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Prescott swimming pool gets $54,000 grant

BY THE TRI-CITY HERALD
Published: Dec. 17, 2012 at 12:00 a.m. PST — Updated: Dec. 16, 2012 at 9:58 p.m. PST
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PRESCOTT -- The Prescott Joint Park and Recreation district recently received a $54,000 grant from the Sherwood Trust of Walla Walla.

The district, which operates the Prescott Swimming Pool and Field View Park, will be able to use $44,000 of the grant for swimming pool improvements.

The remaining $10,000 will be used to develop a replacement reserve fund to replace aging and broken equipment at the pool and park, according to a news release.

The grant can't be used for operational costs of the swimming pool and park, according to a news release. The district's annual maintenance and operations levy will still be necessary for operational expenses.

This year's levy for $110,432 passed with a 64 percent positive vote, she said in a news release. Taxpayers would pay 45 cents per $1,000 of assessed value.

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