Future of long-shuttered Forest Park pool to get deep dive study

EVERETT — After three years dormant and vacant, Everett is figuring out the Forest Park Swim Center’s future.

The city, like other organizations, closed its pool in March 2020 because of pandemic public health guidance. But where other pools and swim centers reopened as early as that summer, Everett kept Forest Park’s closed as a casualty of budget cuts amid uncertain revenue.

Being just over 1 mile away from the new pool at the Everett Family YMCA has been a factor in that decision. All Everett residents can pay to use the YMCA pool without a membership as long as they get a background check and verify residency. The cost per day pass as of this week was $4.50 for kids, $5.50 for adults, or $16 for families.

Now, city staff are preparing to hire a consultant to study the 16,390-square-foot building’s future, whether that’s as is, with major renovations, or as something different. The council is scheduled to authorize a $92,000 contract for the study.

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