Colfax toddler pool to be closed

The toddlers’ pool at Schmuck Park will probably remain closed this year because it fails to meet federal regulations for drain safety.

City Manager Carl Thompson reported the single drain system for the pool fails to meet new regulations which have been passed to protect youngsters from possible suction of drains.

Councilwoman Jeanette Solimine predicted a shutdown of the toddlers pool again this year is "going to cause a riot." Families with small children last year complained when the city shut down the todders’ pool. At that time the pool was suspected of being one of the major sources of leaks in the pool’s water circulation system. Possible cause of the leaks was believed to be return water lines which run beneath the pool building to the mechanical room on the south side.