1/10/12 Cracks cause new problems at Millersburg pool

  • By Nick Sabo
  • January 10, 2012
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SUMMARY: Second time in year pool basin has cracked In another blow to the beleagered Crissey Memorial Pool, new cracks have been found in the basin structure. Millersburg Village Council was informed Monday Jan. 9 by administrator Nate Troyer that several cracks have been found around the diving board area. The cracks are severe enough to drain the pool, Troyer said. “We had several calls asking why the pool hasn’t been filled,” Troyer said. “It turns out there are some major cracks that are enough to prevent us from filling the pool and have to be fixed.” The pool was closed for the 2011 summer season after floodwaters put upward pressure on the pool basin, causing an L-shape fissure around the south end of the pool. The cracks were repaired and the new cracks “have nothing to do” with those caused by the flooding. The cracking has occurred around the pool’s diving boards with fissures measuring in width from “hairline” to an inch and a half, Troyer said. The pool was filled once before the cracks were discovered, and the deep end of the pool is still holding water. Troyer said the pool is kept filled in the off season to stabilize the basin, counteracting floodwaters and other factors. An estimate of damages has not been computed, Troyer said. The pool is scheduled to be closed again in 2012, this time as part of budget cuts. Council previously voted to close the pool as part of a package of money-saving measures after a .5 income tax increase was voted down in the Nov. 8 election. Closing the pool will save an estimated $50,000 this year. In other business, council may be able to participate in a salt purchasing program through the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) as early as February. Troyer had brought the issue before council last month with the belief that the village would have to wait until next winter because of a contract between the village and Morton Salt. However, Troyer said, no contract with Morton exists. The village has purchased salt this winter from Morton at $66.86 per ton. The purchasing program should result in savings for the village on a per-ton basis. ODOT offers a rate by the county that is open to all public entities. Last year, the rate offered to Holmes County was $57.73 per ton. Troyer said the village currently has enough salt to get through February. Morton has agreed to keep its price of $66.86 open to the village, Troyer said. In a further failsafe measure, the county garage has offered to sell salt to the village if the ODOT contract does not work out, according to Troyer. The next meeting of Millersburg Village Council will be held Jan. 23.


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