Concern continues to grow about the future of the Wallingford Playfield wading pool, which usually opens in late June. Today, MyWallingford learned the city’s Parks Department submitted its “budget papers” for 2011, which identify issues and potential service cuts. We’re told some facilities are on that list, but a spokesperson for the Parks Department could not provide any specifics to MyWallingford until the mayor’s office makes its recommendations. As for 2010, the mayor is set to announce mid-year budget cuts around June 1.
Earlier this year, former Parks and Recreation Superintendent Tim Gallagher warned attendees at the Wallingford Community Council that all aquatics programs could end due to budget problems. He also told KING 5 that 24 of 27 Seattle wading pools could be closed.
This isn’t exactly “an update” the way I was hoping/expecting…. It would be far more accurate to say, “Still no word on wading pool’s future.”