When will East Ridge get wet?
The question was partially answered Monday night when the East Ridge City Council resolved to purchase a 41-year-old community pool, but no one knows when the pool's "extremely poor condition" will be repaired.
City insurance documents obtained by the Times Free Press show that an independent pool contractor noticed "several conditions that might open its owners and/or managers to civil suit if there was ever an incident at the swimming pool."
Other building inspections revealed "showers (that) should not be used by the public," outdated drain covers and a roof that isn't currently leaking, but "should be completely replaced in the next year."
But after months of pressure to quickly furnish a summertime hangout for teenagers, three council members voted to buy the crumbling pool property - and its debt - from the East Ridge Youth Foundation for nearly $120,000.