March 28, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
Repairs are being made to the Smithville Municipal Swimming Pool.
D&J Restoration LLLP of Clarksville has a team in town this week working to fix leaks and other problems with the pool.
The aldermen recently accepted two bids from D&J Restoration including one in the amount of $7,360 to repair leaks and expansion joints and the other for $7,000 to make gutter area tile repairs and caulking.
The pool has been drained in order for the work to be done. The project is expected to be completed by next Friday.
Last fall the former Pool and Golf Club manager Ken Lacy informed the mayor and aldermen how serious the leaks were.
“The skimmer system is leaking and the leaks are on both sides of the pool. We have leaching on the street side and the golf course side and wherever its leaking it is happening a lot. Its not necessarily in the deep end. Where the water is coming out more is on the shallow side of the pool. To keep it full we pump water from an inch and a half line into the pool 24/7. It never shuts down,” said Lacy.
The pool is scheduled to open for the summer on Memorial Day weekend. It is now under the management of Jeania Cawthorn.