[Archived] City of Alexandria Announces Schedule Of Pool Closings for Season and Maintenance

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	August 12, 2005 PIO# 256-05/rdo	Steven J. Mason, Public Information Officer, or Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300 Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300

City of Alexandria Announces Schedule
Of Pool Closings for Season and Maintenance

The City of Alexandria is announcing the following schedule of outdoor pool closings for the summer 2005:

• The Nannie J. Lee Pool, 1108 Jefferson St.; the Nicholas Colasanto Pool, 2704 Mount Vernon Ave.; and the John Ewald Pool, 4500 Duke St., will close for the summer on Friday, Aug. 19. The Charles Houston Pool, 901 Wythe St., will remain closed for repairs.

• Beginning Monday, Aug. 22, the Old Town Pool, 1609 Cameron St.; and Warwick Pool, 3301 Landover St., will remain open until Labor Day, Monday, Sept. The operating hours for the Old Town Pool are noon - 7 pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The Warwick Pool is open noon - 7 pm on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; and 11 am - 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Admission fees for both pools are $1 for children, ages 7 - 17, and seniors 60 & older; and $2 for adults, ages 18 - 59.

The Dr. Robert S. Rixse Memorial Indoor Pool at the Chinquapin Park Recreation Center, 3210 King St., is open Monday through Thursday from 6 am - 9:45 pm; Friday from 6 am - 7:45 pm; and Saturday and Sunday from 8 am - 6:45 pm. The Rixse Pool is scheduled to close for maintenance on Monday, Sept. 5, at 2:45 pm and re-open on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 6 am. Admission for City residents to the pool is $3 for youth and seniors 60 and older; $5 for ages 16 and older; and $8 for nonresidents.

For more information on the City’s outdoor and indoor pools, group reservations, and season passes, call Bryan Banner, Aquatics Supervisor, at 703.519.2160, extension 21; or visit alexandriava.gov.

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