadlink}}
 
Crow's closure had been contingent on the eventual reopening of the [[Piedmont Family YMCA]] in [[McIntire Park]]. <ref name="reopen" />


==References==
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==External Links==
==External Links==

Latest revision as of 13:33, 4 January 2022

The Crow Indoor Pool is an aquatic center operated by the Charlottesville Parks and Recreation Department that is co-located at Walker Upper Elementary School. The pool remains open in 2022 despite an earlier decision by Council in the late 2000's to close it.

The pool is named after Nan Crow, a director of the city recreation department. [citation needed]


Closure and reopening

The pool was closed in October 2010 when the new Smith Aquatic & Fitness Center opened. [1]

Despite being closed to the public, Crow was initially reopened to be be rented by groups at a rate of $16.50 per lane-hour. [2][dead link]

Crow's closure had been contingent on the eventual reopening of the Piedmont Family YMCA in McIntire Park. [1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Web. Rugby, Barracks citizens call for city to reopen Crow Pool, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, October 14, 2011, October 14, 2011, retrieved January 4, 2022.
  2. Web. Aquatic Facility Rental Revenue – Crow Indoor Pool - $41,884.67, Brian Daly, retrieved April 18, 2011.

External Links

Official site