It makes replacing this pool a sensible move, and a cost-effective move. It means the bond issue and accompanying yearly levy on the Upper Valley primary ballot Sept. 19 deserve yes votes. The measures will affect property owners in the Upper Valley Parks and Recreation Service Area, which covers Leavenworth, the Icicle and Chumstick valleys, and Peshastin. Both require 60 percent approval. Both must pass for the pool to go ahead.
Bare bones is a wildly overused term in describing government projects, but here it fits.
This year the price tag is cut by more than half. For the frugal, there is no way down from here. Of course it might be easier on the tax bill if there were no pool at all. That is always an option. But it's a sad one.