Danville Aquatic Center pushes tentative opening to June

DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Swimmers will have to wait a little longer for the Danville Aquatic Center to open. After hopes for a late May pool opening, it is now being pushed into June due to an unexpected issue.

There was a small leak found when the pool was being filled last week. This issue creates a chain reaction that will ultimately delay the opening. It pushed the scheduled inspection by the Illinois Department of Public Health back a week.

Consequently, this will delay opening into early June. It was discussed at last night’s city council meeting.

“They basically began to fill the pool up, found a slight leak, they fixed it, [and] it’s already been rectified,” Director of Public Works David Ruwe said. “However, that just kind of pushes the schedule back a little bit.”

Public Works officials said they’ll have more information and specific dates for opening after the inspection takes place.

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