SNOHOMISH – The community pool in Snohomish has been shuttered since April, when a ceiling tile fell during a routine maintenance inspection. A structural engineer determined minimum repairs to reopen the pool would run $690,000, though long-term improvements also are needed.
The Snohomish School Board this week decided to keep the Hal Moe Memorial Pool closed. A citizens group was given the consultant’s report and is expected to include the pool in its recommendations for a planned bond issue in 2008.
Originally built as an outdoor pool in 1970, the facility was covered and renovated in 1991.
The school district is arranging alternative locations for swim team practices and for pool therapy services for students with special needs for the 2007-08 school year.
Lynnwood: Man injured in I-5 accident
A Lynnwood man was injured early Thursday in a collision between a car and a tractor-trailer on I-5, officials said.
The man, 63, was driving a car and drifted into the tractor-trailer about 1:18 a.m. on I-5 near its intersection with I-405, the Washington State Patrol said.
The injured man was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where he was listed in satisfactory condition Thursday afternoon, a hospital spokeswoman said.
The driver of the truck was not injured, troopers said.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Marysville: Troopers arrest drunken drivers
Graduation weekend may mean academic achievement for some. For 31 people in Snohomish County, it meant a drunken driving arrest.
The Washington State Patrol arrested nearly 60 people in Island, Skagit, Whatcom and Snohomish counties June 8-11, said trooper Kirk Rudeen, a patrol spokesman. Snohomish County had by far the most arrests, he said.
The patrol said they did not investigate any traffic fatalities in those counties during the weekend.
Since January, troopers have arrested 2,102 motorists for suspected drunken driving, a 12 percent increase from the same time last year. Drunken driving collisions are down 23 percent, Rudeen said.
From Herald staff reports
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