Published: 12/7/2021

TENNESSEE STATE PARKS IS SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S INPUT REGARDING REPLACEMENT OPTIONS FOR THE SWIMMING POOL CURRENTLY AT THE DAVID CROCKETT PARK. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, PARK OFFICALS HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT THE SWIMMING POOL WILL NOT REOPEN. THE SWIMMING POOL WAS CLOSED IN 2020 AND 2021 DUE TO COMPLICATIONS RELATED TO COVID-19. REOPENING THE POOL IS UNFEASIBLE DUE TO AGING FACILITIES, DECLINING VISITATION PRE-COVID 19 AND HIGH EXPENSES. TENNESSEE STATE PARKS HAS ALLOCATED $400,000 FOR THE PARK TO INVEST IN NEW OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES. STATE PARKS OFFICIALS ENCOURAGE TENNESSEANS TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS ON OPTIONS FOR ALTERNATIVE, YEAR-ROUND OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL OPERATIONS AT THE PARK AS THE POOL WAS ONLY USABLE 70 DAYS A YEAR. VISITATION AT THE POOL IS DOWN 49 PERCENT OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. THE MEETING ON DEC. 16 WILL BE 5:30-6:30 P.M. AT THE PARK RESTAURANT IN LAWRENCEBURG. ANYONE MAY ATTEND.