City to purchase pool cover

In an attempt to save money and effort on the part of city staff, Jacksboro aldermen approved spending up to $13,000 on a new pool cover during their regular meeting Sept. 23.

City Manager Mike Smith said the cover will be used for primarily winter protection to keep leaves out and to reduce the amount of chlorine needed during the winter months. The cover should also cut down on the 10 days to two weeks city workers work on cleaning the pool before opening every summer.

Outback Pools and Spas, from Wichita Falls, provided the winning bid of $12,626. The city has about $21,000 in its Parks and Recreation budget and wanted to make sure it also had money to pay those department bills for the rest of the budget year.

For more on this story, see the Wednesday, October 2 edition of the Jacksboro Herald-Gazette.