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'Don't Fool With The Pool'

June 16, 2001

Alex Coolman

About 30 men and women gathered on Lexington Drive Friday in front of

the YWCA to protest its planned 30-day shutdown of its swimming pool. The

pool will be closed starting Sunday because the high cost of heating it

is breaking the YWCA's already stressed budget, officials said. A plan

was announced Thursday to shift YWCA customers to the YMCA while the pool

is shut down, but not everyone is happy about the proposal. "It's crowded

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over there," said YWCA customer Robert Trotman. Some protesters are also

angry because they say they don't believe the YWCA's explanation for the

pool closure.

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