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Simply go to once a day now through February 12th to enter. coming summer to really do the necessary repairs. But when it's done, it's going to be like brand-new pool,” Vice Chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee Michael Fasulo said. “We feel that it's something that needs to be in the best shape it can be because it gets so much use and people love it. The whole park is important to us, but that particular spot for the summer really needs to be in the best condition it can be for the people.”

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Though the announcement was made Feb. 3, discussions about the renovations occurred early last year, with $33,500 put forward for design work for the final plan to be implemented this year.

Popular spot

The improvements are a necessity, officials say, not just in the interest of safety but in being able to satisfy the demands of the town.

The Recreation Park pool has always been among the most popular of the town’s public recreation areas, leaving officials to lament over having to close it for the season, but they insist the im- provements will be worth the wait.

They encourage residents to make use of the Veterans Memorial Park Pool at 776 Woodruff St. for the 2023 summer season instead, which will open sometime in June.

For Mike DelSanto, town councilor and chairman of the Public Works Committee, he wants to make the new pool something that he feels will only add to Recreation Park’s legacy for swimmers in the local community.

“Recreation Park has been a rite of passage for swimming for 100 years. Before there was a swimming pool, there was a swimming hole, which I remember swimming in in the ’70s. And then in the late ’80s, they built the pool. It's a mainstay, people use it all the time. It's always packed there, it's a great place,” DelSanto said. “It's unfortunate that it can't be done in a time where the pool can open for the year so it stinks that we have to close it for a year. But that's just the best course of action so we can get the work done quickly.”

Further details about Southington’s pools are available on the town’s website.

Plainville School Notes

Locals in college

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, named the following students to its dean’s list for the fall semester: Madison Callis, Molly Freitas, Phoebe Gediman, Isabella Rosati. Quinnipiac University, Hamden, named Ania Scott to its dean’s list for the fall semester.

Siena College, Loudonville, N.Y., named Samantha Thompson to its dean’s list for the fall semester.

UConn, Mansfield, named Dylan Kyle to its dean’s list for the fall semester.

University of New England, Biddeford and Portland, Maine, named Malena VanBeveren to its dean’s list for the fall semester.

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University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H., named Brianna Bartley to its dean’s list for the fall semester.

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I., named Patrick Gryczewski and Samantha Lozefski to its dean’s list for the fall semester.

University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt., named Julia Restelli to its dean’s list for the fall semester.

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Youth running

The Southington Recreation Department is offering an 8-week running clinic for children age 7 to 15. “Fundamentals of Youth Running” will focus on form, stamina, pace, stretching, hydration and building the confidence to complete a 5K race. The clinic will take place Thursdays, April 20 through June 8 at the Derynoski Elementary School track, 240 Main St. The fee to participate is $80. Space is limited; advance registration and payment are required.

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PLAINVILLE Planning and Zoning Commission

The Plainville Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at the Plainville Municipal Center, One Central Square, Plainville, CT to consider the following item:

PZ 01-23 #01 – Resubdivision – Trumbull Homes – Phase III (lots 10 through 15, and open space “E”) of an approved open space subdivision at 161 Camp Street.

Information is available for public inspection in the Planning Department. At this hearing, interested persons may appear and be heard, and written communications may be received.

Respectfully submitted, Mathew Weimer, Secretary, Plainville Planning and Zoning Commission. Dated at Plainville, CT January 25, 2023. R258602

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