Mayor Young, City Recreation and Parks announce pools and playgrounds to reopen in Baltimore

Mayor Jack Young and Baltimore City Recreation and Parks (BCRP) announced the next phase of BCRP’s reopening plans for agency services, including pools, athletic courts, and playgrounds.

RECREATION CENTERS ARE SENTOPEN IN JULY.

MAYOR JACK YOUNGMADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT EARLIERTODAY.

SKATE PARKS HAVEALREADY REOPENED.

AS WMAR 2NEWS' DAVE DETLING REPORTS━BECAUSE OF COVI━19 TRIPS TOAREA POOLS ARE IMPLEMENTINGSAFETY PROTOCOLS INCLUDING ANADMISSION TICKET POLICY.(DAVE) 16:20━32 Well, thesummer swim for Baltimore CityWill look a lot different.

Forone, when you were on the pooldeck, you will be required towear a facemask.

You will alsohave your temperature checkedat the front gate along withother rules youfollow.

(NATS) 9:43 AQUATICSTAFF MEMBERS AND LIFEGUARDSLIKE CAM HAVE BUSY PREPARINGFOR THE SUMMER POOL SEASON.THAT MEANS SETTING UPUMBRELLAS, CLEANING THE DECKSAND MAKING SURE THE POOL WATERIS CLEAN.

(SOT) 3:5━4:08DARRYL SUTTON/ REC.

MANAGER,BCRP The mayor made theannouncement today.

Ittime for us.

We scrambled.

Wegot our crews together.

Ourplan is to hit all Park poolsthis week in preparation foropening next week.

THE FIRSTROUND OF POOLS WILL REOPENJULY 133 WITH MORE OPENINGTHE 20TH DARRYL SUTTON WITTHE CITYDEPARTMENT SAYS PATRONS WILLBE REQUIRED TO PRACTICE SOCIALDISTANCING AND WEAR MASKS ONDECK.

(SOT) 4:47 DARRYLSUTTON/ REC.

MANAGER, BCRPWhen you come through thefront gate we are asking thateveryone gets theirtemperature checked.

Wereminding everyone to use handsanitizers and weeveryone that locker roomswill be of━limits so when youcome to the pool please comeready to swim please comeready to swim.

THE BIGGESTCHANGESWALKUPS.

(SOT) 5:3━5:43DARRYL SUTTON/ REC.

MANAGER,BCRP So, you have to registerto swim at all of our pools.Now this year, again differentan hour and a half is themaximum time youto swim.

THAT MEANS PATRONSMUST PLAN IN ADVANCE..

THECITY IS REQUIRING YOU TOSECURE POOL ADMISSION TICKETSLIKE THIS.

THEYONLINE FREE OF CHARGE WITH ALIMIT TO FOUR PER FAMILY.SUTTON SAYS THE TICKETS WILLHELP WITJ CROWD CONTROL ANDCLEANING.

(SOT) 5:4━53 DARRYLSUTTON/ REC.

MANAGER, BCRPAfter an hour and a half thepool will undergo a sanitationprocess for a whole half hourthen will allow an additionalrotation in at that time.(DAVE) 17:1━ And just areminder, when the facilitiesopen the kitty pools As wellas splash pads will remainclosed.

For more informationyou can always check out thecitywebsite.

In Baltimore City,Dave Detling, WMAR 2 News.WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME