By Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
ST. PETERSBURG — Starting Monday, the city will embark on a $312,000 renovation project at the North Shore Pool complex.
Some of the work being done is regularly scheduled maintenance. But the bulk of the money, officials say, is aimed at resurfacing the 50-meter pool, which will be closed until late March.
That's because about a year and a half ago, city officials learned that the width of the Olympic-sized pool, which was last resurfaced in 2004, is too short and currently does not meet USA Swimming standards for a certified pool.
How short is the pool?
"It comes down to less than a quarter of an inch," said Gretchen Tenbrock, the city's recreation manager.
That may not sound like much, Tenbrock said, but it matters at North Shore.
The facility, closed only two days a year, is ...
