Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Donation presented to Fred Crowe, President of Friends of the Pool by Columbia Grain Manager Ted Lowe, for the newly established Columbia County Park & Recreation Pool District to use towards the development of a public swimming pool.
DAYTON - After its first year, Columbia County Parks & Recreation Pool District continues to move forward after voters approved the one-year excess levy requested by the district's board.
Voters approved the creation of the unfunded pool-specific Parks & Recreation District on November 7, 2023. Since then, the elected board has worked to set up a functioning, legal municipal entity to pursue funding opportunities through grants, donations, and legislative support to revive the county's pool.
The funds from the newly approved levy will be used to meet the following proposed obligations:
• Architect/Engineering professional services
• Consulting services
• Legal services
• Auditor fees
• General election expenses
• Insurance
• Parks & Rec website
• Advertising
• Matching grant funds
• Bookkeeping, payroll tax, and office supplies
"As the board moves forward, we will utilize the tax monies generously provided by the community efficiently and cost-effectively. We are grateful to have a strong partner in the Dayton Friends of the Pool, our non-profit arm assisting with fundraising and implementation to meet our goal: a community swimming pool for all," signed CCPRPD board and Friends of the Pool member Fred Crowe in a press release to "The Times."
The board, composed of Chair Dianne McKinley, Terri Hessler, Ted Lowe, Katie Leid, and Lisa Naylor, is working to be fiscally responsible in its efforts to build a public pool facility for Columbia County and the surrounding area.
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