[Archived] City of Alexandria Outdoor Pools Close for 2004 Season

City Press Release


	City of Alexandria, Virginia Office of the City Manager Alexandria City Hall 301 King Street, Suite 3500 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3211 www.alexandriava.gov Telephone: 703.838.4300 Fax : 703.838.6343

For Information Call: For Immediate Release
Bryan Banner August 11, 2004
Aquatics Supervisor PIO 199-04/bg
Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities
703.519.2160 ext. 18

City of Alexandria Outdoor Pools Close for 2004 Season

The City of Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities announces the closing of the outdoor pools for the summer. Nannie J. Lee Pool, 1108 Jefferson St., Nicholas Colasanto Pool, 2704 Mount Vernon Ave., and John Ewald Pool, 4500 Duke St., are scheduled to close Friday, Aug. 13. Charles Houston Pool, 901 Wythe St. is closed for repairs.

Old Town Pool, 1605 Cameron St., and Warwick Pool, 3301 Landover St., are scheduled to remain open until Labor Day, Sept. 6, with the following schedule: Old Town Pool: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday noon to 7 pm; Warwick Pool: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday noon to 7 pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 11 am to 6 pm. Admission fees to the large outdoor pools are $1 for children 7 - 17 and adults 60 and older, and $2 for adults 18 - 59.

Don’t want to worry about the weather? The Dr. Robert S. Rixse Memorial Indoor Pool at the Chinquapin Park Recreation Center, 3210 King St., is open year-round, Monday through Thursday, 6 am to 9:45 pm, Fridays, 6 am to 7:45 pm, and weekends, 8 am to 6:45 pm. The Rixse Pool is scheduled to close for maintenance on Monday, Sept. 6, and reopen Tuesday, Sept. 14. Admission for City residents is $3 for youth and seniors (60+) and $5 for ages 16 and older and $8 for all ages of non-residents.

Season passes for Old Town and Warwick Pools may be purchased at the Chinquapin Park Recreation Center. For outdoor and indoor pools information, group reservations, and season passes, call the Aquatics Supervisor at 703-519-2160 extension 18 or visit the web site at www.alexandriava.gov/recreation .

The City of Alexandria complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act for qualified individuals. If reasonable accommodation is needed, call 703.519.2160, TTY 703.519.2167.