The city of Ouray has developed a plan to reopen the Hot Springs Pool that, among other things, calls for reduced hours of operation and less than 50 percent capacity. Customers will be asked to identify the pool they want to soak in when they arrive and then stay in that pool. The plan also calls for the temporary elimination of Pool Manager Kentee Pasekâs job to save money. Mike Wiggins â Ouray County Plaindealer
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Restrictions to mark pool reopening
A plan to reopen the Ouray Hot Springs Pool when the state indicates it’s safe to do so is marked by a bevy of restrictions — restricted hours, capacity, staffing and movement within individual pool areas.
Ouray city councilors voted 3-2 Monday to approve the plan, the most debated element of which is the temporary elimination of Pool Manager Kentee Pasek’s position. Mayor Greg Nelson, Mayor Pro Tem John Wood and Councilor Peggy Lindsey signed off on the plan, while councilors Glenn Boyd an...