2023 Parks and Recreation Aquatics Master Plan

City of Greensboro INTRODUCTION

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FACILITY DESCRIPTIONS Peeler Outdoor Pool

The three outdoor pools located in the system are Lindley Pool, Peeler Pool and Warnersville Pool. The outdoor pool located at Windsor Community Recreation Center will be replaced in the future as part of a larger joint use development project and will include an indoor aquatic component with a fun-lazy river, slide, zero-entry features, and a lap pool. The City possesses one indoor warm water, therapeutic pool which is located at Smith Active Adult Center and operates 2 spraygrounds located in the Southeast and Northeast side of town. According to attendance data from the last four years, the community has enjoyed the spraygrounds 400% more than any of the pools and they are 5 times more likely to visit a sprayground. This is most likely due to operational hours for pools being more restricted than those for spraygrounds as well as pool use requiring adult supervision Outdoor aquatics within the city of Greensboro have had a longstanding history in the community. The pools are rich with history and are still loved by the community; but, countless band-aid repairs have been done to extend their 75-year lifespan. It should also be noted that all three pools do not have ADA accessible locker rooms and restrooms. The pool pumps at Peeler and Warnersville are outdated and only one contractor within the city is willing to service them. As of January 2023, there is a current contract with Carolina Pool Management. Since 2016, each pool has had a slight decline in attendance numbers. Peeler Pool, for example, has had a 5% decrease in attendance from 2016 to 2019. Pool attendance amongst all four pools has had an almost 2% decrease in attendance, with attendance calculated into the pools’ attendance. On average, Greensboro Parks and Recreation has around 500 summer campers a week for 10 weeks attending the pools. For the 2019 pool season, there were a total of 7,099 in attendance for all four pools combined. When subtracting the number of summer campers (5,000) from the total 2019 pool season attendance (7,099) that only leaves 2,099 community members using the pools. reaching 12,890 in 2016 and 7,099 in 2019. Additionally, summer camp participants are

Located at 1300 Sykes Ave. Greensboro NC with a volume of 202,477 gallons and a surface area of 3,352 sq. ft. This pool has a men’s and women’s locker room, as well as a storage room. As of 2021, Peeler Pool is open 5 days a week and available to the public 20 hours a week with the option for after hour rentals. In Fiscal Year 19/20, Peeler Pools expenditures were $16,280 with a total revenue of $459 serving 373 community residents.

Warnersville Outdoor Pool

Located at 610 Doak St. Greensboro, NC and has a surface area of 5,165 sq. ft. and holds 182,295 gallons. Warnersville Pool has men’s and women’s locker rooms, a storage closet, a guard room, and a 300-sq.- ft. wading pool. As of 2021, this pool is open 6 days week and available to the general public 24 hours a week with an option for after hour rentals. In FY 19/20, Warnersville Pools expenditures were $16,522 with a total revenue of $1,863 serving 1,738 community members. The Warnersville pool deck is slowly sinking and will need some significant repairs.

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