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Mendota leaning toward community pool repair over full replacement · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Written by Matthias Werner. This article is being read by an automated
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  voice, brought to you by Everlet. A final decision on the future
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  of the Mendota community pool is growing nearer. Mendota city officials discussed
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  the future of the pool at Monday night's meeting of the Mendota
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  City Council with a presentation from a repair company making city officials
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  lean toward repairs over a full replacement. We are going to pursue
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  repairs in parallel with doing the whole new pool, but it feels
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  like we are going to be satisfied with this lasting long enough
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  that it makes it worthwhile to do the repairs. City Clerk Emily
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  McConville said. Hopefully that means it can be done sooner and cheaper.
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  Repairing the pool.
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  Which was closed for the 2026 season, had been the clear choice
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  until Mayor David Belk raised the possibility last month of building a
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  new pool. Bulk said. He began considering a full pool replacement last
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  month as repair estimates continued to rise. After meeting with Reno Sys,
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  a community pool renovation and construction company, city officials are leaning toward
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  repairing the Mendota community pool rather than replacing it. We think that
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  it's gonna work, and obviously that's the fastest and cheapest way to
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  get back up and running, McConville said. Although no final decision has
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  been made, Bulk's 45 day deadline for deciding the pool's future is
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  fast approaching. Before making a final decision, city officials plan to visit
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  a site that has used the repair approach outlined in the presentation.
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  Although a formal estimate for the repairs is not yet available, McConville
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  said the work should extend the pool's lifespan enough to give city
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  officials time to make a confident decision about its future.