Editor: I see the roofing over of Central Park Pool as a necessary evil.
However, it has been mismanaged starting three or four years ago when the plans for closure of CG Brown were being finalized. A bright light (or perhaps a committee of bright lights) did not foresee any potential recreational service deficit by shutting down 25 per cent of the swimming pool access for a minimum of 3.5 years.
Suddenly it is a scramble to react to the community outrage and the city chooses a less-than- optimum solution that was quicker to implement but inferior in concept.
The optimum temporary solution would have been a large inflatable dome as seen on tennis courts that are used in winter months. In the summer, they are deflated and stored away for use the next winter. For some reason, this option was not chosen for Central Park, disappointing the users who enjoyed swimming and seeing the surrounding trees and sky.
Paul McGown
