Green Bay's Parks, Recreation and Forestry department has revealed a plan to reopen at least one pool for public use this summer.
CONTRAST, THE CITYHAS RELEASED ATENATIVE PLAN TOEVENTUALLY REOPENONE OF THREEPUBLIC POOLS ASWELL AS BAY BEACHAMUSEMENT PARKWITH CAPACITYRESTRICTIONS.THIS PLAN WASSHARED IN A PUBLICZOOM MEETING LASTNIGHT AND WILL BEOPEN TO FEEDBACKFROM CITY COUNCILMEMBERS NEXTTUESDAY.WE THOROUGHLYREVIEWED SOME OFOUR PLANS WITHBROWN COUNTYHEALTH DEPARTMENT,OUR LEGAL TEAM, RISKMANAGEMENT, OFCOURSE OUR MAYOR,AND OTHER SENIORSTAFF TO MAKE SURETHAT WE ARE PUTTINGOUR BEST FOOTFORWARD ON HOWWE'RE APPROACHINGTHIS.LAST NIGHT, THEPARKS DEPARTMENTHELD A VIRTUALPUBLIC MEETING TODISCUSS THEIRPROPOSED PLAN TOSOFTLY REOPEN BAYBEACH AMUSEMENTPARK ON JUNE 20THAND ONE OF THREECITY POOLS IN EARLYJULY.THE FIRST POOL WEWILL FOCUS ON ISCOLBURN.
A LOTBECAUSE IT'S A NEWFACILITY.
WE JUSTWENT THROUGH AMAJOR RENOVATIONAND OUR COMMUNITYDEFINITELY INVESTEDIN MAJORRENOVATIONSANDERSEN SAID THEYTYPICALLY HIRE UP TO125 GUARDS PERSUMMER, BUT RIGHTNOW THEY DO NOTHAVE ENOUGH TOEQUIP MORE THANONE POOL.
AND THENTHEY'RE FACED WITHPROVIDINGPERSONALPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT TO THEIRSTAFF.ANY STAFF THAT ISABLE TO WEAR A MASKIS GOING TO WEARONE, UNLESS THEIRPOSITION DEEMS ISUNAVOIDABLE THATTHEY CAN'T WEAR ONEFOR INSTANCE.LIFEGUARDS WOULDBE CONSIDERED ONEOF THOSE POSITIONSTHAT MAY NOT BEABLE TO WEAR AMASK IN ORDER TOCOMPLETE JOBDUTIES SUCH ASBLOWING A WHISTLE.HERE AT BAY BEACH,THEY'RE LOOKING TOOPERATE AT 50%CAPACITY ACCORDINGTO CDC GUIDELINES,WHICH MANAGEMENTTELLS ME BASED ONPAST DATA, AVERAGESBETWEEN TWO TOTHREE THOUSANDVISITORS PER DAY.REPORTING LIVEFROM GREEN BAY,RACHEL HOPMAYER,NBC 26.THE DEPARTMENTOF JUSTICE SAYS IT
The city of Green Bay has consulted with local health boards and risk management to publish a tentative plan that would reopen one..