West Hollywood Recreation Services announced that the swimming pools at the Aquatic and Recreating Center (ARC) will open back up again on Monday, November 7th, 2022—“Hello, WeHo Swim Community 🏊”, reads a post on WeHo Rec’s official Instagram Account. “We are happy to announce the West Hollywood Aquatic Center’s anticipated reopening date is Monday, November 7th! Registration is now open for programming. MARK YOUR CALENDARS 📅.”
A day after West Hollywood city manager David Wilson declared that the West Hollywood Aquatic and Recreation Center (ARC) has received a LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, the City of West Hollywood announced it was temporarily closing the West Hollywood Aquatic Center swimming pools at the (ARC) at West Hollywood Park. The closure was necessary to complete final construction tasks for the newly opened swimming facilities. The closure began on Monday, October 10, 2022 and contractor work was anticipated to take approximately three to four weeks to complete.
The City and its contractors began work as soon as the swimming pools closed to complete final construction “punch list” items, which included: reworking tile in bathrooms, waterproofing corrections, installation of lane-line anchors, additional striping, and repairs to the drain structures in the pools. Such items and remaining fixes, additions, and/or changes are typical and often expected at the near-completion of construction projects.
The City is aware this closure is frustrating for pool users and it will work to reopen the pools for community use as rapidly as possible. All affected groups, aquatics classes, and program participants will be notified by the City’s Recreation Services staff; the closure also impacts open swim. Updates for reopening the pools will be posted when available at www.weho.org/pool.
For more information on the temporary swimming pool closures, contact Cortez Jordan, the City of West Hollywood’s Aquatics Supervisor, at (323) 848-6585 or at cjordan@weho.org.
