Councilman Mulvihill, Mayor Craig Greenberg and leaders from Louisville Parks and Recreation joined together Wednesday to announce that renovations for the Camp Taylor pool are officially underway, with an estimated completion date of spring 2025.
In the photo above, Councilman Mulvihill spoke as left to right, Ben Johnson, Metro Parks Program Director, Jason Canuel, Metro Parks Director, and Mayor Greenberg looked on.
Once renovations are complete, the pool will feature amenities such as lap lanes, an aquatic play structure, a water slide, rentable party spaces and more. A feature board for Camp Taylor Pool can be viewed here.
District 10 residents have been without a pool at Camp Taylor since 2019.
"We had a fence around here initially and they cut into it and we've had folks live in the poolhouse. We've had folks live in the pool. We've had some tragedy in this pool," Councilman Mulvihill said.
Councilman Pat Mulvihill says the facility will benefit the entire community.
“We're going to finally get a world-class state-of-the-art great facility for here, centrally located, not just because it's in District 10. It's centrally located in this community. It's easy to get here. There's bus routes. There's I-65 that's close,” Mulvihill said.
Mulvihill also mentioned the greatest cause of death in young children is drowning, and the new pool will give kids a place to learn to swim.
In December 2023, the Louisville Metro Council voted in favor of Mayor Greenberg's recommendation to redirect $20 million in American Rescue Plan funding toward Louisville parks and libraries. Over $9 million of that funding is devoted to the renovations for Camp Taylor pool and Algonquin pool, which the Mayor and Metro Council updated Louisvillians on in February 2024. In total, it is estimated renovations for both pools will come to $11.5 million but that is subject to change as plans are finalized.
“We’ve worked closely with the administration, the council and the public, and next year we’re going to have two new aquatics facilities in Algonquin and Camp Taylor parks that will be a point of pride for the entire city,” said Ben Johnson, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation.
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